Ipod in classrooms/Duke University

I have read about the use of Ipods in Grand Prairie school's classrooms. At 5:11 PM CST on Monday, November 5, 2007, STELLA M. CHÁVEZ / The Dallas Morning News
schavez@dallasnews.com reported that she is one of 18 employees at Grand Prairie's Ervin C. Whitt Elementary School using iPods to teach kids. According to Ms. Chavez, a lot of teaches are agreeing that when they think of instructing students, they have to think of different ways of teaching, so they have to keep up with the changes in technology.

This school district purchased a total of 321 video iPods at a cost of $73,114, paying for them through its state technology allotment and a Title I federal grant. I am guessing they really feel the need to start using these ipods. I didn't see any literature concerning who's responsible if something happens to the gadget.

Duke University
Ipods in the classroom became trendy several years ago when Duke University began giving them to incoming freshmen. According to Duke, the devices have also been popular on college campuses where professors record lectures on iTunes. The number of Duke University students using iPods in the classroom has quadrupled. According to the university’s Center for Instructional Technology (CIT), 1,200 students are expected to use iPods to enhance classroom materials. Duke distributed free iPods to all first-year students in 2004; for the current academic year, it modified to program to provide free iPods only to undergraduates who enrolled in a course that required the device.


http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/2005/12/ipodupdate.html