Originally published July 25 2005
Arizona's first all-laptop, all-wireless public high school
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
350 new students at Empire High School will participate in the state's new initiative to accommodate one-to-one computer learning and digital classroom instruction technology.
At maximum capacity, EHS will serve up to 750 students, although Principal Cindy Lee anticipates a class of 325 freshmen and sophomores beginning this fall.
All students will receive Apple iBooks in lieu of traditional textbooks, and teachers will encourage the use of technology both in class and at home, all as part of the newly adopted Apple 1 to 1 learning initiative.
"We want to educate students for the work world that they will soon be entering, where technology is integrated into most jobs and careers," Lee said on the EHS Web site.
Rather than budgeting money for traditional student textbooks, which are increasingly expensive and difficult to update, EHS administrators have decided to invest in Apple iBook laptop computers, which will allow for the digital curriculum to be revised and rewritten as needed, and at little, if any, additional cost.
Although several high schools across the country have already integrated wireless technology into their academic programs, EHS is one of the first to actually build a school with the use of laptops in mind, according to a representative from Apple Computer Inc..
EHS officials have decided to incorporate Apple's 1 to 1 learning initiative into the new school curriculum.
By incorporating digital instruction into the classroom, Lee said, she hopes to encourage student use of online learning resources that link the most current events with material from traditional lessons.
Apple is certainly not the only software giant to attend to the issue of integrating current computer technology into the classroom.
Taking on the challenge of revamping the American high school, Microsoft has teamed up with the School District of Philadelphia to create the "School of the Future," a 750-student high-tech high school that embodies innovation and technology.
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