Campus Technology Updates
Goodpasture announced its new iLevel initiative on Monday, November 12 at the fall PTO meeting! We are very excited that all 9-12 grade students will benefit from the opportunity to incorporate iPad technology into their daily coursework for the 2013-14 school year. We are also increasing the presence of more iPad carts in the Kindergarten – 8th grade and will be releasing further information about that in January.
9 - 12 Parents will need to purchase an iPad for their student by July, 2013.
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Minimum purchase requirement |
Cost as of 11/16/12 at MacAuthority |
Recommended purchase |
Cost as of 11/16/12 at MacAuthority |
|---|---|---|---|
|
iPad Mini 32 gb |
$419
|
iPad Mini 32 gb with 2 year accidental damage |
$518 |
| iPad Mini 32 gb with 3 year accidental damage | Approximately $578 | ||
|
iPad with Retina Display (iPad 4) 32 gb |
$579 |
iPad with Retina Display 32 gb (iPad 4) with 2 year accidental damage |
$678
|
| iPad with Retina Display 32 gb (iPad 4) with 3 year accidental damage | Approximately $738 |
MacAuthority is preparing to make this purchase as simple as ordering a special Goodpasture package online. They are also able to offer 6 month 0% financing.
If you currently have an iPad 2, it will meet the minimum requirements for this coming school year only. It will not meet the minimum requirements for the 2014-15 school year. For optimal school use for 3 years, we know that the minimum level of memory will severely limit the iPad's usage; therefore, we recommend the 32 gb size or larger to maximize your investment.
More information will follow in December regarding:
- How to purchase iPads
- How to Decide Which iPad to Purchase
- Why Warranty or Insurance?
- Goodpasture iPad Loaners
Case Requirements (absolute minimum - MUST HAVE HARD CORNER PROTECTION - reference this MacWorld page and look at the Shells or Folios)
We will have additional information in early spring about:
- Required Apps
- School Expectations
- Home Expectations
- Digital Citizenship & Inappropriate Content
- Apple IDs & Co-Managed Devices
- Digital Textbook changes
- Printing at Home
- iPad Training
- Printing at School
If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact your principal or the Director of Technology, Joel Grimes
