The digital part isn't really the important part. Indeed, the original article subtitle is "It’s Not Just About the Laptops". Some key points from TFA:<p>* This is not about the technology [...] It’s about changing the culture of instruction.<p>* Laptops [...] let students work at their own pace or in groups.<p>* Mooresville frequently tests students in various subjects to inform teachers where each needs help.<p>* Emphasis goes to identifying students who are only a few correct answers away from passing.<p>* Students collaborate in small groups with the teacher swooping in for consultation.<p>* Teachers apportion their time based on the need of students.<p>* Students adapted to the overhaul more easily than their teachers. Layoffs in 2009 and 2010, of about 10 percent of the district’s teachers, helped weed out the most reluctant.<p>* Technology would actually allow for more personal [...] interaction with students.<p>* You have to trust kids [...] teachers have to be willing to give up control.<p>* Culture of collaboration among staff and kids.<p>* You have to realize that students learn best at their own pace.