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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This gives me a pause. Is this common in public schools? Teachers also said that they let kids play games in iPads "sometimes". I mean, is this really necessary to expose kids to screen time? We try to limit it at home. [/quote]

[b]Jamestown has a tech focus and has won many awards from Apple for its use of technology in the classroom.[/b] The games they play are educational in nature, and Jamestown is a leader in terms of using iPads as an educational tool.

In my view, yes, it's necessary to integrate these devices in our 21st Century education.

I'm not sure why you try to limit it at home -- is it a problem for you? What issue do you have with screens? They're a central part of our lives now and a critical learning tool.[/quote]

I'd actually like to hear more about this.  What kind of awards?  What were they for?  Is there a link or more info?

I'd be interested in knowing more about how the technology is being used well.  [/quote]

Jamestown has been an Apple Distinguished School for many years: http://www.apple.com/education/apple-distinguished-schools/

This is what Apple says about Jamestown:

[i]Jamestown Elementary School
Arlington

Jamestown encourages students to become creative thinkers, problem solvers, collaborators, and effective communicators using Apple technology. Classrooms are equipped with iPad devices for students and a MacBook cart for each grade. With iBooks Author and iMovie, students choose their own modes of expression, including Multi-Touch books, slide presentations, or movies, and share them with parents, teachers, and the community. Using a variety of apps and the built-in camera, students photograph and record their observations in digital science journals. Teachers create Challenge Based Learning opportunities that integrate science objectives with math, language arts, Spanish, social studies, and technology.[/i]

For all of pp's cynicism about marketing, just 400 schools nationwide have this distinction. Jamestown is the only one in Arlington with the distinction. Falls Church City Schools have the distinction. In Oakton, Flint Hill School has it. That's it for the entire NOVA region.

Prince George's Title 1 Office is the only close-in Maryland entity with the distinction.

No DC schools have it.

This is not something Apple hands out willy-nilly.
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