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Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Julie Garcia handed Apple Inc. iPads to students in her seventh-grade pre-algebra class on a recent morning before showing the pupils how to use the tablet to graph data, hunt for correlations and record how-to videos.

A math instructor at Innovation Middle School, Garcia is one of the first to use some of the more than 25,000 iPads the San Diego Unified School District bought from Apple this year.

?It?s the cool factor,? Garcia said as she looks over the room of students tapping energetically on tablets. ?They are super motivated.?

For districts around the country, though, it?s the price as much as the cool quotient that could draw them to a new, smaller version of the iPad that Apple will unveil tomorrow at an event in San Jose, California. Apple has long been a leader in education, and schools began embracing the iPad soon after its 2010 debut. Yet as fiscal budget shortfalls crimp spending all the more, schools in growing numbers are warming to the handheld devices as an alternative to more expensive laptops.

Now schools, as well as consumers, are about to get another big price break: The smaller iPad may cost as little as $249, according to Barclays Plc. That compares with $499 to $829 for the current iPad.

Beyond the school market of course, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook will use the device to try to widen Apple?s lead over Amazon.com Inc. and Google Inc. and fend off a more recent threat from Microsoft Corp. in the market for tablets, which NPD DisplaySearch predicts will more than double to $162 billion by 2017. Cook will unveil an iPad with a 7.85-inch screen diagonally, people familiar with its development said in August. The current iPad has a 9.7-inch screen.

iPad Shift

Yet Apple executives plan to make a point of highlighting the iPad?s educational capabilities at tomorrow?s event, according to a person with knowledge of the planning. Little wonder. Education spending on information technology, including hardware, was about $19.7 billion in the 2010-2011 period, according to the Center for Digital Education.

Educators? bet on tablets mirrors a trend in the broader consumer-electronics market, where consumers are buying iPads instead of traditional personal computers. PC sales in K-12 fell 8 percent in the U.S. last quarter, the third straight decline, Gartner said.

?We?re moving away from desktops and laptops,? said James Ponce, the superintendent of the McAllen Independent School District in Texas. ?Ninety percent of the work is now being done on mobile devices.?

School Sales

The education push is part of a strategy put in place under co-Founder Steve Jobs, before the iPad was introduced in 2010. While Apple has a history of selling Mac computers to schools, the company realigned its education sales force to emphasize iPads, a person familiar with the changes said.

Innovation Middle School has traditionally used Lenovo Group Ltd. computers because Macs are too expensive, said Harlan Klein, the school?s principal.

?They were cost prohibitive,? Klein said. ?With the iPad, they are competitive.?

The new iPad comes at a critical time for Apple. Its shares have dropped 13 percent since reaching a record on Sept. 19, two days before the company released the iPhone 5. Sales of the smartphone have been constrained by supply constraints. Apple is also facing fresh competition in tablets from Microsoft, which on Oct. 26 will release the Surface, its first foray into hardware. Apple had about 70 percent of the market in the second quarter, compared with Samsung Electronics Co., which had 9.2 percent, and Amazon?s 4.2 percent, according to IHS ISuppli.

Courting Educators

To woo educators, Apple?s sales staff meets regularly with school administrators and procurement officers across the U.S. The company has sales staff assigned to work with schools in particular regions of the U.S., and pays for district officials to visit Apple?s headquarters in Cupertino, California, to learn about new products.

?Apple has got the world?s biggest education sales force, they have a great device and they have a long history in education,? said Tyler Bosmeny, the CEO of Clever Inc., an education software company. ?This is absolutely something that they would be crazy to ignore.?

The company will need to set the new iPad?s price right to woo cash-strapped districts.

?Once these tablets get in to the $200 to $300 range we are going to see a real aggressive uptake in the K-12 market,? said Vineet Madan, a senior vice president at McGraw-Hill Cos. education unit.

To save money, San Diego?s school district bought iPad 2s after Apple dropped the price of that model when the newest version was introduced earlier this year.

Training Teachers

Drawing on funds raised through a voter-approved bond measure, the district spent about $370 on each iPad, which comes pre-loaded with various educational applications, Browne said.

Besides budgetary constraints, a major challenge for schools is training teachers and managing all the new equipment and software. If a teacher wants to use an iPad math application, synchronizing a classroom of devices and monitoring all the students? work can be time consuming. In San Diego, a team of eight employees helps train teachers and manage new technology.

?A lot of the time we see people putting technology in the classroom to be innovative, but it ends up being more work for teachers, not less,? said Bosmeny, whose San Francisco-based company is designed to help schools manage the data from iPad applications. ?Everyone becomes a part-time data shuffler.??

