App Purchases for EC3

Good morning!

Thanks to everyone who sent me feedback!

After much discussion (and quite a bit of research), a decision has been made.

The district will be purchasing Keynote for all iPads. Keynote's ability to integrate video and images make it an indispensable tool for the iPad.

We will also be purchasing Office² HD for all iPads. This app allows the user to create word, excel, and powerpoint documents with all of the editing features that you would find in Microsoft Office. Documents can be uploaded to ecCloud via WebDav OR saved in Google Docs. (YEAH!) Since our students will be given Google Apps accounts, we feel that this is a critical feature.

Please know that we have taken ALL of your feedback to heart! We are working to get the most "bang for our buck" (this small change will result in a savings of approximately $2,700.00) while at the same time not sacrificing efficiency and accessibility for our teachers and students. I will contact you as soon as these apps become available for you to download on your iPads so that you can start familiarizing yourself with them.

As always, you can be sure that we will do everything in our power to provide you with the tools that you will need for a successful implementation. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Mary Ray, M.Ed

District Instructional Technology Specialist

East Central ISD
6634 New Sulphur Springs Road
San Antonio, Texas 78263

(210) 649-2343
(210) 649-1434 fax