Technology In The Classroom, Jamaica Kincaid, and Rhye

By NPR Staff • Mar 3, 2013
  • Students at Westlake High School in Waldorf, Md., participate in an interactive digital conversation with historian Kenneth C. Davis about late 19th and early 20th century American history on Thursday. The school uses a state of the art "telepresence center" for students to connect with experts all over the world.
    Students at Westlake High School in Waldorf, Md., participate in an interactive digital conversation with historian Kenneth C. Davis about late 19th and early 20th century American history on Thursday. The school uses a state of the art "telepresence center" for students to connect with experts all over the world.
    NPR / Celeste Headlee

In this week's podcast of weekends on All Things Considered, how technology is affecting education. Then, recession and the gender gap, excerpts from our "3MF" contest, and Jamaica Kincaid on her first novel in 10 years. Plus, the band Rhye, and remembering African-American composer Margaret Bonds.