1. Anderson County School District #5 Board of Trustees Need for Diffusion of Technology to make iPods part of the Classroom Learning Environment Need for Diffusion of Technology to make iPods part of the Classroom Learning Environment Debra L. Hanks

2. Get on board or get behind! Today’s Technology Boom

3. Need for iPods: Music lovers wanted portability. K-12 teachers use for presentations. Ease of use with the Apple computer.

4. Apple Computer development along with the iPod Research: GarageBand (2009) from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Retrieved December 31, 2009 from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GarageBand

5. Dr. Gerhard Lengeling founded GarageBand. GarageBand (2009) from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Retrieved December 31, 2009 from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GarageBand Research:

6. January, 2004 Steve Jobs assisted by musician John Mayer demonstrated the usefulness of the IPod. Research: Learning Exchange (2009) Retrieved December 31, 2009 from : http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/search.php?keyword=Podcasting

7. Inventor of iPod hired Apr 2001 1st iPod released Oct 2001 2nd Version iPod July 2002 3rd Generation iPod Apr 2003 The iPod Mini Jan 2004 U2 special iPods Jan 2004 4th Generation iPod July 2004 iPod photo Oct 2004 iPod shuffle Jan 2005 1st iPod nano Sept 2005 5th generation ipod; gains video Sept 2005 New nano Sept 2006 Smaller shuffle Sept 2006 Newest ipod nano Sept 2008 The iPod classic Sept 2008 The iPod touch! Sept 2008

8. The intended audience was any music lover. K-12 and beyond Audience The image at: ali.apple.com/acot2/challenge/ali.apple.com/acot2/challenge/

9. 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 History of the iPod Timeline (2009) Retrieved Jan. 14, 2010 from: http://www.xtimeline.com/timeline/History-of-the-ipod-1

10. North Carolina School District http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/01/11/ school-district-buys-131-ipod-touches-for- education/ Among the innovators and early adopters: School districts using iPods Iowa School District http://iowaindependent.com/ 1901/iowa-school-district-pioneers -ipods-for-special-ed-testing Michigan Center teacher uses iPods to connect with students http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index ssf/2010/01/michigan_center_teacher_uses_i.html The Florida Center for Instructional Technology http://fcit.usf.edu/laptop/newscurrent.html

11. Grants Forty-four school districts receive $7.3 million in federal grants for technology http://www.aiken.k12.sc.us/site/Good_News/Te chGrants10_09.pdf Grants launch algebra by iPod http://www.ajc.com/news/grants- launch-algebra-by-194615.html Gage Public Schools Provides an iPod Touch for All Students http://www.gage.k12.ok.us/Article1.html Find the image at: http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index ssf/2010/01/michigan_center_teacher_use s_i.html

12. You Can't Ignore Technology Laggards http://www.infopackets.com/news/ humor/2008/20080318_you_cant _ignore_technology_laggards.htm Find the image at: www.business-strategy-innovation.com/2009_11_...

13. Why Americans are technology, political, and educational laggards and how it will doom them http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=2946 Find the image at: susanlucas.com/it/ael697/facdev.html

14. Attributes of iPods in Education http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/t4/content/view/212/37/ Podcasts - Sync education podcasts created by students and teachers for learning on the go. Audiobooks - Download audiobooks on a multitude of subjects from authors including Elie Wiesel, William Shakespeare, and Mark Twain. Music - Supplement a history lesson and bring rich cultural, historical, and educational value to all subject areas. Photos - Bring new life to science experiments, art history, and journalism projects. Videos - Experience a wide range of visual content, from short documentaries to foreign language lessons, for even more learning opportunities Follow Link to Find Success Stories Find the image at: www.educator.com/technology/

15. GarageBand is standard on the Apple computer. Commercialization : GarageBand (2009) from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Retrieved December 31, 2009 from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GarageBand