Aaron King
Mr. Shuler
10-26-2012
Advanced Computer Apps
1 to 1 Computers
Burlington High School near Boston has started handing out
school issued iPads. The iPads have
grown in popularity in college campuses and are starting to grow in high school
areas. These iPads will replace standard
textbooks used in most public secondary schools. Apple Company has said that they know more
than 600 school districts that have moved to Apple products for schools. They call this the “one to one” program. More than two thirds of them have come since
July. There are more programs like this
one developing on a regular basis.
Woodford County High School in Kentucky has decided to move to the new
iPad technology. Their superintendent
said that it would be a good idea and they have become the state’s first school
with the new technology.
The
principal of Burlington High School says that the $500 iPad would be a better
long-term investment for the school.
More than just the wealthier schools are transferring to the new
iPads. Some of the urban area schools
are moving to the new technology. Brookfield
High School in Connecticut says that in spends at least that much every year in
textbooks. This does not include graphing
calculators and dictionaries. They say
that the iPads are very beneficial. They
have interactive programs that demonstrate math problem solving skills. Teachers can send quizzes immediately to the
students. They are really popular for
special education classes. It is good
for children with autism, spectrum disorders, and learning disabilities. People say that it is also beneficial because
most of the students have already been learning on them at home.
15-year old
Christian Woods, who is a sophomore at Burlington Mass., High School, helps up
to 1000 teens each year develop to using the iPad.
