The Ontario government has announced that iPads are being purchased and distributed by Ontario school boards, pre-equipped with free Rogers LTE wireless data for low-income students. The free Rogers wireless data will be available until the end of June.
The government has partnered with Rogers Communications and Apple for this initiative.
This week, Ontario school boards began distributing iPad to students who don’t have either the technology or the internet they need to access the Learn at Home program. As per the government, over 21,000 iPads will be sent to the homes of families in need. Rogers is providing with free Rogers LTE wireless data at no cost for the balance of the school year (until June 30, 2020). Students and families do not need to contact Rogers to set the devices up.
In addition, Rogers will provide eligible households with high-speed Internet with no overage fees for $9.99 monthly.
According to the news release Apple is providing videos, apps and books to help teachers build engaging lessons for students at home, along with fun and creative activities that kids and families can do with the built-in features of iPad. Apple is also offering teachers free one-to-one virtual coaching by Apple Professional Learning Specialists.
The government also said that the Province has accelerated the delivery of broadband internet access, currently on track to be in every high school in Ontario by September 2020 and elementary school by September 2021.
“With this collaboration and commitment to on-going support for remote learning, our school boards, Apple and Rogers clearly demonstrate the Ontario spirit and the incredible ability to overcome any obstacle for our kids,” said Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
Yet not one thing being done to help disabled women who want to use the free online resources to get employed in 2020, no CERB if you’re on disability even with the loss of our small but ever so important jobs. No help accessing devices for learning, upskilling etc, no internet fee going down, nothing except free online courses that hundreds want to but cannot access or are; limited by lack of desktop, laptop on handheld devices and Pc’s or high billing internet is too expensive and if you already cannot afford a portable device? I cannot afford a cell and barely m, manage to pay the internet as rent and hydro are much more expensive. Yet not even a lend it center, what if; like me you lack funds AND are agoraphobic like I am? What then? I am not the only one in this position I( see it daily and yet no one is doing a damned thing to help, we even went 8 days no hydro and had to pay almost $100 to access emergency funds from ODSP midmonth!!
how i can appy
As of now, we do not know how to: https://www.ontariondp.ca/news/misleading-government-announcement-leaves-kids-teachers-and-parents-disappointed-and-without