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Article posted: 7/23/2011 6:09 AM

S. Korean students ditch paper for digital books

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South Korean student Jang Woo-dam, right, and her classmates use tablet PCs to study in a class at Sosu Elementary School in Goesan, South Korea. The country is taking a $2 billion gamble that its students are ready to ditch paper textbooks in favor of tablet PCs as part of a vast digital scholastic network.

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France, Singapore, Japan and others are racing to create classrooms where touch-screens provide instant access to millions of pieces of information. But South Korea believes it enjoys an advantage over these countries, with kids who are considered the world’s savviest navigators of the digital universe.