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Apple Stores welcome kids via Field Trip
tuaw.com - 10/11/2008
Apple Stores welcome kids via Field Trip
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Letting a bunch of kids loose in a candy store might be a sticky mess, but letting them loose in an Apple Store should be a delightful, brushed metal and glass wonderland of fun. Right? That's the idea behind Apple's new Field Trip program for elementary, middle and high school students and ...

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Take your class on a Field Trip
apple.com - 10/8/2008
Take your class on a Field Trip
— apple.com — Give your students an out-of-classroom experience they won’t forget by signing them up for a Field Trip at an Apple Retail Store. On a Field Trip, your class can either use the store as their computer lab, creating fun projects on a Mac. Or they can ... (more) Take your class on a Field Trip
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applersvp.com - 10/8/2008
Take a field trip to the Apple store
— applersvp.com — Take a field trip to the Apple store (more) Take a field trip to the Apple store
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appleinsider.com - 10/8/2008
Apple launches "Field Trip to the Apple Store" program
— appleinsider.com — Apple continues to come up with innovative ways to introduce younger generations to its family of products, the latest of which invites teachers to book a field trip to a local Apple retail store ahead of the holiday shopping season. (more) Apple launches "Field Trip to the Apple Store" program

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Apple Will Indoctrinate Your Children with Field Trips [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... "Let the children create projects using easy-to-understand software like iMovie and iPhoto!" the site exclaims. "Or they can bring in a project they've already created and turn our store into a theater," the site explains. "Free t-shirts!" furthers the site. Well, Apple, let me tell you this. I will not "bring my enthusiasm," and I will not let you "bring the rest." Children should frolic in parks, not museum-like electronics shops. The t-shirts do look sort of sweet, though. [TUAW] ...

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