Texas school district embarks on widespread iPad giveaway
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="divide">divide</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="distributing">distributing</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="iPads">iPads</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="McAllen">McAllen</span> <span word="Independent">Independent</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="District">District</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="began">began</span> <span word="distributing">distributing</span> 6,800 <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> - <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="iPod">iPod</span> <span word="Touch">Touch</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="students">students</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 25,000 <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="kindergarten">kindergarten</span> <span word="to">to</span> 12<span word="th">th</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="iPod">iPod</span> <span word="Touch">Touch</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="McAllen">McAllen</span>'<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="Educational">Educational</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>. <span word="Superintendent">Superintendent</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Ponce">Ponce</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="classroom">classroom</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="interactive">interactive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> - <span word="even">even</span> <span word="at">at</span> $500 <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span>2 - <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="district">district</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="classroom">classroom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="outfitted">outfitted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>. <span word="Going">Going</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="supplanted">supplanted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPads">iPads</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="McAllen">McAllen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="iPads">iPads</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="textbooks">textbooks</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> $200 <span word="apiece">apiece</span>.</p>
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