Edinburgh students will get 39,000 iPads as part of a new school initiativeWhat you need to know
Students in Edinburgh, Scotland are getting 39,000 iPads.
The iPads are part of a 1:1 deployment as part of a £17.6 million project.
It's all part of the "Edinburgh Learns for Life" program.
Students in Edinburgh, Scotland are set to receive an iPad of their very own as part of a new initiative costing £17.6 million or around $24 million.
Part of the "Edinburgh Learns for Life" and first reported by MacRumors, the announcement was made by the local council as part of an initiative involving ICT services provider CGI.
The 1:1 roll out, being carried out in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council's ICT services provider CGI, will start from September thanks to a £17.6m boost to learning and teaching. In addition to the personal distribution additional iPads will be also be issued to P1 to P5 year groups on an agreed ratio.
The program will see 27,000 new iPads handed out while 12,000 refreshed iPads will also be part of the rollout alongside ...
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Edinburgh students will get 39,000 iPads as part of a new school initiative
