By: iPadfanzz Editor on June 20, 2013
Every student in the nation’s second-largest school district, the Los Angeles' school system, will get an 32GB 4th-generation Apple iPad. Los Angeles Unified School District will initially roll out the program to 47 campuses in a deal worth $30 million. The LA Board of Education found that the iPad was the least expensive option that met its specifications.
The decision represents a major success by Apple in making the tablet computer a replacement for textbooks.
The massive LA district has 640,000 students at 1,087 schools spread over 720 square miles, and by choosing Apple as the sold vendor, the school board commited a deal worth over $30 million.
“Education is in Apple’s DNA and we’re thrilled to work with Los Angeles Unified public schools on this major initiative as they plan to roll out iPads to every student across 47 campuses this fall,” Apple senior VP Philip Schiller said in a statement. “Schools around the world have embraced the engaging and interactive quality of iPad with nearly 10 million iPads already in schools today.”
The school district is paying $678 for each iPad, since it includes the pre-loaded educational software, the Los Angeles Times reported. Retail price for the 32GB 4th-generation iPads is $599. The initial order is for more than 31,000 iPads, Apple said.
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) said it chose the iPad for quality ratings, high scores from its student and teacher review panel, and for being its least expensive option.
“The vote is another step forward in the District’s plan to equip every one of its students with a device by 2014," Jaime Aquino, district deputy superintendent of instruction, said. "When completed, the LAUSD will become the largest district in the nation to provide each of its students with the technology.”
The deal clinched by Apple comes at the end of a long bid process that included testing and scoring of various devices by students and teachers as well as district office staff.
And it is not just Apple, Dell has earlier scored deals with at least six school districts across the country to distribute its Windows 8-powered Latitude 10 tablets.
The on-board software includes Apple’s iWorks productivity suite, iLife, and iTunes, as well as other educational apps. In addition, Pearson’s new Common Core System of Courses, an integrated solution with digital classes based around core standards, is included. Those courses were built with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Every student in the nation’s second-largest school district, the Los Angeles' school system, will get an 32GB 4th-generation Apple iPad. Los Angeles Unified School District will initially roll out the program to 47 campuses in a deal worth $30 million. The LA Board of Education found that the iPad was the least expensive option that met its specifications.
The decision represents a major success by Apple in making the tablet computer a replacement for textbooks.
The massive LA district has 640,000 students at 1,087 schools spread over 720 square miles, and by choosing Apple as the sold vendor, the school board commited a deal worth over $30 million.
“Education is in Apple’s DNA and we’re thrilled to work with Los Angeles Unified public schools on this major initiative as they plan to roll out iPads to every student across 47 campuses this fall,” Apple senior VP Philip Schiller said in a statement. “Schools around the world have embraced the engaging and interactive quality of iPad with nearly 10 million iPads already in schools today.”
The school district is paying $678 for each iPad, since it includes the pre-loaded educational software, the Los Angeles Times reported. Retail price for the 32GB 4th-generation iPads is $599. The initial order is for more than 31,000 iPads, Apple said.
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) said it chose the iPad for quality ratings, high scores from its student and teacher review panel, and for being its least expensive option.
“The vote is another step forward in the District’s plan to equip every one of its students with a device by 2014," Jaime Aquino, district deputy superintendent of instruction, said. "When completed, the LAUSD will become the largest district in the nation to provide each of its students with the technology.”
The deal clinched by Apple comes at the end of a long bid process that included testing and scoring of various devices by students and teachers as well as district office staff.
And it is not just Apple, Dell has earlier scored deals with at least six school districts across the country to distribute its Windows 8-powered Latitude 10 tablets.
The on-board software includes Apple’s iWorks productivity suite, iLife, and iTunes, as well as other educational apps. In addition, Pearson’s new Common Core System of Courses, an integrated solution with digital classes based around core standards, is included. Those courses were built with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
