BATAVIA – Alice Gustafson Elementary School fifth-grader Tony Avila wanted facts to back up his argument that he and his fellow students should have a longer recess during the school day.

With an iPad in hand, Tony searched the Internet and found studies showing that kids don’t get enough exercise, facts he planned to use in his classroom assignment. That’s just one example of how the elementary school’s students use iPads in their classrooms.

Batavia School District 101 launched an iPad pilot program in the fall at the elementary school. At the beginning of the year, each fifth-grader received a third-generation iPad to use during the school day.