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Incoming SoE students to receive free iPods
Jason Gomes
Issue date: 3/11/05 Section: News
"One needs to look no further than the School's mission for the reason why we are giving out these iPods," Hanson said, "It is strictly just about the creative incorporation of technology to improve human understanding. If we gave students a piece of technology designed specifically to be used in the classroom, it wouldn't open up the same avenues of creativity and problem solving that the iPods does."
The School of Education plans to distribute the iPods to freshmen education students during New Student Days.
When asked about upper-class Education students being upset not receiving an iPod, Hanson commented that the students will have an opportunity to upgrade their iPods at a discounted rate if they own one. For students who do not own one, they will have the opportunity to purchase one at a discounted rate. In addition, the School of Education will sponsor a competition in the Spring term for upper-class students and graduate students to receive an iPod based on their creative ideas to incorporate it in education.
"I think it is ridiculous that freshmen are receiving iPods while upperclassmen are not," Laura Guzzi, a sophomore majoring in teacher education, said. "While I can see the benefits for the freshmen, what I don't understand is why can't we also receive one as well. My fellow peers have been here for two years, have worked hard in our major and are not receiving a gift or recognition. It is unfair that these incoming students are receiving a gift when they have yet to even begin work."
"I am not very bothered that the freshmen are receiving free iPods," Nichole Keiper, a sophomore majoring in Teacher Education, said. "My reservation is that these incoming freshmen can receive these iPods and then proceed to drop their major and still keep the iPods. I also hope that I am right when I am stating that the School of Education is not using this as a marketing ploy to attract incoming students."
Keiper also went on further to state that all students in the School should receive these iPods because the students in all class levels will have similar experiences, knowledge and have equal chances to obtain careers after graduation.
The School of Education plans to distribute the iPods to freshmen education students during New Student Days.
When asked about upper-class Education students being upset not receiving an iPod, Hanson commented that the students will have an opportunity to upgrade their iPods at a discounted rate if they own one. For students who do not own one, they will have the opportunity to purchase one at a discounted rate. In addition, the School of Education will sponsor a competition in the Spring term for upper-class students and graduate students to receive an iPod based on their creative ideas to incorporate it in education.
"I think it is ridiculous that freshmen are receiving iPods while upperclassmen are not," Laura Guzzi, a sophomore majoring in teacher education, said. "While I can see the benefits for the freshmen, what I don't understand is why can't we also receive one as well. My fellow peers have been here for two years, have worked hard in our major and are not receiving a gift or recognition. It is unfair that these incoming students are receiving a gift when they have yet to even begin work."
"I am not very bothered that the freshmen are receiving free iPods," Nichole Keiper, a sophomore majoring in Teacher Education, said. "My reservation is that these incoming freshmen can receive these iPods and then proceed to drop their major and still keep the iPods. I also hope that I am right when I am stating that the School of Education is not using this as a marketing ploy to attract incoming students."
Keiper also went on further to state that all students in the School should receive these iPods because the students in all class levels will have similar experiences, knowledge and have equal chances to obtain careers after graduation.
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DANIEL MOORE
posted 9/26/06 @ 2:50 PM EST
THIS SCHOOL CAN SUCK MY BIG DICK FOR ALL I CARE .
johannabartley
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posted 8/14/08 @ 4:29 PM EST
More schools have adopted this idea but I haven't heard any student bragging about his new iPod.
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