"Private/Parochial School... we plan to offer purchase plans... and our CFO has stated we will not lose a current student because of the iPads..."
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Joshua Sommermeyer replied to Sam Gliksman's discussion How are you funding your iPad program?"We are doing a student owned program in a high school... major reason is that we want students to be masters of their own devices... we will give them a core set of apps purchased in bulk, but they will manage their own devices, its a skill they…"
Joshua Sommermeyer replied to Cammy Torgenrud's discussion Which Makes More Sense: iPads or Laptops in high schools?"FYI... to dig this conversation up again...
our school announced a 1:1 Student Owned iPad program starting in the Fall of 2012..."
Joshua Sommermeyer replied to Cammy Torgenrud's discussion Which Makes More Sense: iPads or Laptops in high schools?"Here is where we are at today...
I have put in a proposal (and it was accepted) to get 16 ipads and apps, training, and gift cards for teachers... we are going to spend the next couple months exploring them as an "option"... we…"
Joshua Sommermeyer replied to Cammy Torgenrud's discussion Which Makes More Sense: iPads or Laptops in high schools?"Wayne,
Two issues
lets say I spend $100) per student per 4 years... that is either 4 years of a macbook or 2 ipads...
Issue #1 - Who buys the devices? if it is the school now I have twice as many devices to get rid…"
Joshua Sommermeyer replied to Cammy Torgenrud's discussion Which Makes More Sense: iPads or Laptops in high schools?"A couple of followup thoughts....
1). Netbooks are not part of the discussion... They last about a year or 2 before the batteries die, parts start falling off, get sluggish, etc... The cost rises significantly if you start adding things like a…"
Joshua Sommermeyer replied to Cammy Torgenrud's discussion Which Makes More Sense: iPads or Laptops in high schools?"Cammy,
We are struggling with the same issue... I am AP for Curriculum and Technology at a larger private high school (680+).
First - I want to comment on a couple of the concerns you raise.
As of Fall of 2011 we will no longer…"
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