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Tim Cook said there are 2,500 classrooms using iBooks textbooks right now, which Madan says is still a relatively small number. He does expect, however, for that to increase in the coming years. As schools allocate money to set up computer labs with limited funds, many find they can do it for less with iPads. The 'computer lab' has become the "iPad lab" and the lower price of the iPad mini helps even more.

12/2010: "The key objective of this policy brief is to sum up the ways in which mobile-supported learning can contribute to the global commitment to provide quality education for children, youth and adults, as expressed in the goals of Education For All (EFA). Consequently, the brief is particularly concerned with issues of equitable access to education, quality of learning resources, literacy, numeracy, essential life skills and lifelong learning. Opportunities for girls and women are highlighted. Suggestions and recommendations are made regarding strategies for the introduction and sustainability of mobile learning." Author: Agnes Kukulska-Hulme