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Hello CHRHS Parents and Guardians,?Camden Hills has always viewed technology as a vital part of the education system. In recent years, we have allowed students to provide their own device for use at school and at home. For the upcoming 2020/2021 school year, the Class of 2024 will be required to use a school-owned device while at school. The choice of what device to use at home is still up to you, but we would encourage the use of the school owned device even at home.?We want to ensure that every student has the exact same tools at their fingertips, which will mean that teachers can more readily integrate technology into their instruction.?We have purchased brand new iPads which will be issued to members of the Class of 2025 in September. These new iPads have some important improvements from the previous devices that CHRHS has issued to students, and we wanted to highlight some of these for you.?Bigger Screen?- Our new iPads feature a 10% larger screen (9.7” to 10.2”). While that .5” might not seem like much, it does make these devices easier to use with features such as split screen (working on two applications concurrently). Also, the new device has a smaller bezel or border, so while the screen size is larger, the new devices are just slightly bigger than our previous devices. INCLUDEPICTURE "" \* MERGEFORMATINET Trackpad built-in?- For three years, all of our devices have come with a keyboard case. These new devices come with the latest Logitech Rugged Combo Touch case, which for the first time includes a trackpad. This trackpad provides a more laptop-like experience when doing activities such as editing text, while still allowing the touch interface of the iPad to be used when more appropriate. INCLUDEPICTURE "" \* MERGEFORMATINET Apple Pencil support - For the first time ever, CHRHS students will have a device that supports the Apple Pencil. The Apple Pencil is the ultimate stylus that allows the iPad to do some truly amazing things. CHRHS will not be providing Apple Pencils to students, but students are welcome to purchase their own. Apple Pencils will be available for use in certain classes. Some examples when you might use the Apple Pencil are:MyScript Nebo is a handwriting recognition app that translates your handwritten text into digital text that can be edited using any normal word processor. INCLUDEPICTURE "" \* MERGEFORMATINET Shapr3D is a 3-D modeling tool that literally allows you to draw your ideas. INCLUDEPICTURE "" \* MERGEFORMATINET Procreate is a drawing app that is widely considered to be the best of the best and can give a better drawing experience than a $400 tablet connected to a Mac.And many more...JAMF Parent - Not all of the changes are just for students. Using the new JAMF Parent App, a parent/guardian can monitor your child’s use of the iPad while the device is at home.Cisco Umbrella filtering - Our new iPads are equipped with software to restrict access to dangerous websites at home as well as at school.?CHRHS is committed to providing our students with the best learning tools that we can. We strongly feel that these new iPads are the most advanced computing device we’ve ever supplied and fill that goal. We can’t wait for your students to have the opportunity to see what they can do.Tom HeathTechnology CoordinatorCamden Hills Regional High Schoolthomas.heath@ ................
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