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At the Meridian International (MINT) College in Taguig City, pens, papers and books have been replaced with one device: a tablet computer. Beginning this school year, all freshmen students of MI ! "ollege will receive an Apple i#ad $, which they can use for studying, writing notes and sourcing information in and out of the classroom. %hile many enthusiasts consider the i#ad a toy, MI ! "ollege believes it is an important tool for education. &eference: http:''ph.news.yahoo.com'college(no(books(paper(only(ipads( 1$)*)$*1+.html "ited in http:''www.philmug.ph'forum'f1$+'ipad(philippine(schools(universities(,$**-' $. I .ust found out today that Foundation University (FU) in Dumaguete is the only educational institution in the #hilippines that is, or will be, officially re/uiring the use of i#ads in their students. In fact, based on the article 0link below1, they already did a pilot last year which apparently turned out successful, and is pushing through with the program for students in 2rades 3(+ and 4igh 5chool. #retty neat.

&eference: http:''www.philmug.ph'forum'f1$+'ipad(philippine(schools(universities( ,$**-' 6. 7A8I9& I:m a 45 teacher in 7avier 5chool, and yes this is true for ne;t year. Incoming high school freshmen and sophomores will be re/uired to use i#ads. !he incoming .uniors and seniors already have their Macbooks, so no need for this. But like the <umaguete school mentioned above, our school already e;perimented a lot with i#ads last year, in addition to our roving Mac laboratories 03) macbooks in one cart= used from classroom to classroom1, not counting the three or four mac laboratories. %e:ve been doing Apple(centrali>ed one(to(one education for at least three years already. http:''www.philmug.ph'forum'f1$+'ipad(philippine(schools(universities(,$**-'

4. La Salle to be ome !irst s "ool in area to use i#ad$based learning

By !yler 5lauson, ?IMA!8.com #ublished: @eb $$, $)1$ at 1$:)+ #M #5! AA 5AAA9 4I24 5"4BBA 9%5 &9A9A59 (( At Aa 5alle 4igh 5chool of Cakima, weDre changing the way we teach, and the way our students learn. Beginning August $)1$, every student at Aa 5alle 4igh 5chool will start the school year with a new school( issued i#ad, each loaded with multi(touch te;tbooks and on(line resources that will take learning to a whole new level. 4eavy backpacksE o more. 9;pensive te;tbooksE 2one= Aa 5alle students will instead carry an educational tablet device that will not only replace traditional te;tbooks, but will also offer interactive programs, note(taking and book(marking features, videos, tutorials, graphing calculators, dictionaries, and a variety of additional beneficial tools. As the first school in "entral %ashington to offer i#ad based learning, Aa 5alle is e;cited for the opportunity to present students, with different learning styles and varying scholastic levels, the chance to use educational materials that are much more interactive, relevant, and engaging. http:''www.kimatv.com'news'local'Aa(5alle(4igh(5chool(to(issue(i#ads(( 13))$,*)6.html http:''www.kimatv.com'news'local'Aa(5alle(4igh(5chool(to(issue(i#ads(( 13))$,*)6.html

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