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- ↑ Mark van't Hooft; Kadee Anstadt; Paula Jameson; Janice Kelly; Karen McClain (2006). "Now You See It, Now You Don't: Ubiquitous Computing Technology in K-12 Classrooms". Ubiquitous Computing in Education: Invisible Technology, Visible Impact. Mahwah, New Jersey: Routledge: 79. ISBN 0-8058-5736-2.
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- ↑ Nancy McArthur (2000). The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks. Woodstock, Illinois: Dramatic Publishing. p. 4. ISBN 0-87129-240-8.
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