A friend of mine at the University of Florida in Gainesville is starting at pharmacy school this fall and just found out she’ll be required to purchase an iPhone or iPod Touch for the curriculum.
According to UF, some of the pharmacy courses will have programs designed around the devices. The iPhone has a number of apps that can aid students, including “medical reference applications, blood glucose monitor accessories, and software that allows obstetricians to use their iPhones to remotely access virtual real-time and historical waveform data for their patients,” according to AppleInsider.
On the one hand, an iPhone could help any student be productive. I use iPhone’s Calendar, Todo and WeDict apps to stay organized in school. However, I know from experience that the iPhone can also be an incredible distraction, and a hindrance to learning if students aren’t disciplined enough to use it for the right purposes.
Some of the benefits of UF’s policy to require iPhones or iPod Touches for students:
- App Store offers useful apps to aid medical learning
- Aiding distribution of classroom podcasts, such as lectures and other classroom materials
- More efficient communication — everyone will possess the same device
Potential downsides of mandatory iPhones or iPod Touches at UF’s pharmacy school:
- High cost of purchasing the device, although it could potentially be covered by financial aid
- Distraction in the classroom — iPhone is essentially an inconspicuous personal computer
- Deterioration of learning if students rely on the device too heavily for information
- It’s a covert endorsement by an educational institution of a select corporation — sort of like when schools offer only Pepsi products throughout campus
What do you think?
Should the University of Florida’s pharmacy school require students to purchase an iPhone or iPod Touch? I would love to hear your opinion in the comments.
Written by Chris | Source: http://www.appleiphonereview.com
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Shots have reportedly been fired at the Apple Retail Store Clarendon in Arlington, Virginia, according to AppleInsider. One person was wounded in the shoulder, the site says, and taken to hospital in an ambulance. Police are searching for the shooter.
AppleInsider reports:
“Someone was just shot at the store and just were carted out in an ambulance,” that person said. “Unsure what happened but the store is closed down and there are police everywhere.”
Witnesses report hearing a loud bang coming from the back room followed by a woman screaming. A thin-framed, black male believed to be in his twenties and wearing a fake beard was seen fleeing from the rear of the store.
Local authorities have called in air support to help search for the suspect, who was reportedly clad in beige. The victim, whose gender and identity have yet to be identified, is believed to have been shot in the shoulder.
On Twitter, use TyroneFord appears to confirm the report:
“A friend was just in the Apple Store in Clarendon, Va and he claims there were gunshots and screams from the store room,” he tweeted.
The local ABC affiliate is confirming the report: One Confirmed Shot at Arlington Apple Store.
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Unfortunately this is bunk, but it’s worth posting anyway because, well, I guess a ton of other websites will publish it.
A new non-slip rubber case for the “Apple iPod Touch 3″ on a junk accessory website hints that the soon-to-be-updated device will have a camera. The rubbery red case has two holes on the back, presumably for a camera.
The third-generation iPod touch is expected in September, and is rumored to include a camera, which would be an obvious upgrade for the device.
However, the tip came from a reader “Jenny,” who has also tipped off CrunchGear and I4U News. Best guess is that Jenny represents the accessory website, Uxsight.com, and is trying to drum up traffic and Google juice.
In her email to CoM, she makes sure to mention the case’s low, low price. “Can’t vouch for the
creditability of the source,” she writes, “but I guess $1.69 is not much of a risk.”
Plus, why are there two holes — one bigger than the other? And why two versions of the case, one with the camera on the left, the other with the camera on the right?
Link to the store.
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Written by Leander Kahney | Source: http://cultofmac.com
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