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Getting Started with iPod touch:
A guide for using iPod touch and iTunes for teaching and learning
Staying Organized
Allstudents,andparticularlythosewhohavedicultywithorganization,willndmany
valuable tools included with iPod touch. They can use the Calendar application and
writenotestothemselvestokeepupwithduedates.Youcansendemailtospecic
studentswithinformation,remindersaboutclasswork,andPDFlesofassignments.
Students can also use the Clock application, included with iPod touch, to set alarms for
themselves to stay on track, and download additional apps from the App Store to help
organize their time.
Motivating Readers with Audiobooks
Audiobooks can be downloaded for use on iPod touch, or older students can use iPod
touch with a voice recorder or GarageBand to narrate and record books for younger
students to listen to. Younger students can read along using the book as they listen.
Students can pause as they’re listening to an audiobook to take notes with the Notes
application or use the Internet when they have a question about something in the
book. They can also read the text of the book on the iPod touch as they listen. Some
teachersndithelpfultohavehesitantorstrugglingreaderslistentotherstchapter
of a book on iPod touch so they can get “hooked” on the book, and then have them
read the rest of the book on their own.
Reaching All Learners
iPod touch can be a supportive tool for students with special needs. Using an
iPod touch, students with visual impairments and learners at all levels can listen to
audiobooks, speeches, foreign language samples, podcasts, your recorded lectures, test
review information, lab instructions, and notes they record themselves. Students can
reinforce their auditory learning by viewing slides, photos, and videos. With VoiceOver
on iPod touch, students can hear navigation information read aloud. And with voice
recordingsoftware,youandyourstudentscanrecordmanytypesofaudioles—for
example, ELL students can record and play back English dialogue, students can record
notesiftheyhavedicultywithwrittennote-taking,oryoucanrecordtestquestions
for students to play back in class.
Where in the World
You can enrich curriculum in many subject areas with the use of Google Maps,
included with iPod touch, and Google Earth, available from the App Store at no cost.
Studentscanndfamouslocales,sitesreferredtoinliterature,orexplorelocalestoset
their own stories or scripts. They can use Google Maps and Google Earth to develop
a presentation about historical buildings or locations in their community, switching
between views to learn more. They can then use iPod touch to take notes, view photos,
and look up more information on the Internet—and then share their presentation with
others via iTunes and iPod touch.
Many other applications can be downloaded to support students’ global studies, such
as reference apps about the world’s countries and historical games.