Devices made students targets of robberies.
Cleveland Heights- University Heights School District collected all school-issued iPads from its middle school students at the end of class Friday in response to more than a dozen thefts -- some violent -- during the past two weeks. Supertintendent Douglas Heuer said at a press conference Friday that the district informed the parents earlier that day of the move through an automated phone call, which will be followed with a letter. The district is working with Cleveland Heights, University Heights and South Euclid police departments to find the thieves. Angee Shaker, CH-UH schools communications director, said the school district will hold public meetings with the parents in the upcoming weeks. Dates will be announced soon. “As long as …
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Cleveland Heights library will launch e-reader and iPad loan program Jan. 24
Say the word "library" and most folks picture shelves and shelves of books. The Lee Road branch of the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library system is changing that notion and adding six e-readers and an iPad to its collection. And the devices will be available for loan. Starting Jan. 24, patrons will be able to check out a Nook or Kindle e-reader for two weeks. In addition, the iPad will be available for a two-hour loan inside the Lee Road Library. The Kindle is an Amazon.com product and competes with the Nook, which is sold by Barnes & Noble. Alice Iden, the library's director of adult services, said the library decided to offer both because they are "two of the most popular e-readers on the market." "We're not advocating …
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12:06 pm on Monday, October 29, 2012
Having a tracking system on an iPad is great, but that doesn't solve the problem of a kid being assaulted and hurt. I'm glad the school system has the safety of the students top on their priority list. Dave, several years ago, all the kids in the middle schools were issued laptop computers through a grant from the Gates foundation. The money for the technology came from that grant. This year, the… more ›