@...@On a crisp autumn morning, Tsi~Ann Calixte ©furiously pounds on her Chromebook*s keyboard, hashing out details on a project she*s spearheading for her 14~person team//
As she sits at a collaborative table reflecting on a job well~done, half a dozen colleagues surround her, tapping on their own laptops//
@...@It looks like a scene from the floor of an ©ambitious startup, but the little worker bees are just 8 years old//
AltSchool, a new private Brooklyn Heights **micro~school,** is experimenting with a technology~driven approach to education//
@...@Every pupil gets their own tablet or Chromebook; wall~mounted video cameras called **superpowers** record children*s learning moments and kiddie confessionals for teachers to review//
Every student gets a to~do list called a **playlist** where ©they focus on whatever interests them, from writing an opera about water exploration to creating vessels that protect an egg when it falls//