Acum cateva saptamani v-am spus ca districtul scolar unificat din Los Angeles urmeaza sa achizitioneze tablete iPad de la Apple pentru a le distribui elevilor din institutiile educationale. Ei bine, se pare ca 640.000 de tablete iPad vor fi achizitionate de catre district, primele 31.000 de unitati urmand a fi livrate in viitorul apropiat. Tabletele vor fi livrate catre scoli cu suitele iWork si iLife preinstalate, insa ele vor contine si cateva aplicatii educationale terte potrivite pentru mediile in care urmeaza sa ajunga produsele celor de la Apple.
The first 31,000 iPads are only the initial phase of the program, which plans to buy and distribute iPads to all 640,000 students in the nation’s second-largest school district by late 2014, Mark Hovatter, the chief facilities executive for the LAUSD, toldCITEworld. “The most important thing is to try to prepare the kids for the technology they are going to face when they are going to graduate,” said Hovatter. “This is phase one, a mix of high school, middle school, and elementary students. We’re targeting kids who most likely don’t have their own computers or laptops or iPads. Their only exposure to computers now is going to be in their schools.”
Contractul incheiat cu autoritatile americane i-ar putea aduce companiei Apple peste 250 de milioane de dolari, insa miza este mult mai mare. Curajul celor din Los Angeles de a cumpara atat de multe tablete i-ar putea convinge pe cei din alte state americane sa ia masuri similare. Districtul scolar unificat din Los Angeles este al doilea ca marime din intreaga SUA si ar putea fi doar primul care adopta tablete iPad la scara larga in perioada urmatoare, Apple vand o colaborare stransa cu institutiile educationale din SUA.
