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All seventh-grade students in the Morris School District will be issued iPads this year as will all students in grades five through eight in the Harding School District."
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When Morristown High School introduced a limited number of iPads into the classrooms of the Classics Academy last year, the tablet became a research tool and a way for students to continue discussions outside of class.
“The iPads opened the exploration into the creativity of the human mind and allowed for a novel approach to the study of classical thought in the western world,” Morris school board President Nancy Bangiola said. “Conversations in class became so rich they went on beyond the length of the school day. The iPad became a great tool to create and to discuss.”
Over the past four years, the district has rolled out “technology infusions” for different age groups of students through the district’s operating budget, school district Business Administrator Christine Kelly said.
In science class, students can watch virtual dissections and in social studies can take a world tour on Google Earth.
“There are a variety of educational apps that students can use to deepen and expand their access to the solid curriculum we already offer,” Frelinghuysen Principal Mark Manning said. “It’s a more engaging and broad-ranging way of accessing curriculum.”
Every classroom will also receive an Apple TV box. Superintendent of schools Alex Anemone says the funding came from a $100,000 grant from the Parent-Teacher Organization. Each classroom is also equipped with SMART Boards. For the past year, administrators, parents and teachers have been involved in the planning of the One-to-One iPad initiative.
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Source: Dailyrecord.com
