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Apple & Maine Dept of Education swapping out iPads for MacBooks, iPads dismissed as ‘toys’

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<p>Apple and the Maine Department of Education are swapping out iPads for MacBooks after a survey found that students and teachers alike favored laptops for older students. The deal means that there will be no additional cost to schools for exchanging the devices, reports the <a href="http://www.sunjournal.com/news/lewiston-auburn/2016/05/19/state-offering-schools-ipad-trade/1927446" target="_blank">Lewiston-Auburn Sun Journal[/url].</p>
<p>Auburn School Department Technology Director Peter Robinson said that the success of iPads in primary grades had make them look like the right choice at the time, but they have turned out to be less than ideal for older students …</p>
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