Apple encourages creativity in the classroom with Everyone Can Create

Apple is ready to make a major push into the education market and during its keynote in Chicago this morning, the company revealed how it plans to make students and teachers fall in love with Apple.

Armed with a bevy of new apps, APIs and other software tools, Tim Cook and company revealed Apple’s cheapest iPad ever that’s aimed specifically at students, though we suspect it’ll be pretty popular with normal Apple fans too.
Check out all the new stuff Apple unveiled today:

The iPad (2018) is aimed at students.
Photo: Ian Fuchs/Cult of Mac

Apple’s 9.7-inch iPad was upgraded with Apple Pencil support today. It also comes with a cheaper price tag ($299) if you’re a student. Everyone else still has to pay $329 for the cheapest iPad, but there’s a lot to love about it.

The new model packs a speedy A10 Fusion processor to go with its 2048-by-1536 resolution display. It includes an 8MP camera on the back, Touch ID, GPS, compass, and gyroscope. Apple promises 10 hours of battery life, which is long enough for this computer to be used continuously for an entire school day.

Cheaper Apple Pencil alternative

Apple gave a little bit of stage time to Logitech’s Crayon. It’s a cheaper alternative to the Apple Pencil. The $49 Logitech stylus is aimed at the kids market, although it will no doubt find usage among a few more budget-conscious adults too. It was debuted alongside a new Logitech iPad case and keyboard — but pricing wasn’t given on those items.

Free iCloud storage upgrade

If you’re a student and you had a 5GB iCloud account, it’s not being upgraded to 200GB for free! The upgrade only applies to students, but hopefully, Apple makes 200GB the new standard for everyone soon.