Showing posts with label Superintendent Tom Morrill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Superintendent Tom Morrill. Show all posts

Monday, April 11, 2011

iPads for Kindergardeners: "More Important Than A Book"

Auburn, Maine Superintendent Tom Morrill believes iPads are an essential tool for Kindergarden learning at a total cost of $200,000. Apple offered a special deal of $475 for each iPad and Superintendent Morrill will look at the budget and grants to fund this "essential to that is even more important than a book."

Not everyone agrees. Auburn school parent Nicole Fortin said: “It’s crazy! I look at all of the budgetary restraints we have. Our school system loses money every year to certain things. This is a lot to put in the hands of a 5-year-old.”

Watch the report here:




http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2011/04/08/dnt.me.ipad.kindergarten.wgme.html
http://www.reviewsofelectronics.com/ipad-2-to-become-teaching-tool/228470/