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Getting Started with iPod touch:
A guide for using iPod touch and iTunes for teaching and learning
Why iPod touch and iTunes for Education?
Innovative educators are using iPod touch and iTunes as powerful educational tools to
meet students’ academic needs and to help them achieve 21st century literacy. With
the pocket-sized iPod touch, students have a tool that’s custom-suited to the tasks they
need to handle every day. Addressing students with special needs, such as visual and
auditory impairments, is also made easier with the use of iPod touch and iTunes.
• iPodtouchisamobilelearningtool—allowinganywhere,anytimeaccessto
applications, video, audio, photos, and to the Internet and email via a wireless network.
Its mobility also means that students can readily share their work with classmates and
family members.
• BecausetheiPodtouchoersmobility,it“timeshifts”education,allowingthelearnerto
access content at the most convenient time, and as many times as necessary.
• iPodtouchandiTunesaretoolsfordeliveringdierentiatedcurriculumtolearnersat
teachablemomentsatdierenttimesandlocations.Thisisespeciallyimportantfor
students performing below grade level because it gives educators a way to accelerate
and extend the students’ learning time beyond the school day.
•TeacherscanprovidebackgroundinformationforstudentstoaccessonaniPodtouch
outside of class, which allows classroom time to be focused on discussions and deeper
exploration of content.
• Whateverthesubject,teachersandstudentswillndinvaluableresourcestosupport
learning from the thousands of educational applications available through the iTunes
App Store for iPod touch. And, with a wireless network, all of the Internet is readily
available as well.
• iPodtouchisavaluableaidforstudentcollaborationonprojects—forcommunicating
withotherstudents,teachers,andoutsideexpertsbyemail;trackingduedateswiththe
calendar;takingnotes;performingInternetresearch;andmore.
• iPodtouchgiveseducatorsawaytoeasilyharnessthepowerofthespokenwordfor
students, both on its own and combined with videos, photos, and other images.
• iPodtouchandiTunesareaperfectwaytopresentinterdisciplinarylessonsthatlink
music, art, and literature and to enrich lessons.
• AnotherbigplusisthemotivationfactorofiPodtouchandiTunes.Theymeetthe
mobile and media-rich learning styles of today’s students and allow them to learn as
they live—on the go.
Teachers are using iPod to help students learn a foreign language, become better
readers, reinforce math and science concepts, and support the diverse needs of today’s
learners. The opportunities are endless.