Which Victorian schools will get iPads?
Education Minister Bronwyn Pike this morning revealed the full list of seven Victorian Government schools — five colleges and two primary schools — and one children’s hospital that will participate in the state’s iPads in education trial. Pike distributes 20 iPads to children at the Royal Children’s Hospital today. The schools which will receive the Apple tablets are: • Dimboola Memorial Secondary College • Epsom Primary School • Manor Lakes P-12 Specialist College • Ringwood North Primary School • Sunbury Downs Secondary College • Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School • Westall Secondary College “Today is an exciting time for Victorian Government school students, including those battling illness and undergoing rehabilitation at the Royal Children’s Hospital,” said Pike in a statement. “The iPad will take its place in the classroom alongside netbooks, interactive whiteboards and our revolutionary online learning portal — Ultranet.” The Royal Children’s Hospital Education Insti