I already said this which is why I think they'll make an 8GB model just for classroom use.

I think this is a good idea. I visited a friend of mine recently who (unlike me!) has two small kids. We were talking about how her kids loved playing with apps on her iPhone. She said she was thinking of buying an iPad that they could use, but thought they were too big and expensive. Watch out for an announcement on Tuesday I told her!

Steve already said so. From the bible:

"Jobs also attacked America's education system, saying that it was hopelessly antiquated and crippled by union work rules. Until the teachers' unions were broken, there was almost no hope for education reform. Teachers should be treated as professionals, he said, not as industrial assembly-line workers. Principals should be able to hire and fire them based on how good they were. Schools should be staying open until at least 6 p.m. and be in session eleven months of the year. It was absurd, he added, that American classrooms were still based on teachers standing at a board and using textbooks. All books, learning materials, and assessments should be digital and interactive, tailored to each student and providing feedback in real time."

Originally Posted by EricTheHalfBee 
I already said this which is why I think they'll make an 8GB model just for classroom use.

For one textbook at a time. With a few months wait for each, as the creators have to reformat all of them.

Originally Posted by PhilBoogie 
From the bible:

Aside from the theological insult, calling that... thing... any sort of "bible" bothers me. 

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Originally Posted by EricTheHalfBee 

I already said this which is why I think they'll make an 8GB model just for classroom use.

Is it really worth it? On cost breakdowns difference between 8Gb and 16Gb is less than 5$. And subtract the costs of having an extra model in the range.

The 'German Price leak' (if genuine) suggests you are right. But I don't think it makes much sense. Android devices specs will make 8Gb look stingy.

Does this mean the end of the eMac?

Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton 
Does this mean the end of the eMac?

I believe they still sell the white 17" Core 2 iMac in bulk to educators.

I read that... hoo... maybe four years ago, when everything they sold otherwise was already the aluminum iMac. I don't know if it's still the case.

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Originally Posted by PhilBoogie 

...tailored to each student and providing feedback in real time."

This is one of the problems with the current iBooks. What I would like to see is an iBooks Server that would do two things. One, it would allow for less expensive iPads with smaller storage as the textbooks would come from the server. Two, it would allow the tests, quizzes, and review questions to be graded and stored on the server. It would also make reusing the iPads in the next class easier and streamline the entire Apple ID issue with shared devices.

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Originally Posted by kevt 

 

Is it really worth it? On cost breakdowns difference between 8Gb and 16Gb is less than 5$. And subtract the costs of having an extra model in the range.

 

The 'German Price leak' (if genuine) suggests you are right. But I don't think it makes much sense. Android devices specs will make 8Gb look stingy.

The same can be said about the difference between 16GB and 32GB which is a few $ as well. The point of the lower level model like $8GB is to provide an entry for those who would not have bought otherwise, and at the same time avoid cannibalization of the sales of the higher margin models.