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This project is so large it's daunting: a plan to provide 802.11b wireless access to the 12,000 schools in new York's School system. This article sketches IBM's plans to undertake the project and even hints at the educational consequences: "[IBM rep Kevin] Mazzatta said the 'n-generation' needed to be taught in different ways. 'We teach students now to learn how to learn, instead of just absorbing,' he said."

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