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Nashville, Tennessee-area schools embrace iPads

posted Jun 23, 2011, 10:37 AM by Eric Lai   [ updated Jun 23, 2011, 10:53 AM ]
Columbia Academy rolling out 500 iPads in 1:1 program for 7-12 graders

See press release: http://www.columbia-academy.net/documents/ipadschoolPRrevsm.pdf

Thanks Columbia IT director, Eric Karkau!

Also, according to Nashville public radio, http://wpln.org/?p=27623

other schools adding iPads incl. Nashville Christian School, St. Paul Christian Academy and Currey Ingram Academy (latter two with smaller iPad deployments)

More on Nashville Christian School - 563 students, doing a 1:1 program (so 563 iPads?)
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110601/DAVIDSON08/306010014/Nashville-Christian-plans-put-iPads-students-hands

Tennesseean article also mentions Julia Green Elementary, Martin Luther King Academic Magnet and Cumberland University

"At Julia Green Elementary and MLK, the parent-teacher organizations helped pay for the iPads, which run about $500 apiece. At Nashville Christian, students will help the school fund the program by paying yearly technology fees, $300 for students in grades 5-12 and $150 for grades K-4."

Also, new article in Fast Company about previously-listed Webb School's 1:1 program for 4-12 graders: http://www.fastcompany.com/1719463/at-this-private-school-ipads-are-mandatory



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