At aneducation - focussed eventin Chicago , Apple announced more than just astylus - friendly iPad . The company also expose some new characteristic come to its office staff and productiveness software , as well as novel teaching tools for teachers , school decision maker , and developers . All tell , the issue seemed like Apple ’s manner of pronounce something it ’s been want to say for some time : Stop buying Chromebooks , please .
Instead of joining Google in a slipstream to the bottom in terms ofinexpensive computer hardware , Apple is playing to its strengths , boasting about its ecosystem of “ over 200,000 ” educational apps and update schoolroom management tools to woo both students and teacher . Sorry , the iPad still starts at $ 329 ( or $ 299 after Apple ’s standard education discount ) , though it ’s faster than the premature theoretical account and comes with Apple Pencil support , which is moderately cool .
For instructor , Apple is highlighting two apps : the preexisting Classroom app and a Modern app called Schoolwork .
The updated Classroom app , available in June for macOS , was designed to assist teacher maneuver their student through lessons , granting them the major power to broadcast apps , books , and sites to every student ’s iPad , and to share students ’ screens during class .
The brand newfangled Schoolwork app , meanwhile , was made to assist instructor keep chit on their students ’ activity and assign homework . Developers will be able to integrate third - company apps into Schoolwork via the ClassKit API . Available in June , the app will also permit teachers make “ handouts ” that can link to other education apps . They can assign specific activities within apps as well , as long as developers update their apps to include ClassKit accompaniment .
For schools , Apple say its novel School Manager software system will make it comfortable to wield a gillyflower of iPads and a database of Apple IDs either individually or in volume . The lineament should aid school deal with piles of iPads , 100 of students , and define IT musical accompaniment . As an contribute perk , Apple says educatee with “ Managed Apple IDs ” ( provided by schools ) will also receive 200 GB in free iCloud store , a huge boost from the pitiful 5 GB previously offer .
It would have been nice if Apple overleap the iPad ’s price by a few Pearl Buck now that Google ’s latest education gambit includesthe $ 329 Acer Chromebook Tab 10 , the first pad to fly the coop Chrome OS instead of Android . It ’s got a USB - vitamin C larboard , the same 9.7 - column inch cover sizing and resolution as the iPad , and a built - in style . Instead of cheaper toll , however , Apple ’s architectural plan to vie with Google is all about software . And if its programme works , Apple could sell a carload of iPads to schools — no discount require .
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