IPOD

This will be IPOD stuff! This is where all the assignments for the 676 class is going to be put.

EDT676-Assignment #1 Find 5 Websites/Articles that use iPods in the classroom: 1. “A Classroom in your pocket: iPods in Education” [] // {A well-presented tome prepared by Ms. Grace Poli, a media specialist from Jose Marti Middle School. The executive summary answers the question “Why Teach with iPods?” The 6-bullet answer lists: ENGAGE STUDENTS IN LEARNING; ENHANCE INSTRUCTION; INCREASE MOTIVATION; INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION; ACCOMMODATE MULTIPLE LEARNING STYLES OF STUDENTS; TAKE IT ANYWHERE? LEARN ON THE GO! //// Ms. Poli is listed as a “Distinguished Educator by Apple Corporation. . .Hmmmm //// .} // 2. “Education World ® Technology, iPods in the classroom” [|www.educationworld.com] // {Another broad-based web site with lots of good information including tabs for // // Lesson Planning; Professional Development; Administrators; Technology Integration; School Issues; Marketplace} // 3. “Campus Grotto” [|www.campusgrotto.com/ipods-in-the-classroom.html] // {Emphasis is from a college-level perspective but still good information. It is a broader discussion than the //// USA //// Today listed in #8 below and a bit more even- handed. A single quote delivers a key idea: “There is nothing wrong with using the iPod for its primary purpose of entertainment, but clearly this is the main problem in using iPods in the classroom, it is a distraction. If someone created something clever to eliminate that distraction while in an academic setting, then the iPod could become a truly ground breaking tool for students all over the world.”} // 4. “Transform Your Classroom with an iPod” [|www.springfield.k12.il.us/ipod] // {A very informative site with a cool and useful “Teacher Tools” section. Created by a teacher at the Springfield, Illinois school: Karen Thompson: kthompson@springfield.k12.il.us //// Al //// so check the link to Bob Sprankle, a great article called “Bit by Bit” includes an excellent “3 minute” executive summary for administrators (it takes more than 3 minutes to absorb what’s really going on! Sorry Administrators!!) http://bobsprankle.com/bitbybit_wordpress/ } // 5. “Benefits of using iPods in school-teaching with technology” [|http://ipodsinschool.com] // {Beautiful examples of Podcasts created by kids—great stuff!!} // 6. “Research Brief: Using iPods for Instruction” [|www.principalspartnership.com/iPods.pdf] // {A fair and even-handed summary of iPod use in the classroom. It’s not just a breathless testament to all the wonders of the technology. The brief even addresses the plain fact that this powerful technology can be a distraction to students and teachers when used (abused) for entertainment instead of programmed learning.} // 7. “Exploring iPod Use in secondary Education. //iPods & Learning in High School; Created by Darlene Feldstein”// // [] // // {Podcast pedagogy showing best-practice examples using Podcasts and Podcasting in teaching and learning. More examples and guidelines by an obvious, experienced expert, Ms. Feldstein.} // // 8. //// “iPods now double as study aids” // // [|www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2006-03-14-ipod-university_x.htm?POE=TECISVA] // // {An informative article in //// USA //// Today discussing how iPods double as study aids: Professors at Duke university (and other colleges) are experimenting with making lectures and study materials available to students via iPods and other MP3 players. This allows students to review portions of lectures at their convenience and as often as needed. Duke has become a case study. . . last year all incoming freshman were given a free iPod. There is big support for these ideas from Apple Corporation (for obvious reason$).} //