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Article: COLLEGE STUDENTS CAN TUNE INTO IPODS FOR MORE THAN TUNES.(LIFE-MONEY)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- August 2, 2004
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Byline: HELENA OLIVERO Cox News Service
Hard to imagine a chalkboard or an overhead projector inspiring nicknames.
But the coolest gadget making its way into education -- the iPod -- has digitally enhanced a moniker for Georgia College & State University professor Rob Viau.
His students simply call him, ``iRob.''
IPods -- known for playing music -- are being used to listen to languages and other material in a few college courses, quickly making the pocket-sized gizmos the newest sweetheart of the college learning experience.
At Duke University, the accessory is even being distributed to 1,650 incoming freshman for free as ...