I don't think we're far from a time when I can suggest that Facebook could take over the classwork and assignment functions of MyFCS without people looking at me like I just shot their dog...
A pretty compelling argument for macs in education. Of course this argument is virtually obsolete and in the next few years we'll be deciding if we should require ios or android devices for all students as we enter the "post pc era" (thanks for that catchphrase, Mr. Jobs).
Colleges manage to find a way to make students pay for a toy that does something that could be just as easily accomplished with a laptop or cell phone that they already have. But hey, its better than nothing.
When faculty laptops are recalled for the summer, maybe we should install kindle app and some of these papers on them. Most people won't read them, but a few might get curious.