N.M. school tries to reach students via podcast

By FELICIA FONSECA , Associated Press Writer, Technology / Other

Incoming sophomore Kyla Walraven listens to her Zune on the bus ride home in Fort Sumner, N.M., on May 13, 2008. The commute for nearly 50 percent of Fort Sumner High Schools students is about an hour bus ride. This past semester, nearly every one of the roughly 100 students at Fort Sumner High School was outfitted with the Microsoft media player, similar to Apple's iPod, enabling them to watch videos and listen to podcasts created or recommended by teachers and fellow students. It was one of two schools nationwide taking part in the project. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca)

(AP) -- Students at a rural New Mexico school made a unique pledge last winter: Right hands raised, they promised to take care of their Zunes.

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