Running Down a Dream: Someday, Everything is Gonna Sound Like a Rhapsody

Saturday, March 1, 2008

As a follow-up to Tuesday's post on ACU's new iPhone/iPod Touch program, I thought I would bring together a few different voices from the interwebs on the topic:

The Optimist: "Freshmen to Receive iPhone/iPod Touch"
The Engadget Blog: "ACU Dishing Out iPhone/iPod Touch to All Incoming Freshmen". Also, please check out that comment section for a healthy dose of bigotry, speculation, and cynicism.
Technovelgy: "iPhones for Freshmen at ACU"
Innovation in College Media: "ACU and the iPhone: A Challenge for College Media". All the JMC readers of Running Down a Dream will note the Cade White shoutout in this article.
Apple Links: "ACU to Give iPhone or iPod Touch to All Incoming Freshmen"
streetinsider.com: "ACU to Pioneer New Learning Strategies Using Apple iPhone/iPod Touch"

Finally, the videos that started the phenomenon can be found here:

"Connected" Part 1: Social Uses

"Connected" Part 2: Academic Uses

Also, here's a video featuring ACU professor Dr. Bill Rankin and Director of Public Relations Lynne Bruton explaining the concept behind the videos:

At 6:47 AM, Cris said...: Good for them...this is an exciting step for ACU. Although if they thought texting in chapel was a problem before...I'm guessing an automatic 25% of the student body with iPhones won't help.
At 9:41 PM, Sammie said...: OC decided to one-up ACU, and announced on Friday that all students will get apple laptops AND either an iPhone or an iTouch. I wanted to throw my dell at them all.
At 9:59 PM, Justin said...: Somewhere, Steve Jobs is very, very pleased.

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