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Seton Hill University in the United States announced that all full-time students attending their university in the fall will receive a free apple  iPad as well as a free Mac Book.  You heard right, free!! (check out their tutition costs before you become too green with envy).  The university stated that they wanted all students to become skilled with digital technology and be able to use e-books instead of text books.  The devices will be used in class to take notes, share documents and undoubtedly to facebook friends.

Seton Hill boasts that they have an excellent IT department with mac-trained service providers and that the students will be able to keep both computer and tablet even after graduation.

This all seems very cool, but if this becomes the new trend in education what´s going to happen to the good-old double rule and ball point pen??  I  can´t even imagine not lugging around text books.  And highlighters? I love to highlight!!

Your thoughts, please.

Tags: Apple, Facebook, iPad, Seaton Hall