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Getting Started with Apple iOS Devices
Apple TV lets you view the contents of an iTunes library, such as movies and TV
shows, on a classroom television. iTunes is compatible with both Mac and PC and
comes preinstalled on every Mac computer. It’s available as a free download at
www.apple.com/itunes/download.
Adding content to your iTunes library is as easy as downloading it from the iTunes
Store or importing it from a CD. The iTunes library can hold a collection of digital audio
and video les, such as music from a CD, video les downloaded from iTunes U, apps
downloaded from the App Store, and audiobooks purchased from the iTunes Store. As
an iTunes collection grows, you can maintain multiple libraries for classroom use.
In iTunes, you can organize songs and other items into playlists. Adding a le to a play-
list doesn’t duplicate it—it’s simply an alias, or pointer, for the actual les in your iTunes
library. The sidebar displays all of your playlists.
You can create playlists to organize iTunes content for a specic student project or for
a particular class. For example, if you are studying the American Civil War, you could
create one playlist with songs from that time period and video clips from iTunes U.
You can also create Smart Playlists that automatically update according to criteria
you set—e.g., podcasts you’ve added in the last month. And you can use playlists to
set up digital portfolios for students to collect and assess their work throughout the
school year.
To access the iTunes Store, click iTunes Store in the iTunes sidebar when you’re con-
nected to the Internet. As you download free or purchased items, iTunes automatically
adds them to your library. To learn about the iOS device settings in iTunes, see “Using
iTunes on a Computer to Add Content” later in this guide. For links to more detailed
information about iTunes, see “Resources” later in this guide.
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