Alyssa Church, 12, of Wadsworth uses an Ipad to find the greatest common factor during math class at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

B'Jorhn Bailey (left), 11, Gurnee, Dajon Anderson, 12, Gurnee, Jaea Johnson, 11, Beach Park and Markelle Wroten, 11, of Gurnee use Ipads during science class at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. Each student and teacher at the school uses an Ipad for learning. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Nick Dever (left), 11 Gurnee, Stephanie DeBruin, 11, Gurnee and Grace Conroy, 11, of Wadsworth use an Ipad to find the greatest common factor during math class at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Alixandra Peterson, 11, of Wadsworth uses an Ipad to find the greatest common factor during math class at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Amanda Cotto, 11, of Gurnee and Shekinah Cortez (left), 11, of Beach Park use an Ipad to find the greatest common factor during math class at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Veniria Zuniga (left), 12, of Gurnee, Jackie Luna, 11, Wadsworth, Niya Anderson, 11, Gurnee and Ivan Alba, 11, of Gurnee, weigh solids and record their work on Ipads during science class at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. Each student at the school uses an Ipad for schoolwork. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Jonathan Robles (left), 13, Gurnee watches as Ben Knight, 12, of Gurnee, uses an Ipad to take a photo of a QR code that will check his work during the 7th grade math class of teacher Sarah Dister at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Dajon Anderson, 12, of Gurnee, creates computer flash cards using an Ipad during science class at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Haira Ibanez, 13, of Gurnee, reads a book after completing a test using an Ipad in the 7th grade literature class of teacher Gretchen Rohr at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Viking Middle School 6th grade math teacher Lisa McCauley of Libertyville uses an Ipad to show class instructions and to view student classwork at the school in Gurnee. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Viking Middle School 6th grade math teacher Lisa McCauley of Libertyville uses an Ipad to view the schoolwork of her students at the school in Gurnee. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Ben Knight, 12, of Gurnee receives help from classmate Stacia Rice, 12, of Beach Park useing his Ipad in the 7th grade math class of teacher Sarah Dister at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Shannon Euring (left), 11, Beach Park, Markelle Wroten, 11, Gurnee and Jaea Johnson, 11, of Beach Park create computer flash cards using an Ipad during science class at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Viking Middle School 7th grade literature teacher Gretchen Rohr of Waukegan uses an Ipad to view her class programs and to view the work of her students at the school in Gurnee. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Shannon Euring, 11, of Beach Park, studies his classwork using an Ipad during science class at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Dajon Anderson, 12, of Gurnee, creates computer flash cards using an Ipad during his science class at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Gurnee School District 56 director of technology Phil Hintz of Beach Park talks about setting up and training staff and students to use Ipads at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. Each student and teacher at the school uses an Ipad for learning. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Viking Middle School principal Pat Jones of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin talks about using Ipads for staff and students at the school in Gurnee. Each student and teacher at the school uses an Ipad for learning. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Dr. John Hutton, superintendent of Gurnee School District 56, talks about how each student and teacher uses Ipads at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media

Breeanna Goosie (left), 13, of Gurnee uses an Ipad to create stop motion animation with classmates Samantha Briseno, 14, Wadsworth and Claudia Frausto, 13, of Gurnee in the classroom of teacher Dain Elman at Viking Middle School in Gurnee. | Thomas Delany Jr.~Sun-Times Media