Article: New excuse to skip class: Downloadable lectures

Miss class? Your iPod will save you.

The University of California, Berkeley, has signed a deal with Apple Computers that makes dozens of course lectures available on the popular iTunes Music Store.

Students can download video and audio recordings of lectures from select courses directly onto their iPods and other MP3 players through the service.

The agreement augments online course lectures -- called coursecasts or podcasts -- that are already available through a campus-based Web site available at http://webcast.berkeley.edu.

The recordings are free for download and are available to students and the general public. Unlike other universities, UC Berkeley does not restrict the content to ...

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