1:1 iPad Parental Contribution Schemes
There are essentially 2 ways to run a parental contribution scheme - one where every student gets a device, whether or not they can afford to contribute money to the scheme (like the e-Learning Foundarion scheme), or an 'Opt-In' scheme - only those students whose parents contribute receive a device (eg. iStudent from Apple, or MCC's MyLearn).
Both have value - but clearly, the biggest transformation can only occur when every student has access to an iPad.
When you achieve true 1:1 ratio of iPads to students, the school begins to see cost saving benefits such as printing budget (distribute handouts electronically), IT budget (no need for laptop trollies etc) and true collaborative projects can be embedded into lessons.
Leasing can form an important part of a parental contribution scheme - this can allow a school to set up a cost neutral scheme.
How it works
Both e-Learning Foundation schemes and iStudent (or MyLearn) are lease schemes which allow schools to lease the iPads and collect contributions towards the lease payments from parents over 2 or 3 years. iPads are fully insured with no excess and come with protective cases and iTunes vouchers for students parents to purchase a started set of apps. Schools are able to claim the VAT back on the lease payments which means the contributions collected from parents don't include VAT either.
What Next
It is vital to plan a 1:1 scheme carefully
One way to crystallise the senior leadership's plans is to book a Vision and Planning session with one of the Apple Solutions Experts or ADE's
I have provided some links to some of their sites on my links page
Both have value - but clearly, the biggest transformation can only occur when every student has access to an iPad.
When you achieve true 1:1 ratio of iPads to students, the school begins to see cost saving benefits such as printing budget (distribute handouts electronically), IT budget (no need for laptop trollies etc) and true collaborative projects can be embedded into lessons.
Leasing can form an important part of a parental contribution scheme - this can allow a school to set up a cost neutral scheme.
How it works
Both e-Learning Foundation schemes and iStudent (or MyLearn) are lease schemes which allow schools to lease the iPads and collect contributions towards the lease payments from parents over 2 or 3 years. iPads are fully insured with no excess and come with protective cases and iTunes vouchers for students parents to purchase a started set of apps. Schools are able to claim the VAT back on the lease payments which means the contributions collected from parents don't include VAT either.
What Next
It is vital to plan a 1:1 scheme carefully
One way to crystallise the senior leadership's plans is to book a Vision and Planning session with one of the Apple Solutions Experts or ADE's
I have provided some links to some of their sites on my links page