One Wyoming school district says, "One iPad per child."

Posted by khess on Dec 13, 2011 8:28 PM EDT
ZDNet Virtualization Blog; By Ken Hess
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Meet a school district and its pioneers who break with the widely held public school tradition of selling students short on education and technology.

At a time when public school quality criticism is at an all-time high, one school district in Wyoming says, “One iPad per child and staff member.” Converse County’s School District #1 rural schools have taken a major technology step by issuing iPads to every student and staff member. Though Apple products are no strangers to schools, the decision to distribute iPads is a significant move forward in public education. It places equal technology in each student’s hands regardless of socio-economic background or ability to pay. Having been both a student and a teacher myself, I commend the school district’s wisdom in its decision to move ahead of the standard public school fare.

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