iPods in Education
Ubiquity Apple sold 100 million iPods as of April 2007 Over 22 Million sold 1st Fiscal Quarter 2008 According to NPD Market Research, 31 percent of kids aged 6-10 now use digital music players, and 54 percent of those use an iPod.
The Trouble With iPods Lack of attention Distraction Cheating Theft Media Consumption Status: haves and have nots Hearing loss Some schools and classrooms have decided to ban them Some schools and classrooms have decided to ban them
Using Them for Good Duke University gives iPod to each student Duke University gives iPod to each student Brearly School in Manhattan requires them Brearly School in Manhattan requires them Iowa School district uses iPods to aid special ed students Iowa School district uses iPods to aid special ed students
Podcasts iTunes U iTunes Podcast Directory Audio Podcasts Video Podcasts Education Podcast Network Making your own Podcasts Audacity GarageBand Profcast
Instructional Video Converting video Finding Video United Streaming DVD Conversion with HandbrakeHandbrake TeacherTube downloaderdownloader Youtube conversion with ZamzarZamzar Quicktime Pro
Audio Books iTunes has a large selection Free Audiobooks Making your own audio books
Foreign Language Instructional audio and video Recording student voices Foreign music / television / audiobooks Vcommunicator
Reference Dictionary Thesaurus Encyclopedia Wikipedia Free downloads
Games iQuiz Chess & Backgammon Brain Challenge Creating your own games iStory Creator
SAT Prep For 5th Gen. iPods
Special Education Speech and Language Reading tests Limited English Proficiency
Photos From camera From computer Use as presentation tool
USB Drive In iTunes, enable disk use Can save files as if it were a flash drive
Notes Used to store notes, eBooks, or any text file
Voice recording Instructions on Apple’s siteApple’s site Need microphone Belkin voice recorder Griffin iTalk iKaraoke
Calendar / Organizer
Athletics Nike + iPod Watching play video Workout soundtrack Stopwatch
Playing to the whole class FM transmitters Base stations Boomboxes Computer speakers Stereo adapters
Which iPod? Which iPod do you have? Which iPod do more kids have? Which iPod is best? iPod Touch and iPhone
Lesson Plans and Ideas Apple Learning Interchange Success Stories iPod Learning Labs Education World iPod Resources Springfield IL Schools
Thank You Jim Geoffrey 150 West Ann St Kaukauna, WI