Not only is Apple's iPad popular among consumers, but schools in states that have adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) as well. Educators who teach various grade levels continue to find ways to integrate the tablets into the instruction they provide thanks to funding from outside sources.
Idaho's Lewis and Clark Elementary School is among the institutions to use grant money to cover the cost of new iPads, the Idaho State Journal reported. Leadership Pocatello, a program sponsored by the Greater Pocatello Chamber of Commerce, provided this funding. A total of six iPads will be introduced to Lewis and Clark second-graders and used for project-based learning activities that will prepare students for CCSS-aligned instruction.
In California, Isla Vista Elementary School has been named the recipient of $20,616 in funding through software company QAD's Project Upgrade, the Santa Barbara Independent reported. Using this money, the institution will be able to purchase 48 iPads – a move that will ensure all six of the School's classrooms each have eight tablets.
"As we focus our energies on responding to the depth and complexity of the new Common Core State Standards, we understand the critical role that technology in the hands of students will play in supporting academic success," William Banning, superintendent of the Goleta Unified School District, which Isla Vista belongs to, told the news source.
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