A Pocket Full of

LearningPresented by:

Jacqueline LampleyTechnology Integration Specialist

Hillview Elementary School

iPod TouchDo so much with ipod touch!

iPod touch runs the iPhone Operating System, which can play audio, video, and browse the web. Even better, the App Store has nearly 200,000 apps that extend the usefulness and effectiveness of iPod touch in classrooms and education.

iPod touch Apps

There are nearly 200,000 software applications for iPod touch and iPhone available from the iTunes App Store. You can browse the App Store on your iPod or in iTunes on your desktop. There are also several websites that are devoted to reviewing iPod touch and iPhone applications.

Websites that are devoted to reviewing iPod touch and iPhone

applications

Education Apps Review: http://www.iear.org/

App Shopper: http://appshopper.com/education

Best Kids Apps: http://www.bestkidsapps.com/

The best Apps 4 Kids:http://www.iphone4kids.net/

Here are some places with lists of apps for education and the classroom:

Educators are encouraged to share and vote on their favorite apps at Google Moderator

Learning Continuity Sortable App List by Discipline

iNtouch School Top 50 Elementary and Secondary Apps

Leaders Technology Apps for Possible Educational Uses

Planeten Paultje's Lists of iPhone Applications for Education

TCEA 2010 iPod touch Apps Member Suggestions

iSchool Initiative Educational Applications

iPhone Time Management GamesTony Vincent's App Library at Appolicious

Installing iPod touch Apps Installing software on iPod

touch or iPhone is ridiculously easy. All software applications (known as "apps") can be found in the App Store section of the iTunes Store. Most people know this by now, but I should mention that iTunes works on Windows computers just as well as it works on Macintoshes. The App Store is organized much like the Music Store.

Web Apps

www.apple.com/webapps/are websites that are specifically designed

for iPod touch and iPhone's Safari browser.Apple lists hundreds of web apps in 

their directory. However, you'll notice a lack of an Education category. But, you can find some really useful web apps in other categories, particularly in the Calculate andProductivity sections.

Nearly all web apps are free to use. Some do include advertisements. You should know that a definite disadvantage to web apps is that they require a wireless Internet connection. No connection = no access to the web app. You don't experience this issue if you download and install software applications.

Apple's directory isn't the only place to find web apps.

Check out: iLounge, iPhone Applications List, and Everything iCafe.

On your iPod, go to:  wakoopa.com or 

app.getleaflets.com/applist, which are actually web apps that are directories to dozens of other web apps.

iPod touch audioYou can watch a short video tutorial

from Apple that shows you how to download audio to an iPod touch. Like iPod nano and classic, you'll use iTunes to manage the music and other audio on iPod touch.

Besides getting audio from CDs and the iTunes store, you can download audio from the web. Once downloaded, drag and drop the file from your desktop to an iTunes playlist. iPods can play audio in these file formats: MP3 (.mp3), AAC (.m4a), AIFF (.aif), WAV (.wav), and Apple Lossless (.m4a).

Sources for downloadable audio content:

PodcastsInternet Archive: Audio ContentAudio - Creative CommonsSpokenText.net: Free online

service that converts text to speech. It gives you an MP3 file you can load on iPod.

American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century

The Free Information Society - Historical Sounds

iPod touch VideoBesides getting video from the

iTunes Store, you can download video from the web.

Once downloaded, drag and drop the file from your desktop to an iTunes playlist.

It's important to note that iTunes can play a variety of video formats, however, iPods can play video in only these file formats: H.264 (.mp4) and MPEG-4 (.mp4). If a video plays in iTunes but not on an iPod, select the video in iTunes and choose Convert Selection for iPod from the Advanced menu.

Sources for downloadable video content:

Internet Archive: Moving Images ArchiveVideo - Creative CommonsMobunga: Browse Videos: EducationDownload and convert YouTube video to

iPod's MPEG-4 format for free using KickYoutube or Zamzar.

Download and convert video from YouTube to iPod format with software- Mac / Windows

Convert video from DVD to iPod format using Handbrake - Mac / Windows

For more about video, read The Last iPod Video Guide You'll Ever Need

Also see Podcasting for many free sources of video podcasts.

Students and teachers from all over the world are learning from audio and video programs on desktop computers, laptops, iPods, netbooks, and other devices.

Hundreds of free educational programs are available online.

Here are some examples: Grammar

Girls Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, English Idioms and Slang, Storynory: Free Audio Stories for Kids, MathGrad: Everyday Mathematics Explained, and First Amendment Minute.

Radio WillowWeb, Coulee Kids, and ColeyCast. With a PC or Mac and freely available software, it's fairly simple to create audio or video content, complete with introduction music and sound effects.

FramesFrames is the award winning

educational software for stop-motion animation, claymation, and digital storytelling. Creating illustrated animations, movies, and digital stories engages students in the curriculum, encourages problem solving, promotes creativity, and helps students develop 21st century skills. Students can use Frames to create movies, animated GIFs, and Flash animations to share with the world.

iPod Touch Photos

You can sync photos from a pictures folder (Windows & Mac) or iPhoto (Mac). iPod touch can display images in .jpg, .gif, .png, and .tif formats. To transfer photos, connect iPod to the computer. In iTunes, click the iPod's name under Devices. Click the Photos tab. Check the box next to Sync Photos. Click the Apply button. Each time you connect the iPod to the computer, the photos will be updated.

To access the photos, select Photos from the Home screen. Then choose a subfolder or album to display a thumbnail list. Tap a thumbnail to see a full-screen image. Flick to see go to the next image.

iPod touch Tips and Tricks

Help and TutorialsIf you're new to using an iPod touch, watch Apple's Guided Tour videos. Within 15 minutes, you'll know all of the basics.

Then, learn more about the features by clicking through Apple's iPod touch Features Page.

Furthermore, visit Apple's help guide on your iPod touch at help.apple.com/ipodtouch/. The guide is a web app (a site specifically formatted for iPod touch's screen). A help guide for iPhone is also available.

Great Apps we are using at school:Go to:

www.bunchesofbugbytes.wikispaces.com

App Subject areas:Social Studies/Current EventsMath GamesMusicScienceDigital Photography/VideographyReading/Language ArtsArt/Animation ActivitiesUtilitiesGames/Activities just for funTeacher Utilities