Man, I used to love field trips when I was in school. Getting out of class for a day? Yes, please. Of course, when I was a kid, they didn’t have Apple Stores, so we weren’t able to take advantage of Apple’s Field Trip program, which lets K-12 educators sign up to take their classes to local Apple Stores.
Classes can either sign up to use the one-hour program to create new projects or to showcase existing projects. Apple Specialists and trainers will be on hand to help out with software and hardware, working with kids to create projects in Garage Band, iMovie, iWeb, Keynote, and more.
Field Trips are available for K-12 classes in the U.S. and Canada, and can be scheduled between September 22nd and November 21. The Apple Store can even supply personalized invitations for parents and others. Plus, all students get a free t-shirt, and we know there’s no greater reward in life than free t-shirts.
[via ifoAppleStore]
Indoctrination at an early, how smart. Anyway, I think its a great thing for Apple to do as a Technology innovator, going beyond its traditional background to use its prowess to educate instructors and students on how to use technology effectively through innovative ways to really make the learning experience less drab.
In recent (starting in the pre-IntelMac days) years, Intel had their "Teach to the future" program which focused on Microsoft Office on Windows, partnering with universities' and colleges' education programs. Apple needs to make that move to win the hearts and minds of more teachers.
This is apple's strategy- one of the reasons they have the edu deals that put macs in schools, get'em young- and get'em good!
yet another form of brainwashing