Prep Talk

iPad Program for 2014-2015

Posted June 10th, 2014

Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors will use the resources available on the iPad in their courses next year. These resources cost much less than textbooks. For instance, a biology iBook for a science class might cost $15-25 instead of $220 for a real textbook. This saving over three years (four for freshmen) will offset the cost of the iPad.

What iPad is recommended and what options are required?

Each student will be required to purchase an iPad with Apple Care+. The Prep is recommending that the iPad has 32GB of Memory and WiFi only. You may purchase an iPad with different options, but it is important that it has the same capabilities as the iPad that we recommend. (Note – Apple sells the same iPad in 4G LTE and WiFi. While you can get this model, the 4G LTE service will be an additional charge monthly for you and is NOT necessary. The WiFi is all that is needed to connect to our network.)

Additional costs: Each course is allowed to require up to $40 on iPad resources (apps, iBooks, etc.).

The Academics office will email a resource list to the students during the summer. No purchases need to be made, unless otherwise instructed, prior to the start of school.

Please note that some AP course require particular resources that might exceed the $40 limit. If this is the case, we will notify those students so that can choose to remain in the course or switch.

We will continue to have training sessions for our students to help them understand the technology and their individual learning styles.