By LISA ERMAK
The Holland Sentinel
Posted Aug 11, 2011 @ 11:07 PM
Staff members at Zeeland Public Schools are learning to use iPads in their classes, getting a head start on the new school year.
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By Kendra Carter Published: Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 6:17 p.m.
Advances in technology have become a large part of the classroom experience in public schools in Etowah County.
Administrators from Gadsden, Attalla and Etowah County school systems are exploring new ideas and initiatives and adding to existing programs. Delete the scoop?
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By Kelli Lageson Published 9:59am Wednesday, August 10, 2011
The Albert Lea School District may soon put iPad tablets in the hands of every second-grader and 90 students in junior and senior high.
Jim Quiram, director of technology and human resources for the district, said he’s been keeping the board informed on the possible purchase, which will most likely be up for a vote at Monday’s school board meeting. Delete the scoop?
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The Marietta Board of Education will consider a request to spend $58 000 to purchase 60 iPad tablet computers for Dunleith Elementary School at its work session tonight. Delete the scoop?
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Construction crews put the finishing touches on the brand new South Belton Middle School on Friday.
Art teacher Robbie Thompson is just one of the dozens of faculty and staff that will be the first occupants of the schools new rooms. Delete the scoop?
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By: Meredith Ley
For students at Saint Andrew’s, the first day of school is right around the corner, and faculty is getting ready in a big way. Delete the scoop?
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by The Dalton Daily Citizen
Gone will be the days of lugging loads of heavy textbooks when Coahulla Creek High School’s 700 students occupy the building on Crow Road in Varnell in a few weeks. The high school, which has been under construction for three years, will open Aug. Delete the scoop?
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 SAN JOSE, Calif. — As a commercial software expert for the financial services industry, Ted Conley was frustrated with the technology that a speech therapist recommended to help his developmentally disabled son. Delete the scoop?
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If the latest hype is any indication, students and business professionals are abandoning their laptops and smart phones in droves for tablets . Delete the scoop?
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By Amy Larson, KSBW.com
"The dog ate my homework," just won't work as an excuse anymore. This week, all 630 high school students at Monte Vista Christian School are getting either an iPad or iPad2 from the school. Delete the scoop?
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By Jacqueline Reis TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
The school system could get a larger than usual dose of technology this fall thanks to $600,000 in one-time money from the city, which anticipates having the money in free cash and additional state aid. Delete the scoop?
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In preparation for the first day of school Wednesday, Shannon Rennemann bought two big backpacks that are ready to be stuffed and weighted down with her 10-year-old twins' heavy textbooks. 
Raquel Arbogast's comment,
August 7, 2011 11:30 PM
Many teachers currently prefer the use of computers in the classroom. I would like to see it incorporated with applications that could enhance conversation but many schools have restrictions on web browsing. I am not sure how much content and typing a student can have on an ipad. This tool is mainly for reading, interactive visuals and widgets such as voice recorder. I do not see students typing a five paragraph essay on a Ipad.
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Posted: Aug 10, 2011 7:27 PM
Wednesday was the first day of school for students in Watauga and Avery Counties and a special one for those attending the new Banner Elk Elementary School. Delete the scoop?
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By Celeste Tholen Rosenlof, Deseret News
Published: Sunday, July 31, 2011 9:29 p.m. Incoming Piute High students will drop the books and hit their iPads instead to study this year. This fall, Piute County School District will give each freshman an iPad assigned by serial number to take them throughout their high school education. The 2011-2012 school year is the beginning of the district's implementation of their new digital curriculum for iPads, paid for by the Innovative Technology grant. For the next four years, freshmen will receive the devices at the beginning of the year and by 2014 every student at Piute High will be a part of the program. Delete the scoop?
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By MEGAN MARTIN, Special to the Gazette August 6, 2011
MONTREAL - It sometimes seems that kids today are so digitally connected they're capable of talking on the phone while sending a text message, replying to an email and posting on a friend's Facebook wall - all within a span of 30 seconds. And while technology may seem to dominate most areas of their lives, some experts say society is losing out by not allowing it to play a bigger role in formal education. Delete the scoop?
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BY KATHRYN BURGER THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2011
Montvale - Each eighth-grader at Fieldstone Middle School will start the year with a new learning tool – an iPad.
Nearly a year in the planning, the program will be launched as the result of a collaborative effort by entire school community – district administrators, faculty and staff, the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), the Montvale Educational Foundation (MEF) and the Board of Education. 
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In the photo I noticed the multi-iPad stand. Anyone know where to order the iPad stands? Thanks.
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