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article schools ipad learning teaching k-12

shared by Shannon Hanratty on 10 May 14 - No Cached
  • “It allows us to extend the classroom beyond these four walls,” said Larry Reiff, an English teacher at Roslyn who now posts all his course materials online.
  • “I think this could very well be the biggest thing to hit school technology since the overhead projector,” Mr. Wolfe said.
  • many of the districts are paying for their iPads through federal and other grants, including money from the federal Race to the Top competitive grant program
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  • Daniel Brenner, the Roslyn superintendent, said the iPads would also save money in the long run by reducing printing and textbook costs; the estimated savings in the two iPad classes are $7,200 a year.
  • “It’s not about a cool application,” Dr. Brenner said. “We are talking about changing the way we do business in the classroom.”
  • Shannon Hanratty on 10 May 14
     
    NY Times article discussing the integration of iPads in school districts with teacher and administrator feedback and opinions.
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