Independent School Educators' List (ISED-L): Re: iPad Insurance / Warranty

Renee,

Got it. We self insure school owned machines... essentially our
financial aid fleet. Would be quite a bit trickier with parent owned
computers.

Fred

On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Renee Ramig
<rramig@sevenhillsschool.org> wrote:
> I am probably going to ask parents to pay for warranties under our 1 to 1=
program. =A0If they choose not to, they pick up the cost to repair. =A0So,=
I was trying to find warranty / insurance options they could purchase.
>
> Also, the way our budgeting works, is it "clears out" each year. =A0So, I=
would have no way to keep a pool of money from one year to the next for re=
pairs.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Renee
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators on behalf of Fred Bartels
> Sent: Mon 1/3/2011 1:26 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: iPad Insurance / Warranty
>
> Renee,
>
> Why not take out Applecare for machine failure and self insure for
> accidental damage? We have been self insuring our financial aid
> laptops for years. Just set aside a percentage of what you would pay
> to one of the companies mentioned below, and draw from that pot when
> you have an accident.
>
> Fred
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Renee Ramig <rramig@sevenhillsschool.org>=
wrote:
>> I was wondering what other schools are using / thinking about using for =
extended warranties on the iPad. =A0The Applecare warranty is $99, only cov=
ers two years, and only covers mechanical / electrical issues not spills an=
d drops (which I anticipate would be much more likely).
>>
>> Have any of you used Square Trade (http://www.squaretrade.com/pages/ipad=
-landing?ccode=3Dbs_war_vc_090:homepageipad)? =A0It is $180 for three years=
, but they offer 30% off in bulk so $126 for three years including accident=
al protection.
>>
>> How about the Worth Ave Group insurance? =A0(http://www.worthavegroup.co=
m/ipad) =A0They are about $131 for three years and cover accidents, disaste=
rs, vandalism, as well as theft. =A0However, weirdly, it does not cover reg=
ular mechanical / electrical issues. =A0It also has a $50 deductible.
>>
>> We are strongly considering implementing these in our K, 4 (classroom us=
e only) and 1-to-1 in our middle school (6th - 8th). =A0I am really hoping =
they will last three years, so I want to find some warranty to cover them f=
or three years.
>>
>> Also, those of you using it one to one, how are you dealing with each st=
udent having their own iTunes account? =A0Do they pay for their own softwar=
e? =A0Are you using the licensing program and distributing codes? =A0I want=
teachers to be able to have the flexibility of having students install app=
s that they find throughout the year. =A0I want students to be able to sync=
at home, so they will need to have their own account with their own userna=
me and password.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Renee Ramig
>> Seven Hills School
>>
>> P.S. =A0I am working on a db of iPad apps. =A0I will share when complete=
d. =A0I will also post the survey results soon from those of you that poste=
d info on use of / planned use of iPads in your school.
>>
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