Broward County Florida Students Get iBooks in $5M Pilot Project

Some may not know how to punch holes in voting cards in Florida, but several Broward County (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) schools know what it takes to significantly improve education. Miramar High School, Attucks Middle School, Monarch High School and Broward Estates Elementary School are distributing iBooks to all of their students according to this Miami Herald article. The $5 million project with Apple is a pilot that can be expanded to more Broward County schools.

Kudos go to Howard Gittelson, Miramar High's technology specialist for the past seven years, who heads the Miramar effort. Support for Miramar High's 3000 iBooks and school-wide wireless network is provided by Gittelson, two assistants and a team of 50 students.