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<P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=2><FONT face=arial,sans-serif>Technology is great, but who (us) is going to pay ~$450 a pop for these iPads not to mention the Internet service connection costs. There's also the issue of keeping track of them since all of the kids will want to take them home. There are much cheaper alternatives given these devices are a necessity. What's wrong with PCs?</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=2><FONT face=arial,sans-serif>When I was a kid we used pencils and paper. Calculators (~$500 each) were just coming out when I was in high school, but we didn't have them because they were too expensive. They were considered a luxury back then. Apparently that's not the case now.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=2><FONT face=arial,sans-serif>Bruce</P>
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<DIV>Front page article in the Gazette talks about Title I middle schools in PGC that have brought on the iPad for use in classrooms:</DIV>
<DIV>http://www.gazette.net/stories/06022011/laurnew171722_32537.php</DIV>It's good to see PGC in the news for for early technology adoption. Also great to see that one of the early adopters is our own William Wirt Middle School<BR><BR>Todd<BR>
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