Touch Screens

In southern Texas, Ponce of the McAllen Independent School District reached out to Apple soon after the district decided to get away from buying laptops and desktops, which he said were expensive to maintain and unappealing for many students. Apple was at the table helping craft the district?s strategy for integrating technology in classrooms, he said.

?We included them because they have revolutionized the world,? Ponce said. ?We had people in the room who were thinking bigger than we could.?

The work resulted in McAllen buying about 25,000 iPads, paying Apple about $3.5 million a year as part of a financing deal the district worked out with Apple. About half the district?s technology budget is now going to Apple, Ponce said. Students are using iPad applications to test for vocabulary, make presentations and compile class notes.

While some teachers have resisted the new technology, many are adapting because they see students are increasingly fluent with touch-screen-based technology, said Courtney Browne, a technology resource teacher at San Diego Unified School District.

?Education is changing and it can?t just be the teacher up there talking,? she said. ?It?s not just about the stuff; it takes the teacher to be able to use them.?

--Editors: Tom Giles, Rick Schine, Reed Stevenson

To contact the reporter on this story: Adam Satariano in San Francisco at asatariano1@bloomberg.net?

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Tom Giles at tgiles5@bloomberg.net

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Amid eurozone downturn, Spain's king targets India opportunity

New Delhi, Oct 23 : Amid the festering eurozone recession, Spain's King Juan Carlos I will be coming to India on a four-day visit Wednesday, a trip that will see Madrid focusing new business opportunities offered by the growing Indian economy.

"The visit of His Majesty is expected to carry forward the process of high-level interaction and deepen the relations between the two countries," Syed Akbaruddin, the external affairs ministry's spokesperson, told reporters here Tuesday.

Accompanied by senior ministers and a large business delegation, comprising CEOs of leading Spanish companies, Spain's monarch, who is somewhat of an Indophile with an abiding interest in Indian art and culture, will begin his visit from India's commercial hub Mumbai.

He comes to New Delhi Friday to hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his senior ministers. He will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan before sitting down for talks, which will focus on a wide array of bilateral issues.

Expanding business ties will top the agenda, but other important strategic issues like counter-terrorism and defence cooperation will also figure in the discussions.

Ahead of the visit, India has pitched for Spanish investments in sectors like infrastructure, transport and energy.

Bucking the eurozone downturn, bilateral trade burgeoned to $5 billion in 2011, which represents a growth of almost 18 percent over 2010.

Spanish investment in India is over $1.3 billion. India's total investment in Spain is valued around 605 million euros.

Reeling from the eurozone recession, the Spanish economy has been shrinking for the past year. Against this backdrop, Spanish businesses are looking at emerging markets like India for fresh opportunities.

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Former Idaho coach Akey: 'I expected to be able to finish the season'

By Brian Murphy
bmurphy@idahostatesman.com

Robb Akey knew his Idaho coaching staff needed a pick-me-up after a 70-28 loss to Louisiana Tech on Saturday. So he called a staff meeting for Sunday afternoon to suggest some changes, find some bright spots and go over recruiting plans heading into the final four games of the season.

Before he got to meet with his staff, however, Idaho Athletic Director Rob Spear fired Akey.

"I didn't expect it in the middle of the season. I knew we needed to win more games. We needed to win more ? and that was an ugly game on top of it," Akey told the Idaho Statesman on Tuesday evening. "I expected to be able to finish the season."

Akey went 20-50 in five-plus seasons with the Vandals. Idaho is 1-7 this season and 3-17 in the last two years.

Akey said Idaho saved $105,000 by firing him before the end of the season. According to his contract, Akey was to be paid $200,000 in media payments for the 2012 football season.

He said his message to the team has always been to finish.

"Don't quit. Finish what you've started. It's hard knowing I'm not going to be able to," Akey said, the pain evident in his voice. "I love those kids and the coaching staff."

Akey said he and Spear had a "professional" relationship. "We communicated what needed to be communicated and that was about it." Spear earlier described their relationship as "fine."

Akey said the past few days have been hard.

"It's been miserable. I've never been fired before," he said. "That's been hard."

Calls, texts and visits from players and coaches have made it better, he said.

"I was happy to see they weren't throwing a party I was leaving," Akey said. "I told each one of them that they've made a hard situation a heck of a lot better. It meant the world to see and hear from those kids."

Akey and his wife Molly have two sons at Moscow High. Jack is a sophomore starting wide receiver for the playoff-bound Moscow Bears. He and Daniel will play basketball this fall. Akey suggested that the family might stick around Moscow for a few years ? he has two more years left on his contract with Idaho that pays him $165,796.80 per year ? and allow the boys to finish high school with dad in the stands.

