Die-hard Apple fans looking at Universities to attend next Fall might want to start considering Abilene Christian University in Texas. The University is starting a program which will give all incoming freshman a choice of the iPod Touch or iPhone 3G, preloaded with applications to help in “academics and studying”.
Students expressed happiness about the ability to use the device in class for research purposes: “I use it in four of my five classes,” says Halie Davis, a teenager from Rankin, in west Texas, who chose the iPhone out of the two devices. “If your teacher says ‘get out your iPhone and look up a word’ you can do a Google search or check Wikipedia on the Internet. It’s really fast.”
The university offers the students read-only access to Xythos, the university’s online document management system launched earlier this year, via their devices. Through the system, instructors can add essential class documents, such as the course syllabus, PDF files, and assignments. The applications are web-based, chosen by the university in part for future expansion outside of the bounds of the iPhone.
Via NetworkWorld
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