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iPads for every high school student in Michigan district

"They think technology now — live, breathe and eat it," said John Holwerda, assistant principal at Zeeland West High School. "We’re coming to their world, instead of them coming to ours."

As students walk through the halls of high school here, their backpacks are a little lighter.

Stacks of paper and some textbooks have been replaced by an Apple iPad — one for every high-schooler in the district. That’s 1,800 iPads between two high schools in the district.

And it’s just the beginning for Zeeland Public Schools http://www.zps.org/ , which embarked on an ambitious project this fall that will give a tablet to every student in grades 3 to 12 — the only district this state to do so.

The program represents one of the most aggressive in the country. The school uses the iPad for assigning classwork, testing and communicating with students. Some teachers have gone paperless.

By Mark W. Smith, Detroit Free Press

Full Story: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2011-09-20/schools-education-ipad-students/50480836/1

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