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Texas university giving iPhones to all freshmen

Posted February 26, 2008 10:04 PM by Cedric Bosch
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It’s not uncommon for educational institutions to hand out Apple computers to incoming students and faculty, but this is a truly unprecedented events. The Abilene Christian University in Texas is handing out iPhones and iPod Touches to all incoming freshman as part of a new integrative-technology program. Supposedly, students will be able to access information about homework alerts, in-class surveys, directions to classrooms and offices, and meal balance information- all from the convenience of their iPhones. Is the iPhone the only device that can perform these functions? Absolutely not. We’re all for technology being used by as many people as possible, but has the ACU ever heard of traditional schedules, written with (gasp!) pencil and paper? Maybe we’re old fashioned, but this just seems like overkill to us.

Via: Arstechnica

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  1. Thats Scary ! I thought the Jesus Phone was a joke . Them are guna be some Sexy Solders .

    Posted by byronchurch on February 27, 2008 12:41 AM

  2. That is NOT fair!! smile

    Posted by Max on February 27, 2008 1:16 AM

  3. Overkill? Have you seen the video of what these guys want to do? Now that is cool!

    http://www.acu.edu/connected

    Posted by Hodedo on February 27, 2008 8:32 AM

  4. Interesting and I’m jealous too!  I don’t think it’s overkill.  Yeah, iPhone is an expensive device to do this with but at least it’s easy to obtain and get support for…plus the university will be able to design and build their own (web) applications in house.  By running them on local servers and providing campus-wide WiFi, the experience could be super slick and super consistent.  I wish them every luck with it and wish I was working on it too!

    Posted by Si Brindley on February 27, 2008 10:17 AM

  5. http://www.acu.edu/news/2008/080225_iphone.html - official explanation

    videos demonstrating possible uses
    http://www.acu.edu/technology/mobilelearning/index.html

    Posted by bizuse on February 27, 2008 12:47 PM

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