In March 2018, Apple made several announcements that marked the company’s increased focus on the education sector, emphasizing their commitment to helping teachers and students alike. Here’s a look at the educational applications they announced:

Schoolwork: This classroom app was designed to help teachers distribute assignments digitally, track student progress, and collaborate one-on-one with students. Schoolwork allows teachers to assign specific activities within apps and see how students perform, providing personalized guidance.

Classroom for Mac: Originally available on iPad, Classroom came to Mac as well. It’s a tool for teachers to manage student iPads, including viewing student screens during class, sharing work, and managing student devices.

Everyone Can Create Curriculum: This creative initiative is designed to integrate drawing, music, filmmaking or photography into lesson plans of any subject. The curriculum aids students in developing and communicating ideas through video, photography, music, and drawing.

Updated Pages: Apple also announced new versions of its Pages app specifically aimed at students and educators. The update included Apple Pencil support for iPad with features such as smart annotation beta, which allows users to give feedback in documents.

These applications were all part of Apple’s broader strategy to reassert its presence in education technology markets dominated by rivals like Google. Alongside the apps, they also launched a new 9.7-inch iPad with Apple Pencil support aimed at classrooms offering powerful capabilities that enable students and teachers to be more creative.

Through these initiatives and tools, Apple intended not just to foster creativity and productivity in the classroom but also wanted to empower teachers with better technology for administration and personalization of learning experiences for their students.