APPLE ANNOUNCES ITS 'MOST AFFORDABLE iPAD' AT THE SPRING 2018 EVENT IN A HIGH SCHOOL AT CHICAGO

The new 'most affordable iPad' available in silver, space grey and gold will cost $329 (£319) and $299 for schools in the US.
Integrated with Apple Pencil support, it has an eight mega-pixel camera, 9.7-inch Retina display, an A10 fusion chip, weighs 154 gram with over 200,000 education dedicated applications.

Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of Product Marketing said:

"This new 9.7-inch iPad takes everything people love about our most popular iPad and makes it even better for inspiring creativity and learning."

"Our most popular and affordable iPad now includes support for Apple Pencil, bringing the advanced capabilities of one of our most creative tools to even more users."

"This iPad also has the power of the A10 Fusion chip, combined with the big, beautiful Retina display, advanced cameras and sensors that enable incredible AR experiences simply not possible on other devices."

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Advanced sensors measure both pressure and tilt on the device, and iPad’s palm rejection technology even makes it possible to rest your hand on the screen while you use Apple Pencil.

The iPad will be compatible with mobile internet plans, and is LTE compatible, Apple said.

Apple announced that the iPad's A10 Fusion chip is built with 64‑bit desktop-class architecture, delivering 40 per cent faster CPU and 50 per cent faster graphics performance than the company's previous 9.7-inch model.

Apple also announced a variety of applications that will allow tutors manage and view the work of their students.

Some of the applications are; Apple Classroom app, Apple School Manager, and Schoolwork.

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Apple announced:

"Schoolwork is a new app that helps teachers create assignments, view student progress and bring the power of apps to the classroom in exciting new ways."

"Schoolwork features Handouts, an easy way to create and send assignments with almost any type of content, from web links to PDFs and documents."

The devices can be remotely controlled, see what they're doing on the iPad, and display a student's iPad on an Apple TV.

Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing said:

"We've always believed that people with passion can change the world.' He says that was 'on display in marches' over the weekend."

"We are deeply inspired by the courage of students using their voices to bring about change in America."

"We've never stopped working on' tools for educators."

"Creativity sparks a deeper level of engagement in students, and we're excited to help teachers bring out that creativity in the classroom."

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"When you combine the power of iPad, the creativity of Apple Pencil, over a million iPad apps in the App Store, the rich curriculum in Everyone Can Code and Everyone Can Create, and unique Classroom and Schoolwork apps that support students and help schools manage technology in the classroom, we believe we can amplify learning and creativity in a way that only Apple can."