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Before your kids hit the
books, nit the stores for
gadgets that are anything
but old school.
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Tl-nspire will handle
anything math and
science classes can
throw at it. Switchable
keypads and USB
double the functionality;
$140,
ti-nspire.com.
Hello
Kajeet pairs brand-name
cell phones with
contract-free monthly
pricing. Plans start at
$5. An optional GPS
phone locator service
adds $10 per month;
kajeet.com.
t e e n s
Test Prep
High school students
can train their brains
for the big one using
Ubisoffs My SAT Coach
with the Princeton
Review; $30,
mycoachgames.com.
Tech Pack
In addition to books,
the Helius packs a solar
panel so kids can
recharge phones and
music players on the
go; $130, from
V-Dimension,
v-dimension.com.
Game Tutor
My Coach games help kids build
vocabulary skills in English and learn
foreign languages. Available in most
electronic game formats; $ io -$ 3 0 from
Ubisoft,
mycoachgames.com.
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Electronic Dictionary
Franklin’s Children’s Speller & Dictionary (age 6
and up) is a colorful and small-hand-friendly unit
that also helps out with grammar, arithmetic, and
writing in cursive; $25,
Franklin.com.
GREEN SUPPLIES
Buying green school
products is a popular choice with m any parents. Red
Apple School Supply (Redapplesupply.com ) hand-picks
its G reen Apple line of recycled, reclaim ed, or managed
forest products. From tree-free paper to soybean
crayons to Earth-friendly cedar pencils,you can outfit
yo u r kids fo r school and m ake a difference.
2 4 0 SEPTEMBER 2009 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
PHOTOS: (PHONE/CAICULATOR/MY COACH GAMES) CAMERON SADEGHPOUR; (MYSAT COACH, BACKPACK, DICTIONARY) KRITSADA
