Education Nation: Fraser students get iPads
First year program at in the Fraser schools is providing 5000 students with iPads for a new kind of learning.
UNTIL THE SENTENCING. Steve: WE HAD A GREAT DAY AT EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN FRASER. THEY GATHERED MORE THAN 20,000 BOOKS TO STUFF THE EDUCATION NATION BUS. THE TIGERS SET OUT PAWS. AND THE PISTONS SENT OUT HOOPER AND THEY LOADED THE BUS. THE FUTURE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IS IN TECHNOLOGY, WHETHER THEY PLAN ON A COLLEGE OR JUMP RIGHT TO THE WORK FORCE. THE FRASER SCHOOL DISTRICT WANTS ITS STUDENTS READY, SO THEY'RE MAKING SURE THAT EVERY STUDENT IS PLUGGED INTO A VIRTUAL CLASSROOM, OFFERING ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES. ALLISON SHORT IS A SENIOR AT FRASER HIGH SCHOOL. THIS IS NOT A DAY OFF, SNEEZE CLASS. I GET TO STAY HOME AND MANAGE MY OWN TIME AND DO MY HOMEWORK. Steve: IT PROVIDES 5,000 STUDENTS WITH iPADS FOR A NEW KIND OF LEARNING. IN GRADES 3-12, EVERY STUDENT HAS AN iPAD THEY TAKE HOME. Steve: SHE ATTENDS TRADITIONAL CLASSES SEVERAL DAYS A WEEK, BUT FOR A COLLEGE-BOUND SENIOR, THIS HYBRID LEARNING PREPARES HER FOR WHAT'S AHEAD? I'M LEARNING HOW TO MANAGE MY TIME AND FIND THE TIME TO DO IT ON MY OWN. Steve: AND SHE CAN ACCESS MATERIAL TO MATCH HER LEARNING STYLE AND SPEED. TO ME, IT'S THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS BECAUSE IT ALLOWS FOR FREEDOM AND CHOICE ON THE PART OF THE STUDENT BUT THERE'S STILL FACE-TO-FACE PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP CONNECTION THAT YOU MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY GET OR VERY EASILY GET IN A 100% ONLINE CLASS. Steve: FOR SOME STUDENTS, IT OFFERS A COMFORT ZONE WHERE THEY BLOSSOM. YOU SEE THEIR INTELLIGENCE AND WELL-REASONED THOUGHTS AND HOW THEY WANT TO THINK THINGS THROUGH AND QUESTION AND ARGUE, BUT THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOO SHY TO DO IT IN A CLASSROOM SETTING. Steve: BUT ALSO A CHALLENGE. THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF SPOON-FED INFORMATION FOR MEMORIZING IS LONG GONE. HOW DO I KNOW THAT IT'S
