New Trier iPad Program Could Cost School Over $500,000
The school's iPad program was discussed at Tuesday's School Board Meeting, and the issue of subsidizing the devices was a big concern for some.
The New Trier High School Mobile Learning Initiative, a program where students are equipped with iPads to use in certain courses, is in its first year at NTHS and the reception has been very positive so far, according to an update delivered at Tuesday’s school board meeting. There are currently 25 teachers teaching 20 courses as a part of the program, reaching 650 students. In the 2013-14 school year, those numbers will rise to over 60 teachers in the program, teaching 40 courses to 2,300 students. Full implementation is expected for the 2014-15 school year, where the remaining 350 teachers will learn about teaching with the iPads from the 60 previously-trained teachers. The Mobile Learning Initiative courses currently includes biology, …
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Jeff Marshall
7:57 am on Sunday, September 30, 2012
This is great and happening sooner than I thought it would. Keep up the innovation NT. more ›