A group of 53 Clearview Elementary School sixth-graders were issued individual iPads® Tuesday morning as part of a district-wide program in the St. Cloud School District that will see all sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students issued with the devices in the next few days.
District integration specialists John Gerads and Angie Kalthoff worked with the Clearview students, showing them a slide presentation that explained how to use the new devices, how to troubleshoot the iPad® (never take it apart!), and the cost to the student’s families if the units were damaged, lost or stolen, which can be nearly $300.
The devices will operate on the school district network, and as such are shielded from unauthorized access. Students can do homework take tests and communicate with each other and their teachers while away from school.
