Roger <arelem@bigpond.com> wrote:
All schools are (being forced) to use ipads as of the start of the new curriculum. It is specified in the upcoming documentation.
I hope it isn't as strict as that: there shouldn't be a mandate to use a particular vendor's products.
Maybe Linux can get a simple to install and use file transfer app working as quickly as possible.
That wouldn't address the larger issue though. I would expect renewed attempts by both Apple and Microsoft to gain exclusive access to elements of the educational market. Google might likewise enter this game; Linux less so, although some of its corporate supporters (e.g., Red Hat) have in the past promoted it in educational settings, albeit to a limited degree and certainly not in a widespread fashion.