A grant is in the works that could approve City High to buy two class sets of iPads, or around 40 individual units. If approved students could see them in the classroom as early as next year.

“The idea of students carrying seven textbooks would be gone. There would be no need for computer labs. Basically a transformation of how we do school,” Terry Coleman, tech committee member, said.

With the iPads the Board of Technology is hoping to get the students more involved with learning.

“We are planning to really put our students ahead of the curve,” Coleman said.

One way is using a newly released app call iBooks 2, students could drop their bulky text books, and have all online textbooks, or ebooks.  E-books feature 3D pictures, and videos to make learning all that more interactive. Students will also be able to highlight and underline, make flash cards, and search through the text with ease. With the cost of paper books only increasing the advantages of iPads in the class room could be endless. And it doesn’t end there, Mr.Coleman and the board have big plans for the future.

“Our dream is to hopefully have a one-to-one ratio of iPads, or other mobile device, to students in 3 years,” Coleman said.