One Georgia school system will hand MacBook Air or iPad to every student

The Dougherty County School System is working with Apple and EdFarm to provide students with a MacBook Air or iPad, alongside a curriculum to encourage coding and app development.

Starting from next year, all DSCC students, teachers, and staff will benefit from using Apple products, services, and instructional support. DSCC says the initiative will help expand and enhance the district's educational technology ecosystem, all with Apple hardware.The plan will include providing all high school students in Dougherty County, Georgia, with a MacBook Air, while middle and elementary school students will receive an iPad and a Logitech Crayon. The hardware handout will provide students with "equal access to their studies in the classroom, at home, and on the go," the DCSS claims.

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