Maine school district buys iPad 2s for every kindergartner | Electronista

Young students in Auburn, Maine will be using cutting edge technology right from the start of their school experience: the district has bought 285 iPad 2s to use for each kindergartner and teacher in the classrooms. The program will begin as a pilot project in May with a full rollout at the beginning of the next school year in the fall.

The committee that governs schools in the district voted to spend about $200,000 on the iPads, which also covers insurance, educational software aimed at the appropriate age level, training and other program costs. The program will eventually serve all six elementary schools in the small community, who's total population was around 25,000 in the 2000 census. It is believed that this is the first time in Maine that iPads have been given to a whole grade level, though the state also has a very successful Mac-dominated laptop program…

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