Some students at Bridgman Schools will be getting IPads, courtesy of the Bridgman Foundation for Educational Excellence. Chairman Bill Crowder tells WSJM that starting in September, the program will be rolled out. It's all part of an effort to expand a one to one computing program in the district:
The Foundation used 40 thousand dollars to purchase about 80 IPads and protective cases to hand out to the kids. It's part of a pilot program designed by the teaching staff to enhance classroom and homework instruction. Crowder says that, because assignments can be issued and submitted electronically by the teachers and students, more time for instruction will be allowed, thus improving education. The students will be allowed to bring the IPads home, assuming that their parents say it's OK.
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The Foundation used 40 thousand dollars to purchase about 80 IPads and protective cases to hand out to the kids. It's part of a pilot program designed by the teaching staff to enhance classroom and homework instruction. Crowder says that, because assignments can be issued and submitted electronically by the teachers and students, more time for instruction will be allowed, thus improving education. The students will be allowed to bring the IPads home, assuming that their parents say it's OK.
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