ACU gives iPhone/iPod Touch to all incoming freshman
Abilene Christian University released that starting with the incoming 2008 Freshman class all student will receive an iPhone o iPod touch. The cost of these units will be built into each student’s tuition in hopes of bringing new technology and resources on the go for these students. They have prepared by 15 web applications making it easy for students to locate professors’ offices, reply in-class surveys and quizzes and even check their meal ticket balance.
“We are not merely providing cutting-edge technology tools to our incoming students,” said Roberts. “We are plus providing the web applications that ensure these tools will become critical to the students’ learning experience. considering
93 percent of ACU students bring their own computers with them to college, we are choosing to take them to the next level by providing converged mobile devices.”
For the past ten months Abilene’s faculty and staff have been conducting research and are always looking for new possibilities through handheld devices. that college campus located in Texas and attracts about 4700 students from all across the US, by integrating technology they will be expanding the diversity among the students and allowing peace of mind with a piece of technology helping them along the way.
[Via ACU University]
Original post by Bree Pearson
