The cell phone industry is pushing the idea that students who use smartphones in classrooms will receive the same benefit as those who use laptop computers, but say the phones are smaller and less costly than laptops. Digital Millennial released findings in February that show high-school students using smartphones for math classes performed 25% better on standardized tests than their peers who did without.

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Source: The New York Times, 2.15.09