Minnetonka iPad Project Expands to All Students Grades 8-11

Each school year, Minnetonka Schools expands its iPad Project.

Currently, students in grades 9-11 are issued iPads in the place of textbooks. 

Next school year, the 1:1 iPad Project will be expanded to include all students in grades 8-11.  

Instruction with iPads in eighth grade will smooth the transition from middle school to high school, according to school officials. In addition, recent curriculum adoptions for eighth grade social studies, science and math include excellent digital resources.

In the second year of the iPad Project, all ninth and tenth graders use iPads to access digital curriculum materials and student collaboration tools while also receiving individualized instruction in math, language arts, science and social studies, all with the goal of enhancing student learning.

Teacher feedback indicates students are more engaged in learning and student achievement has increased, according to the district.  

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Want to see what a day in the life of an iPad student looks like? Watch this video.

FAQs and information about the iPad Project are available on the District's iPad site. Parent meetings will be hosted in August to provide an overview for eighth grade students.

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• VIDEO: A Day in the Life of a Minnetonka iPad Student