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iPods as classroom tools are growing trend among national college campuses

-LIZ ABEND, Pepperdine Graphic
Far from Malibu, two Georgia universities have turned the familiar iPod into an education and research tool, now a common practice in many colleges and a handful of high schools across the nation. However, Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, Ga. have been practical in creating more versatile uses of the iPod on their campus. They have organized a group of faculty to invent new uses for the available iPod technology. Read full article.

iPods and teachers make good match

- Collegiate Times
Apple Computer Inc.’s iPods are everywhere now, especially on college campuses like Virginia Tech where students use the devices for anything from listening to music and watching music videos to viewing their favorite episodes of “Desperate Housewives” or “Lost.” Doesn’t it make sense, then, to turn a handheld portable device of such wide usage into a learning tool? Professors and teachers across the nation are taking advantage of the iPod’s versatility by putting videos of whole lectures, relevant music, movies and other supplementary materials up for download so students can access them whenever and wherever they choose. Read full article.

Apple Takes iTunes, Podcasts to School

-By Ed Oswald, BetaNews
Having conquered the digital music and video industries, Apple has set its sights on a new market that should be familiar to the company: education. Apple has introduced "iTunes U," a new service that makes course lectures and materials available through the iTunes software. Over the past year, Apple has run a pilot program with six universities across the United States. Last week, the company decided to open the program up to any university or college that wishes to sign up. Read full article.