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2024 Lapel Pin (chrome/orange, Apple Distinguished School, 2024)

Apple describes the Distinguished Schools program:

“Apple Distinguished Schools are centers of leadership and educational excellence ​that demonstrate Apple’s vision for learning with technology — and we believe they are some of the most innovative schools in the world.”

As of November 2024, Apple reported that there were 889 Apple Distinguished Schools in 37 countries. The district where I serve as an educational technology leader is proud to have three Apple Distinguished Schools.

This “2024” lapel pin is polished chrome with a bright orange border. The shade of orange matches one of the stripes on Apple’s classic six-color logo. The font used for the pin is San Francisco, Apple’s corporate font since about 2015. The pin package is wrapped in clear plastic and attached to a 3 x 3-inch black cardboard backing that is printed in white with the words [Apple logo] Distinguished School.

The pin is meant to commemorate new Apple Distinguished Schools added to the program in 2024. The pin is made from metal with a polished chrome finish. It is approximately 2 mm thick, 1 1/4-inches across, and 7/8-inch tall. The pin is held in place from the back by a silver butterfly clutch.

Source: Apple, Wikipedia (clutch, Apple typography)

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Apple Distinguished Educators card (2020)

According to Apple:

“In 1995, Apple created the Apple Distinguished Educators (ADE) program to recognize K–12 and higher-education pioneers who are using Apple technology to transform teaching and learning. These are the educators who are looking to change the world. They are active leaders from around the world helping other educators rethink what’s possible with iPad and Mac to make learning deeply personal for every student.”

This card measured 7 x 7 inches and was printed on heavy, textured paper in Apple’s San Francisco corporate font.

This card was printed with the following statement:

The Apple Distinguished Educators program was created to recognize education pioneers using Apple technology to transform teaching and learning. It has become a global community that continues to rethink what’s possible to make learning deeply personal for every student.

As we reflect on the past 25 years, and look forward to the next, we acknowledge the significant contributions you’ve made. The challenges and opportunities for education have never been more important than they are today and we celebrate your passion, innovation, and leadership.

I have been a member of the ADE program since 2007.

Source: Apple

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Join a community of leaders and educators information card (c. 2022)

This informational card is printed on card stock and features a photo of two educators sitting in a library, both using iPad devices. It is printed with the text “Join a community of leaders and educators.” The URL education.apple.com is printed below.

The back of the card is white and includes the text (printed in black):

“The Apple Education Community is an online space where education leaders, educators, and IT professionals can connect, share, and learn. Engage in thoughtful discussions, ask questions, share stories, and find helpful resources to support your work every day.”

Two QR codes are printed below the text. The QR code “For leaders” directs to https://education.apple.com/forum/leadership. The QR code “For educators” directs to https://education.apple.com/forum/teaching-and-learning.

All text on this card is printed in Apple’s San Francisco corporate font.

Source: Apple (leaders, educators)

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eMate 300 lapel pin (c. 1997)

The eMate 300 was designed specifically for the education market and released in March 1997. The device ran NewtonOS and featured a 25 MHz ARM 710a processor, 8 MB of ROM, 3 MB of RAM (1MB of DRAM+2 MB of Flash Memory for user storage), a PCMCIA slot, IrDA-beaming capabilities, and a proprietary Newton InterConnect port.

The eMate 300 design was unique for the time with a translucent aquamarine and black “clamshell” case with a 480×320 16-shade grayscale backlit LCD display. It included a stylus and a built-in keyboard (and did not support a mouse).

This eMate lapel pin is a gold representation of the device and features dark teal enamel to represent the LCD screen. The pin design depicts the eMate with the lid open to show the keyboard and stylus. The tiny screen representation includes an Apple logo and the Newton “lightbulb” logo.

The back of the lapel pin uses a protruding perpendicular pin with a butterfly clutch to secure the pin to clothing. The gold back surface has a textured grid pattern and the word CHINA.

The pin measures approximately 22 mm x 19 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

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Apple Education Community Pens (2024)

These pens were made of metal with a black satin finish. They retracted by twisting the barrel. Near the clip, they featured an Apple logo and the words Education Community in metallic gold. The logotype was printed in Apple’s San Francisco corporate font, used since 2015.

The end of the pen featured a black stylus tip that can be used to tap or write on a touchscreen such as an iPad or iPhone.

The weight of the pen conveyed a feeling of quality, and it measured approximately 5.75 inches long.

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Apple Education Community vinyl sticker (2024)

This vinyl sticker is custom-die cut in the shape of a cartoon-syle “thought bubble” printed with the words Apple Education Community. The text is printed in three colors (orange, blue, and violet). The sticker is on a white background with a primary accent and outline color of blue. The font used is a bold version of San Francisco, Apple’s corporate font since 2015.

The design also includes hand-drawn stylized versions of various icons used on the Apple Education site and a QR code. When scanned, the QR code leads to the URL education.apple.com.

These stickers were available at educational technology conferences and distributed in person by Apple Education Leadership Executives.

The custom die-cut sticker measures approximately 4.5 x 3 inches.

Sources: Apple, Wikipedia

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Apple ♥️s Educators vinyl sticker (2024)

This vinyl sticker is printed with the words Apple ♥️s Educators. The text is printed in a multi-color-gradient color spectrum (purple, dark pink, orange, gold, green, teal) and the ♥️ symbol is red with a white QR code. The font used is a bold version of San Francisco, Apple’s corporate font since 2015.

When scanned, the QR code leads to the URL education.apple.com.

These stickers were available at educational technology conferences and distributed in person by Apple Education Leadership Executives.

The custom die-cut sticker measures approximately 5 x 1.25 inches.

Sources: Apple, Wikipedia