http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/...50244.html

You can't make this stuff up. This story has been around for a week or two, but it seems that our nation's illustrious professional educators decided that handing out iPads to every student in LA would be a brilliant idea.

Yes, and hilarity doth ensue.

Once again, or education experts prove that wisdom is not equal to a credentialed education degree. Now that this idea has blown up, how about getting rid of New Math, Whole Language Learning, Common Core, etc?

I can't link to your article (my end, not yours) but I am aware of this situation. The rules were you couldn't do social media and other things from them and of course the kids hacked them so they could. Seems pointless to "pay up" for a device specifically designed for social media and then spend money to block that feature.

I would have allowed them to do as they wanted with the items, so long as they ALSO used them for their intended purpose. Apples are less open to viruses which is the major fear, but they are also pretty easy to wipe and restore should they get one. You lose some data, but as the product wasn't yours in the first place, it's the risk you take.