===== Early procurement at Clemens-August-Gymnasium ====

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The information compiled here applies ONLY to the Clemens-August-Gymnasium Cloppenburg!
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==== What risks do I bear? ====
  - The school system in Germany is primarily designed for legal comparability. In particular, if devices are also to be used in examinations, all devices in a learning group must have comparable performance characteristics (screen size, CPU performance, etc.). Digital technology is developing. It is possible that even a device purchased six months before the official launch will no longer fulfil the school's requirements and another device will have to be purchased - especially if there is a change in technology.
  - If you buy iPads online at particularly favourable prices, there is a good chance, depending on the retailer, that the purchased device cannot be integrated into the school's IT system. Here too, you may have to purchase another device. 

==== What do I need to ensure when purchasing an iPad? ====
The school will provide you with an ordering channel for the official introduction in autumn 2025, where all the points mentioned here are done automatically and you do not have to worry about anything. The school cannot force you to use this ordering channel.

=== Which devices are currently (11/2024) suitable? ===
  * iPad 10th generation with cover and pen in the WLAN version
  * iPad Air (4th generation, **10.9 inch** in the WLAN version) - only available refurbished
  * iPad Pro (4th generation, **11 inch** in the WLAN version) - only available refurbished

The memory size should be at least **64GB** in each case. With the 4th generation iPad Air and iPad Pro, it is foreseeable that the update supply may not be available until the end of the school term. Higher generations or larger screens are NOT possible, as comparability in examinations is then no longer given. 
 
=== ESSENTIAL: Your device must be registered ===
Say the following sentence when purchasing:

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"Please register the device to the **Clemens-August-Gymnasium** with the organisation ID **28347928** in the corresponding school manager."
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Retailers that offer this service include:
  * Mediamarkt/Saturn
  * Euronics
  * Rednet
  * GfdB
  * Deutsche Telekom 
  * and many more.
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Subsequent registration can cost you up to 70 euros. As a rule, your school will not be able to help you with this. In practice, this means that your child will only be able to take part in lessons digitally after a few weeks. 
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=== You must provide the school with the serial number and MAC address of the device when requested by a letter to parents in late summer 2025 ===
  * The serial number can be found on the back of the device or under **Settings => Info (serial number)**.
  * The MAC address can be found under **Settings => Info (WLAN address)**

=== Purchase an MDM licence for the device when requested by a parent letter in late summer 2025 ===
These are not regularly available on the market. When the devices are introduced, the school will provide you with a corresponding ordering option. Please make use of this!