All New Trier Students to Have iPads By 2014

New Trier High School is embracing a future with more technology such as e-books and iPads as part of its new Mobile Learning Initiative, which will be expanded to include all students in the 2014-2015 school year, but not all parents are thrilled with having to pay extra for the gadgets, Chicago Tribune reported. 

The school plans to provide a $270 subsidy for families, who would pay $350 or $450 depending on the iPad version, but Mary Rita Kropp, a New Trier parent told the board that not every family in the district can afford the gadget and “mandating them is a little much,” Chicago Tribune reported. 

Elizabeth Lee, a student who took part in a pilot program, helped her organize her various documents and has allowed her to go mostly paperless.

“Normally I’m for paper over digital files,” Lee said, “but in this case, it is a lot easier to take really quick notes on the iPad… It’s just been really easy to send that into DropBox and quickly access it on my computer… It has been really easy to consolidate everything together.”

Lee also said the iPad has allowed teachers to assign experimental projects, such as a “visual essay” she must complete for her English class. 

Read what other New Trier students had to say about the pilot Mobile Learning Initiative in New Trier Puts iPads in the Classroom. 

For the full story, visit: ChicagoTribune.com. 

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