Apple on Monday announced it has secured a deal with Georgia ’s Cobb County School District to provide more than 17,000 iBooks for teacher across the district and students at four “ demonstration site ” high school day . Apple noted that if the school add-in approves it , this deal could equip all Cobb County high school and middle school bookman with iBooks beginning in 2006 — for a total of 63,000 iBooks .
Apple claims the Cobb County tidy sum is the largest ever one - to - one computer learn initiative . Cobb County calls the computer program “ Power To Learn , ” and superintendent Joseph Redden called his district ’s program a elephantine measure forward for education . “ Apple ’s combination of innovative technology , world - class technological livelihood and unparalleled experience in the education grocery store make it an idealistic partner , ” said Redden in a statement .
The news could n’t have come at a better clock time for Apple . Although Apple is ride in high spirits with public awareness and medium bombination hem in its Mac OS X v10.4 “ Tiger ” operating system , the company late last workweek mislay a bidding to fit out high-pitched schoolers with new iBooks in Henrico County , Va. , which or else went with rival Dell . Henrico County was the internet site of the Apple ’s first major one - to - one computing success , where it equipped middle school and high school scholarly person and teachers with 23,000 iBooks in a four yr letting program value at US$ 24.2 million .
