After a decidedly mixed reception for its distribution of an iPad to every student last year, the Los Angeles Unified School District is dropping the universal iPad program in favor of a wider range
of devices, according to the Los Angeles Times, which reported the news earlier this week. Under the new initiative each one of LAUSD’s 27 high schools will be able to choose one of six
different laptop computers to be distributed to their students. In addition to iPads, the devices on offer this year include the Chromebook, Lenovo Yoga Touch, Microsoft Surface Pro 2, and Dell
Latitude E7240. Last year’s plan to distribute iPads to students of all ages at 47 schools encountered a number of problems – most notably the fact that students were easily able to
circumvent security software so they could surf the Web, including inappropriate sites.
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