MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Many students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have the Internet right in the palm of their hand.
The results of a campus survey done by the UW’s Division of Information Technology shows nearly 45 percent of students now have smart phones or similar handheld devices that connect directly to the Internet, such as iPhone or Blackberry.
The numbers are up from about 24 percent in 2009 and the Division’s Brian Rust expects it to continue growing as students cell phone contracts expire and the technology continues to become more popular.
Rust says this year’s survey of students shows they’re constantly interested in new ways to make technology play a bigger role in their education.
