Eighth grade students to get i pads

This fall the B-R eighth grade students will be using i-pads instead of the netbooks they used last year. The netbooks have been used three years, which was their expected life. There are enough netbooks in good condition for use by seventh grade. Since the school has moved to Mac computers, the I-pads were selected for use in junior high. The cost will be $347 for the I-pad II with wi-fi. The I-pads will be stored in a charging cart and students will pick them up from the library in the morning and return them to the cart before they go home.