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[quote] We were told (at the Gunston parents middle school orientation) that one sixth grade class in each middle school was piloted with iPads last year. Had no reason to doubt this.[/quote]

I had heard it was just Swanson, but maybe Gunston, too?[/quote]

I don't see how this works as a pilot. When they say "one class," do they mean "one homeroom class"? (STAR class, whatever.)

So 20 kids have access to an iPad, and this affects instruction how, exactly? They go to their core classes, where their classmates won't have iPads, so it can't be an essential, or even important, part of instruction. What does it prove?[/quote]

I assume (and I was just at a middle school orientation) that one homeroom class took the iPads to all their classes, and teachers tailored content accordingly and used the devices for instructional purposes.  I think it's great that they gave the kids the iPads and the posts on this thread sound like they come from a bunch of anti-Money Laundering prosecutors or military police interrogators. They're good questions, but I assume (and I'm not naive and don't think school administrators never make mistakes) that they had enough information about how kids and teachers used them to make an informed decision.  From what I understand (for those concerned about porn etc), the iPads are in fact locked down in various respects (filters etc).[/quote]

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