| m-link"> | | | | times and can hold much more data than DVDs. Since |
| Students are increasingly being required to have usb | | | | a student is usually modifying data daily, this |
| memory sticks for school. Learn how memory sticks | | | | rewrite-ability can be a benefit that overrides the cost |
| are being used by students and teachers alike. High | | | | difference. Another potential cost-override difference is |
| school and college students often work on different | | | | the sheer memory available now on USB flash drives. |
| computers daily to complete assignments. And high | | | | Today, you can purchase 32GB USB flash drives for |
| school teachers and college professors are | | | | less than two-hundred dollars. A 32GB USB flash drive |
| demanding more and more professional presentations | | | | has more memory than some computers and 64GB |
| from their pupils. Many students use USB flash drives | | | | USB flash drives are also now available.For Teachers |
| to store their work and teachers are increasingly | | | | and Professors:Teachers and professors like USB |
| accepting assignments submitted on USB flash drives. | | | | flash drives for many of the same reasons students |
| Why are USB flash drives (also called USB memory | | | | do: durability, reliability, and memory size. They also like |
| sticks and USB thumb drives) becoming popular for | | | | the versatility USB flash drives offer.Assignments are |
| academic purposes?For Students:First, students can | | | | increasingly becoming multimedia presentations. When |
| create personalized USB drives that copy their | | | | students submit these assignments on a personalized |
| desktop applications and preferences from their | | | | flash drive, they can include supporting PowerPoint |
| personal computer. When they plug in their | | | | presentations, spreadsheets, databases, Flash Media, |
| personalized flash drive, they can run programs using | | | | narration, web links, research, and more along with their |
| their settings, utilities, browser, etc. This is obviously a | | | | main assignment. This allows the teacher to assess |
| handy feature for students who may work on their | | | | their pupils on much more than their paper-writing |
| own computer, in the computer lab, on a coffeehouse | | | | abilities, which in turn, gives the students more accurate |
| computer, and on their parents’ computer all in | | | | feedback.Teachers and professors are also |
| one week. Plus, many smaller, more portable | | | | benefitting from the portability of personalized USB |
| computers do not come with a DVD device, but all | | | | drive assignments. In class, they can transfer each |
| computers have USB ports.Second, though DVDs are | | | | student’s work onto their own USB memory |
| less expensive, USB flash drives offer more features | | | | stick, then return the students’ memory sticks |
| that are student-friendly. USB flash drives are much | | | | immediately. Even if the teacher or professor takes all |
| harder to damage. Their case protects them from | | | | of the USB flash drives home, they can carry all of |
| damage with normal usage, unlike DVDs that require | | | | their students’ assignments in their briefcase or |
| special handling to keep from accidentally rendering | | | | attaché. Compare this to carrying home reams of |
| data stored on them unreadable. You can drop USB | | | | paper each time a major assignment is due. Not only is |
| memory sticks without damaging the data stored. | | | | it easier on the back, but it is obviously easier on the |
| Leaving them on the hot dash of your car may warp | | | | environment as well.Students and teachers alike are |
| the case, but usually does not damage the memory. | | | | becoming fans of customized USB flash drives. They |
| Some USB pens have even survived being washed | | | | offer unparalleled portability, storage capacity, and |
| and dried in Consumer Reports’ independent lab | | | | reliability. As their price continues to drop, USB flash |
| testing. Students can carry their personalized USB | | | | drives are sure to find their way onto more campuses |
| drives in their pockets, backpacks, or purses with little | | | | and into more classrooms. |
| risk.Third, USB flash drives are rewriteable many more | | | | |