Maine iBook Program Forming Student Tech Groups

to assist other students and teachers in the middle school classrooms according to this Portland Press Herald article. The Maine iBook program, which Macs Only! broke two years ago, has provided iBooks to every 7th and 8th grader and their teachers throughout the entire state. It also includes AirPort wireless networks in all the schools, techincal support and training. As with the use of Apple equipment everywhere, no large and expensive dedicated IT staffs were needed to implement the program. Students are fulfilling the minimally needed helpdesk requirements by forming support teams themselves. Other school systems should be so smart. [Dana Baggett]