"They looked and me and said, 'What? Dad, you're not going to be any fun to be around,' " Akey said. "I'll see what I might be able to get into. By noon yesterday, I was going crazy."

Akey, known for his enthusiastic personality and outgoing style, joked that maybe he could get a job at ESPN.

But he couldn't hide his sadness at not being able to finish out the season.

"I love those kids," he said. "That's my biggest disappointment."

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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney answers a question as President Barack Obama listens during the third presidential debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney answers a question as President Barack Obama listens during the third presidential debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

FILE - In this Oct.18, 2012 file photo, a man carries a sign reading "No to the destructive soldiers of ECOWAS" as Malians opposed to a military intervention to retake Mali's Islamist-controlled north march in the streets of the capital, Bamako, Mali. France is moving surveillance drones to western Africa amid rising concerns that an al-Qaida offshoot and its allies who control northeast Mali represent a major threat to French interests abroad and possibly at home. With six French hostages held by Islamic militants in the region, France is facing a delicate task, but has garnered support from other Western powers including the United States to keep Mali from becoming a new launchpad for global terrorism. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore, File)

FILE - This July 23, 2000 file photo shows Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong riding down the Champs Elysees with an American flag after the 21st and final stage of the cycling race in Paris, France, Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by cycling's governing body Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, following a report from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that accused him of leading a massive doping program on his teams. UCI President Pat McQuaid announced that the federation accepted the USADA's report on Armstrong and would not appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)

Entertainer Ellen DeGeneres, left, with her wife Portia de Rossi, pose for photographers on the red carpet before DeGeneres receives the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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1. AMID CLASH, CANDIDATES FIND COMMON GROUND

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Police say Radcliffe Haughton didn't have to wait for a background check, because he bought his weapon from a private individual.

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With the public getting its first look at the device Tuesday, many details are already known ? except what it will cost.

5. ACCUSED USS COLE BOMBER SEEKS TO HALT GUANTANAMO TRIAL

Lawyers for Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri say that since the U.S. wasn't at war at the time of the bombing in Yemen, the 47-year-old shouldn't be tried at the U.S. base.

6. LANCE ARMSTRONG: HEROICS THAT NEVER HAPPENED

The Texan is no longer a seven-time Tour de France winner. His name has been erased from the record books.

7. WHY GREEN BUILDINGS ARE ON THE RISE IN PERSIAN GULF STATES

Oil-rich countries are realizing their fossil fuel supplies will someday run out and they should chart a more sustainable path.

8. SYRIAN REGIME AND REBELS CONSTANTLY ADAPT THEIR ARSENALS

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9. AN AWARD TO GET ELLEN DEGENERES DANCING

She receives the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, joining the ranks of Bill Cosby and Tina Fey.

10. GIANTS RETURN TO WORLD SERIES AFTER COMBACK AGAINST CARDINALS

San Francisco won its record-tying sixth elimination game of the postseason, beating St. Louis 9-0 in Game 7 of the NLCS.

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Yahoo quarterly earnings beat, street awaits Mayer plan

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc's quarterly earnings beat expectations, but Wall Street remains keen to hear new CEO Marissa Mayer outline her plan for reviving the struggling Web company's revenue growth.

Mayer, a former Google Inc executive who took charge at Yahoo in July, is expected to make her first public remarks about her vision for Yahoo during the company's conference call with analysts later on Monday.

Yahoo shares were up about 3 percent at $16.23 in after hours trading on Monday.

"We know they've done a bunch of house cleaning," said Pivotal Research analyst Brian Wieser. "Everyone's focused on what's in the call; what's the orientation of the management team for the long term. The company has reset and any colour they give on the call is paramount."

Excluding a $2.8 billion gain related to the sale of Alibaba Group shares, Yahoo said it earned $177 million in income from operations and adjusted net earnings of 35 cents per share in the third quarter.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S were looking for adjusted EPS of 25 cents.

Net revenue, which excludes fees paid to partner websites, was $1.09 billion compared with $1.07 billion in the year ago period.

Roughly 700 million users visit a Yahoo website every month - putting it in the top ranks globally. But the amount of activity people engage in on many sites is steadily declining and its smartphone offerings are deemed lacklustre.

Mayer is expected to focus on revamping Yahoo's technology and products, shifting course from the media-centric approach embraced by her immediate predecessor Ross Levinsohn.

Yahoo ended the quarter with 12,000 employees, down more than 12 percent from 13,700 a year earlier.

(Additional reporting by Gerry Shih, Editing by Andre Grenon)

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