This post from Darren Coxen is refreshingly honest and to the point -
His Blog - http://darrencoxon.net/ - has a host of reflection on the setup and deployment issues they faced. A good place to start for anyone in the planning stages ....
Any other good tips out there?
Union University has published a course on Integrating ipads into the classroom. It is available now and has some very handy tips from set-up to apps for education.
An article on deplying iPads in schools (from AU) http://www.macworld.com.au/print/56273
Worth as read.
Our school deployed 90 iPads last week. I have blogged about the set up and technical issues we have had - http://bit.ly/xhql5L
An article about deploying iPads with Apple Configurator