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| February 05, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Saint Paul Pioneer Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Bao Ong

Feb. 5--Silence is music to Michael Fridgen's ears. During a recent class at Pinecrest Elementary School in Hastings, Fridgen's students worked alone and in pairs with iPods in hand and large black earphones covering their ears. The only sound was the occasional shuffling of paper -- a worksheet about adjectives -- as they listened to a "podcast" their teacher created. The music teacher introduced iPods to his curriculum during the last school year as students learned about concepts like rhythm, tempo and dynamics. This past fall Fridgen received another grant to buy more of the digital music players as he further integrated them into lesson…

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