As part of the company's ongoing philanthropic work with schools, Apple recently announced that it would donate more than 9,000 first-generation iPads to Teach for American , a nonprofit that recruits recent college graduates to work at school in impoverished areas in the United States, according to CNN Money.
Access to technology, like the iPad, a document camera or a
DLP projector, can give students an advantage, especially in impoverished or under-performing schools. While it's too early to gauge the effect of Apple's donation, one teacher in St. Louis noted that, using the iPad as an incentive, her students were working more diligently, according to the source.
Some critics note that Apple's charitable work is lagging behind that of Microsoft, but Apple has a close connection to the Teach for America program, with former Apple CEO Steve Jobs' wife, Laurene Powell, sitting on the board of directors.
Teach for America offers its services in 38 states and employs more than 9,000 teachers. Corps members come from colleges across the country and programs of study are diverse. Since the program's inception in 1990, more than 200,000 graduates have applied.
