“Through a four-year lease agreement between Apple Computers and Greene County schools, about 1,800 students and 170 teachers will receive the computers. Piloted in Henrico County, Va., the program in Greene County is the first countywide iTech program in North Carolina, officials said,” reports Angela Harne for Cox News Service. “Beginning in late October, parents and students will attend two-hour training sessions on the new computers. Upon completion of the course and payment of a $40 insurance fee, students will begin using the machines both in the classroom and at home.”

“‘By Nov. 1, we want the iBooks going home with the students and coming back in the morning,’ Greene County Schools Superintendent Steve Mazingo said. ‘We are ahead of schedule, thanks to our component staff and the support of Apple,’” Harne reports.

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