perhaps this is why Coach K decided to stay
t.s.o.a. correspondent Alena checks in with this bit of news: Duke to Provide Freshman with iPods (registration required).
IPods can store other kinds of data as well, and Duke students will receive models stocked with school-related information, including freshman orientation details, the academic calendar, campus tours and even the school's fight song.
The university also will create a Web site modeled on the Apple iTunes online music site from which students can download songs and course content from faculty, including language lessons, lectures and audio books.
Lisa Merschel's Spanish class will use the iPods to listen to textbook exercises and Spanish songs. Sally Schauman plans to have students record field interviews on the ethics and science of urban water conservation.
that's a pretty genius move on the part of administrators, but i'm afraid it's going to do very little to heal Duke students' reputations as a bunch of smarmy, priggish future country club members. but does anyone know about the iPod's ability to act as a digital tape recorder? someone in the office was just asking me to look into such a thing earleir today and if i can convince them to buy an iPod for the company, that would be pretty great.
Comments
GW is doing something similar, offering free Napster to incoming students:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A56172-2004Jul16?language=printer
Posted by: Matt | July 21, 2004 04:35 PM
Don't know about iPods, but my (now nonfunctional) Dell Digital Jukebox has a recording option. And most of 'em hold as much data as iPods, I believe.
Posted by: Matt | July 21, 2004 04:37 PM
yeah, but at least Duke's move has the pretense of learning about it. but that should certainly boost GW up a few notches in the "party school" polls.
Posted by: jamie | July 21, 2004 04:41 PM
For 40 bucks, you can turn the ipod into a voice recorder:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=T9635LL/A
Posted by: Greg | July 22, 2004 12:52 PM