Here's an article about the Loveland School District which is buying Barnes and Noble's Nook e-readers for every 7th grader so the students can use them to access books and the internet.  The list price for the Nook tablets is around $250, so this is an economical way to get the internet in more hands.


http://news.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20120126/NEWS/301260107/Loveland-schools-launch-pilot-Nook-program-seventh-graders