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Apple Store Field Trip program is too cool for school
MacUser —
... 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. ...
Apple launches "Field Trip to the Apple Store" program
AppleInsider —
... Published: 12:00 PM EST Apple continues to come up with innovative ways to introduce younger generations to its family of products, the latest of which invites teachers to book a field trip to a local Apple retail store ahead of the holiday shopping season. "Take your students on a Field Trip to an Apple Store for an unforgettable learning experience," the company says on a new website dedicated to the initiative. "On their Field Trip, students can create something amazing right on the spot. Or they can bring in a project theyve already created and turn our store into a ...
Field Trip to the Apple Store, Apple Expands Education Initiative
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... A new section of Apple’s website dedicated to the initiative states, “Take your student on a Field Trip to an Apple Store for an unforgettable learning experience. ( ...
Teachers: Take your students on a Field Trip to an Apple Store
MacDailyNews —
Teachers: Take your students on a Field Trip to an Apple Store Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - 02:09 PM EDT [image] Take your students on a Field Trip to an Apple Store for an unforgettable learning experience. On their Field Trip, students can create something amazing right on the spot. Or they can bring in a project they’ve already created and turn the Apple Store into a theater, sharing their achievements with parents, teachers, and friends. No matter which option you choose, everyone will have a great time. Your students can use the Mac computers in the Apple Store to create ...
Apple Field Trip program: hands-on classes for K-12 students
Infinite Loop —
My kids go to majority-Apple schools. They use Macs in technology lab, in music class, and more. So, I can totally see where Apple is coming from with the company's new Retail Store field trip program. The field trips offer schools a free one-hour training sessions for students while strengthening school branding with Apple. It's part of Apple's ...
A Field Trip to the Apple Store [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network —
... Apple have recently announced a new field trip scheme, encouraging youngsters to visit their local Apple Store. The aim is to either let children use the hardware and software in the store to create a new project (likely using different iLife packages), or to turn the area into a theater to showcase a movie or production to the children’s teachers, families and parents. ...
Apple launches ‘Field Trip to Apple Store’ site
Macsimum News —
... Apple has launched the Field Trip to the Apple Store site that tells teachers how to take students on a field trip to an Apple retail store “for an unforgettable learning experience.” Field trips are open to K-12 students in the U.S. and Canada. ...
Apple lança projeto “Field Trip to Apple Store”, para estudantes
BLOG.MACMAGAZINE —
... Numa forma diferente de apresentar sua família de produtos aos mais jovens, a Apple está divulgando nas suas Retail Stores o projeto Field Trip to Apple Store (tradução livre: Passeio de Campo à Loja da Apple), com o objetivo de estimular estudantes do ensino primário e secundário a usarem Macs e iPods. ...
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Politweets —
... in the dick about 22 hours ago from web The dodgers r playing, the red sox r playing but the angels are not..... Fuck I hate that game 06:19 PM October 08, 2008 from Twinkle @ alaskamiller i always liked field trips as a kid, but a field trip to an apple store would have made me love them. i hate my education now 06:06 PM October 08, 2008 from twhirl in reply to alaskamiller i am a nerd for apple but come on now http://www.apple.com/retail... 05:49 PM October 08, 2008 from twhirl @ ...
Apple Stores welcome kids via Field Trip
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... should be a delightful, brushed metal and glass wonderland of fun. Right? That's the idea behind Apple's new Field Trip program for elementary, middle and high school students and their teachers. ...
Apple has lost its mind; invites field trips to Apple Stores
CrunchGear —
In a move that can be considered either innovative or madness, Apple has extended an invitation for K-12 students to run a muck through an Apple Store now through November 21. The Field Trip lasts an hour and lets the students create everything Macs are designed to do: websites, iPhoto albums, iMovies, ect. The Field Trips seem to be free, but you know, I’m thinking parents are obligated to buy something - like an iMac or MacBook. It would be rude not too.
Apple via TUAW
Apple Will Indoctrinate Your Children with Field Trips [Apple]
Gizmodo —
... Evil monolith Apple has begun a nefarious program to snatch children from the warm arms of their home PCs with ominous-sounding "field trips." These trips do lead to a field, but not one with grass and trees and sunshine. This is a field of glass, of white plastic, of aluminum, and of shameful minimalism. ...
Apple: Get ‘em when they’re young
SuperSite Blog —
No, really. Get ‘em when they’re young. I know I’ve been harping on Apple a lot lately, but sometimes this stuff just falls in your lap. Case in point: Field trip to the Apple Store Take your students on a Field Trip to an Apple Store for an unforgettable learning experience. On their Field Trip, students can create something amazing right on the spot. Or they can bring in a project they’ve already created and turn our store into a theater, sharing their achievements with parents, teachers, and friends. ...
Apple Store Field Trips Combine Marketing & Education
Cult of Mac —
... Back in October, blogger John Gruber wrote off the Apple Retail Store Field Trip program for K-12 schools, calling the taint of education with consumer advertising ...
Fraser Speirs on Apple Retail Store Field Trips
Daring Fireball —
... Sounds like it would be a great thing for Saturday mornings. That the educational aspects of the trip are well-done makes no difference with regard to my criticism, however. Nothing will convince me there’s any place for something so blatantly commercial on a school day. ...
Amazon's Web Services Go To School
ReadWriteWeb —
... Obviously, part of this program is, without doubt, self-serving. Students who are familiar with cloud computing, and Amazon's Web Services in particular, are, after all, likely to advocate for the use of AWS for other projects in the workplace as well. Apple, for example, has successfully used this same strategy for years (though its field trips to the Apple store might just go a bit too far). ...
