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COLUMBIA — A typical school day for Brandon Cope, 12, can be started in pajamas. For Brandon, the traditional bell signifying the start of classes is replaced with a computer login. The Cope family kitchen in Joplin serves as the cafeteria, and a break to play LEGOS or his favorite computer game, “Flight Simulator X,” takes the place of recess. “Brandon loves planes,” said his mother, Wendy Cope …

Digital Learning Forum. Chris Badger and Laura Kusumoto of Forterra Systems present, “The Digital You: Using Avatar and Virtual Worlds for Training.” 6-8 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Educational Center, University of St. Thomas, room 454, St. Paul campus. info@digitallearningforum.com

Wisconsin’s most innovative company doesn’t engineer stem cells, create virtual worlds or manufacture touch-screen cell phones. Kimberly-Clark Corp. makes diapers.

The decision to move UMass employees from a downtown Boston high-rise to an old Digital Equipment building in Shrewsbury last February was supposed to save taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars. And it has – sort of.

CHICAGO — Tavi Gevinson sat in a west suburban cafe consuming cheese pizza, hot chocolate and a fruit roll-up — a meal you’d expect for a 13-year-old.As she nibbled, a receptionist from her doctor’s office came over to say hello, while a waitress wondered aloud if she was related to another teenager in town.”As you can see, my fame is extraordinary here,” Tavi said, her 4-foot-6 frame barely …

Laptops, notebooks, netbooks, smartbooks and now… tablets and slates?