New excuse for skipping classes

Saw this on the NewScientist website: "New psychological research suggests that university students who download a podcast lecture achieve substantially higher exam results than those who attend the lecture in person."

Apple's iTunes university was launched less than two years ago, It offers college lectures on everything from Proust to particle physics to students and the public. Some universities make their lectures available to all, while others restrict access to enrolled studunts. Some professors even limit downloads to encourage class attendance.

Now, thanks to the University of South Florida's Lit2Go program, parents and teachers can find a wealth of great literature to share with children. Ready for iPod are the fables, fairy tales,
novels, nursery rhymes, poems, short stories, and lectures which all come in MP3 format and are free to download. And kids -- from kindergarden to twelfth grade -- will find hundreds of stories
and books to enjoy. Printable version are available, too. You can:

• Download the files to your Mp3 player and listen on the go,
• Listen to the Mp3 files on your computer,
• View the text on a webpage and read along as you listen,
• Print out the stories and poems to make your own book.

If you have iTunes software installed on your computer, you can download many of the selections directly into your iTunes library.

Looks like schools are on the extinct list too. Who needs lecturers and teachers anymore?

Lit2Go