Can students use their iPods and the iTunes Music Store on their iBooks?
There are many issues surrounding iPods and the iTunes Music Store that have caused disappointment at other laptop schools. Using iTunes for school-related projects will be allowed, but the software shouldn’t be used as the student’s main music collection or for music purchased through the iTunes music store. There are several reasons for this policy. First, to use the iTunes music store to purchase music (even with a gift card) means using the school network for a financial transaction, which is not allowed in the OES Acceptable Use Agreement. Second, the contractual limits with iTunes music purchases can be problematic. For example, a user is only allowed to install a song purchased from the iTunes music store on three computers. If the song is put on the student iBook, or purchased through it, the license for that song will be lost if we replace the software on that iBook. The problem can be avoided if the computer is “de-authorized” as one of the three computers beforehand, but kee
