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Sale of 2 million devices: - iPod: 1092 days - iPhone: 114 days - iPad: 59 days As you look at deployments, the model is important working the numbers

Before schools and districts go on a mass purchasing spree of iPads and iPods, there are a few infrastructure considerations before sending the purchase order. While I am a strong advocate of using the tablet in the classroom, there should be some strategic deployment plans before putting it in the hands of students.

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Sam Gliksman blog. Also info on deployment, tips and tricks. iPad overview site

Lesson ideas and a wealth of links for teachers to use to develop iPad curriculum. Might be a good model for RUSD collaboration site

institutions that have adopted iPads

Planning is imperative for any technology initiative - iPad or otherwise. You need to ensure that you clearly understand and communicate how the technology integrates with your overall pedagogical objectives. Too many institutions purchase technology and then search for ways to utilize it ... or leave it collecting dust on the shelf.

We welcome you to our wiki and blog for supporting iPod & iPad devices in education. Although our focus is K-12, many of the techniques should work for you at any level and with any number of devices.

Florida's "first iPad high school" has deployed 300 iPads to its high school teachers and students. Thanks to preparations on the infrastructure, training, and security fronts, the fall rollout has proved relatively snag-free.

There are many different ways to set your iDevices up. Here is how I've done mine (I have struckthrough ideas I've changed since Sept 2010, and put in purple new ideas from June 2011):

Storage cabinets are readily available for netbooks and these are likely to work just fine for the ipad, but are not ideal in that they won't have the optimal footprint.