Apple unveils new iPad for education, but doesn’t lower price point

The updated version of the tablet features support for the Apple Pencil, and it was specially crafted to suit creative student needs.

We’ve made some fantastic software announcements today with Pages, keynote, Numbers, Clips and GarageBand all created to take advantage of the power of the new iPad and Apple Pencil.

And coming soon, Apple says, is smart annotation for Pages, allowing a teacher to mark up a Pages report directly. Like previous iPads it comes with a Retina screen and mimics many features available on the iPad Pro.

APPLE’S latest announcement looked like something out of a teen movie.

The pitch for the Chromebook is that you don’t need storage space, because everything on the computer is done online, using apps like Google Docs or whatever’s available in the Google Play store. “This will enable ultra-low latency, pencil support and the same tilt and pressure sensing that had made Apple Pencil such a hit”, said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of product marketing.

Others were dazzled by some of the new software that can be used on the iPad, including a program that allows the user to complete a “virtual” frog dissection with the use of the digital pencil.

Sales of iPad devices have traditionally composed a small portion of Apple’s annual revenue.

Dubbed Schoolwork, the app promises to make the process of assigning, collecting and grading homework easier, as well as make the actual assignments more engaging with multimedia and other add-ons. We believe that our place at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts makes it possible for us to create powerful products and tools that amplify learning and creativity.

There’s further good news for schools as Apple has increased free iCloud storage from 5GB to 200GB – sadly though general consumer accounts will not get the same bump.

Apple developed the free curriculum with the help of educators and creative professionals with the main goal of honing teachers’ skills in bringing creativity to subjects like English, science, math and history. “We’re excited to see Apple’s new classroom offering and how schools in our area will adopt them”, he said. Let us know in the comments.

Expect Apple to tout its programming chops: Apple has already been promoting its Swift programming language to kids, and a year ago it expanded its “Everyone Can Code” program to Chicago schools.

Earlier on in Apple’s history, the company was the first to show many users the huge improvement from DOS environments to colorful graphical user interfaces, Krishna said. Considering that T-Mobile sold last year’s model for $27.99 down and $18 per month for 24 months ($459.99 full retail price), T-Mobile customers should probably expect something similar for the new 9.7-inch Apple iPad (2018).

We’ve been at this for 40 years and we care deeply about education. “This is something only Apple can do”, Cook said.