For the first time over 900 students at Jackson State University will be receiving iPad’s to help them assist with their learning this week through a partnership with the Mississippi e-Center Foundation. The program, called the iPad Technology Advantage Scholarship Initiative, will use the device in curriculum as well as monitor students learning during a thorough two-year study.
Beginning Tuesday, September 4, students lined up to receive their iPads by classification. Led by campus instructors, they registered for insurance, took part in mini workshops about various iPad policies, set-up and use and were given an iPad with a Bluetooth keyboard and a protective cover. Each iPad is equipped with tons of student applications and Airwatch Safeware that will help recover any lost or stolen iPads.
According to Mississippi e-Center executive director and foundation president Dr. William McHenry, the project is the largest scholarship program in the country. The only large university to undertake a program similar to it is the Ohio State University School of Medicine.
The iPad project will be ongoing for future freshmen. In four years, every Jackson State student on campus will be equipped an iPad. read more…
