Obama stresses education over iPod, Xbox

President Barack Obama told college graduates on Sunday the era of the iPod and the Xbox has not always been good for the cause of a strong education.Obama made the point in a commencement speech to more than 1,000 graduates and thousands of their family and friends gathered on the football field at Hampton University, a historically black college in southeastern Virginia.
http://in.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idINIndia-48350220100509Also see:Barack Obama warns students about distractions of technology
US president Barack Obama, whose 2008 election victory has been acclaimed as the first to be “won on the internet”, has warned university graduates against relying on technology for information.In a commencement speech to more than 1,000 graduates, and thousands of their family and friends gathered at Hampton University, Obama said the era of the iPod and the Xbox has not always been good for the cause of a strong education.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/10/barack-obama-cant-work-ipadObama bemoans ‘diversions’ of IPod, Xbox era [AFP]
US President Barack Obama lamented Sunday that in the iPad and Xbox era, information had become a diversion that was imposing new strains on democracy, in his latest critique of modern media.Obama, who often chides journalists and cable news outlets for obsessing with political horse race coverage rather than serious issues, told a class of graduating university students that education was the key to progress.
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http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/obama-bemoans-diversions-of-ipod-xbox-era-20100510-ulz9.htmlObama: iPod, iPad don’t empower
Revolutions are difficult things. One person’s change is another person’s threat. One person’s magic is another person’s incarcerating sorcery.Please forgive me for sounding deeply philosophical, as opposed to the usual shallow caliber. But I have been moved to more profound thought by the words of President Obama to the students of Hampton University.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20004516-71.htmlDodging presidential scorn of the iPad
After President Obama on Sunday cited Apple’s iPad–among other devices–as being a “distraction” rather than a tool for learning, he spoke of only one possible vision of the tablet’s future.In a widely reported commencement speech at Hampton University in Virginia, Obama lamented the tendency of popular electronic devices to simply entertain and divert, rather than educate.
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