Education

Mac is built on world’s most advanced operating system and it comes with applications that help students create amazing projects.

Special Education

Every Mac comes equipped with dozens of assistive technologies, many of which you won’t find in other operating systems — at any price.

• Vision: People with vision disabilities will benefit from VoiceOver — the world’s first gesture-based screen reader, built into every Mac.
• Hearing: The Mac makes it easier for the deaf and hard-of-hearing by including support for playing back open- and closed-captioned content.
• Physical and Motor Skills: The Mac has built-in technologies to help people with difficulties using the keyboard, mouse and trackpad.
• Literacy and Learning: People with cognitive and learning disabilities can benefit from a simplified Finder, integrated information reference tools, spelling and grammar checking, and more.

Benefits of Mac

• Great for Content Creation: Macs come pre-loaded with iLife software, which contains all the tools you need to start making lessons more creative with video, audio and photos.
• The Most Advanced Operating System Ever: Apple’s operating system, OS X Mountain Lion, is packed with features that make it ideal for educational environments. It supports intuitive multitouch controls, such as pinches and swipes, that make it easy for students and staff to learn how to navigate their computer.
• Accessibility Built-in: Apple’s Macs and OS X devices all come with accessibility features built in at no extra cost.
• Seamless Integration: If you’re going to be using Macs and PCs, you’ll be happy to hear that you can also run Windows on your Macs. Using your Macs’ built in Boot Camp function, you can just ask students to choose the operating system they need at startup, and then teach in Windows or OS X as needed.

iOS empowers students to learn anytime, anywhere with the number of education-specific apps. It’s revolutionizing learning making it more mobile and intuitive.

Benefits of iOS

Every Mac comes equipped with dozens of assistive technologies, many of which you won’t find in other operating systems — at any price.

• Anytime Anywhere Learning: iOS devices really are the ultimate mobile learning tool. They empowers your students to learn no matter where they are.
• Unlimited Content: iBooks is a library of fiction and non-fiction books (many of which are completely free thanks to Project Gutenberg) that can be easily downloaded using an Apple ID; iTunes U is an immersive online resource that has been put together by schools, colleges and universities about specific subjects or topics; and there are thousands of apps available from the App Store that are designed to help achieve learning outcomes.
• Accessibility: iOS has a number of built-in features that make it accessible to students of all ages and abilities.
• Seamless Integration: iOS comes with built-in compatibility with both Mac and Windows infrastructures.

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