Their program is even more ambitious than ours. The plan in Zeeland is to provide an iPad for every student from grades 3-12. Asides from the wider distribution grades-wise, there aren't much difference between Zeeland and Burlington. iPads have replaced some textbooks, replaced paper tests/quizzes, and made backpacks lighter.
However there are things that Zeeland are doing differently. They blocked Facebook, which I have no problems with, but it's not something I would wish for if I had the chance. Another thing is they're also planning on giving students in grades 3-5 iPads, which puzzles me. What use for iPads could they have? I feel its a waste of money to give them iPads, even if they stay in school.
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