For a few weeks, I have been using the mbDrive application. It costs $1.99 from iTunes and makes a folder on my computer that allows me to dump information from my computer onto my iPhone. This turns my iPhone into a 5 GB flash drive.
I have been able to put book summaries and audio books on my iPhone to occupy my down time. Now instead of playing a game or surfing the web, I listen to books or read book summaries. It is a great way to deal with airplane and car trips.
This application will allow teachers to place copies of notes and assignments onto iPods for students to use. The only problem I see is that it is very hard to get information out to print it. Also deleting the information is a bit tricky, because it needs to be deleted from the computer when the iPod/iPhone is turned on and communicating with it. One time I deleted a summary from the iPhone, and it still shows up in the folder on my computer. It is not a huge problem, but the process needs to be explained in detail before teachers without a great deal of computer experience use the mbDrive app.
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