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Getting Started with iPod touch:
A guide for using iPod touch and iTunes for teaching and learning
Overview
About iPod touch and iTunes
This section introduces you to both iPod touch and iTunes, the free application you
use to sync content on your iPod touch. For information about the basics of using iPod
touch, see “Appendix: iPod touch 101” later in this guide.
iPod touch at a Glance
iPod touch is an easy-to-use mobile device with many uses. It can be used to store and
play audio and video, view images, and access the Internet. You and students can use
the productivity applications that come with iPod touch to send and receive email, take
notes,useascienticcalculator,keepcalendarsandcontactles,accessGoogleMaps,
and much more. And by choosing from hundreds of education applications available
for download from the Apple App Store, teaching and learning is expanded even
more. Students can view the stars, learn a language, review math facts, and learn about
history. With iPod touch, you can copy and paste from application to application, such
as text from a webpage to a note. iPod can also be connected to a TV or projection
device(withanaddedAVcable)todisplayslidepresentationsandotherles.And,
with the addition of earphones with a built-in microphone or a third-party microphone
(soldseparately),iPodtouchcanbeusedtorecordanykindofaudiole—fromclass
lectures to poetry readings. (For more information, see “Using iPod touch for Voice
Recording” and “Accessorizing iPod touch” later in this guide.)
Loadingles,applications,photos,songs,andvideocontentontoaniPodtouchis
simple. The iPod dock connector on the bottom of the iPod touch lets you connect,
sync(copylesontotheiPod),andrechargequicklyusingtheincludedUSBcable.With
a Wi-Fi connection, you can also download media and apps directly to iPod touch.
This guide focuses on iPod touch and its capabilities. There are several models of iPod,
each of which provides a versatile tool for the classroom environment:
• iPodtouch:CombinesaccesstotheInternetandemail,productivityandeducational
applications, and audio, video, and photos. iPod touch includes VoiceOver for hearing
navigation information aloud and can also be used with the Nike + iPod Sport Kit (see
“Nike + iPod Sport Kit” later in this guide).
• iPodclassic:Providesaccesstoaudio,video,photos,andmore,withaverylarge
amount of storage capacity.
• iPodnano:Compact-sizedwithaccesstoaudio,video,andphotos;includesVoiceOver
for hearing navigation information aloud. iPod nano can also be used with the
Nike + iPod Sport Kit.
• iPodshue:Small-sizediPodthatoersaccesstoaudiolesandalsoincludes
VoiceOver for hearing items read aloud.