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Local school to get iPads
Will be used for special needs students
Updated: Thursday, 26 Jan 2012, 11:40 AM EST
Published : Thursday, 26 Jan 2012, 11:40 AM EST
COVENTRY, RI (WPRI) - Special needs students in Coventry including those with autism will be receiving a new device to help them learn and progress with their disabilities.
Washington Oaks Elementary School Principal Donna Raptakis tells Eyewitness News that the school was given a $1,500 grant last week.
Raptakis says she petitioned for and was awarded various educational grants for technology use in classrooms.
As a result, 10 iPads have been ordered and the school is expecting them very soon.
Raptakis says she hopes to eventually have iPads for all her teachers and faculty members as education tools.
The school would need around 40 iPads as a long term goal in the future.
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