"It's actually a really good technology," said 15-year-old Christian Hernandez, gently polishing the screen with the cuff of his sweatshirt.

He had never used an iPad before last week, when he and other students got a sneak preview. After spending some time with it over the weekend, Hernandez was using the note-taking application and others with ease.

The district installed tracking software on the iPads so they won't go missing and their Internet connections will still be through the school district's filter, meaning students won't be able to access any sites that they'd be restricted from in school. Parents have to pay a $40 refundable deposit in two payments and can receive help with paying.

Zeeland Public Schools in Michigan gave 1,800 iPads to all of its high school students last fall and hopes to eventually cover every student in grades 3-12. Chicago Public Schools bought about 10,000 iPads, and some individual schools in the district have bought more using discretionary funds, but it's far from districtwide.

Questions:

1. What school district is planning to distribute thousands of Apple iPads to its students?

2. What is the plan?

3. What kind of city is McAllen?

Answers:

1. McAllen Independent School District, in Texas.

2. By this time next year, every one of its more than 25,000 students from kindergarten to 12th grade will receive an iPad or iPod Touch.

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