Missouri Journalism School Requires iPhone/iPod Touch

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TrepleTrearge of AL 10:19AM June 28, 2010

The school has the right idea about making education more accessible through technology. They need to open up to other brands. Apple does make some interesting products but so do other companies. I do like the idea that the students are able to revisit content as often as they would like or need to for their own learning. This idea of content being available in digital form means they are pushing their professors to use technology. I hope they are checking on those professors to insure they are using technology especially after they make the students buy the technology.

Sco-01 of CA 8:42PM May 01, 2010

hey genius its freshman not freshmean

lord of metal of PA 1:28PM April 14, 2010

the simple fact is apple is making education more affordable. we need to be using all the resources we can to educate. Plus I bet the people at this school can afford it and would probably have an Iphone or the like either way, this just uses a readily available resource to improve education.I'm all for it.by the way when you WATCHING an Iphone you are using you EARS AND EYES. Use you BRAIN before you type.

William Martin of CA 12:41PM February 17, 2010

I personally think this is awesome. For students Apple has this promotion during the summer buy any laptop and get a free ipod touch. I did it my freshman year, saved me $300. And you can write it off. Although I think its a bit wrong to take Apple's side only, I wonder what that university gets out of it.

Yami of CA 5:18PM September 28, 2009

I would get a computer before I would get an i pod. Computers are much more useful and distracting.
Of course both requires discipline.
I just wish the books were now on CD or memory stick. Most people do not realize it but a camera card can be made read only like floppies used to do.
Don D. Brock

Don D. Brock of AZ 10:08PM September 07, 2009

Like "dont trip" said the school is a journalism school and they put the apple products on the required list so that those who are using financial aide can use some of that aide in purchasing one or the other. The article also said that the students can watch the lecture on their laptop too if they want.

seth of OK 4:51PM August 27, 2009

the article said, theyre placing iphones as required so students could buy them with financial aid. some of u r acting as if its the end of education
loosen up ppl

dont trip of CA 1:12PM August 02, 2009

wow what have our lives become? requiring iphones? wow sad..it's as if we can't concentrate if we just use our EARS and EYES. Think about all the people who can't afford the high-end technologies...getting a laptop in college is great with me but anything other than that is excessive and just called reliance. What about all the other people in all the other high schools in the other places, will they get a worse education because they can't buy iphones? These things are suppose to be BANNED from school because they distract us students, not because it's fashionable and popular. Is this going to make this school better on the ranking or whatever just because it does this? I certainly hope not...it would bother alot of people.
By the way, go Paulo Verdes High and Troy, they own.

johnny. of CA 12:39PM June 21, 2009