IPods in Education. Ubiquity Apple sold 100 million iPods as of April 2007 Over 22 Million sold 1st Fiscal Quarter 2008 According to NPD Market Research,

iPods in Education

Ubiquity

Apple sold 100 million iPods as of April 2007

Over 22 Million sold 1st Fiscal Quarter 2008

According to NPD Market Research, 31 percent of kids aged 6-10 now use digital music players, and 54 percent of those use an iPod.

The Trouble With iPods

Lack of attentionDistractionCheatingTheftMedia ConsumptionStatus: haves and have notsHearing lossSome schools and classrooms have de

cided to ban them

http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2007/334_may23/thisweek/070523_ipod.shtml

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060202-6100.html

http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/28/us-schools-banning-ipods-daps-to-curb-digital-cheating/

http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/28/us-schools-banning-ipods-daps-to-curb-digital-cheating/

Using Them for Good

Duke University gives iPod to each student

Brearly School in Manhattan requires them

Iowa School district uses iPods to aid special ed students

http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2004/07/64282





http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/technology/circuits/09ipod.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/09/technology/circuits/09ipod.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

http://www.iowaindependent.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1907



Podcasts

iTunes UiTunes Podcast Directory

Audio Podcasts Video Podcasts

Education Podcast NetworkMaking your own Podcasts

Audacity GarageBand Profcast

http://deimos3.apple.com/indigo/main/main.xml

http://deimos3.apple.com/indigo/main/main.xml

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewGenre?id=26



http://www.profcast.com/public/index.php

Instructional Video

Converting videoFinding Video

United Streaming DVD Conversion with Handbrake TeacherTube downloader Youtube conversion with Zamzar Quicktime Pro

http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/

http://handbrake.fr/

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Download-Managers/Teachertube-Video-Downloader.shtml

http://www.zamzar.com/

Audio Books

iTunes has a large selectionFree AudiobooksMaking your own audio books

http://www.macworld.com/article/46469/2005/08/freereads.html

Foreign Language

Instructional audio and videoRecording student voicesForeign music / television / audiobooksVcommunicator

http://www.vcom3d.com/VcomMobile/nate/

Reference

DictionaryThesaurusEncyclopediaWikipediaFree downloads

http://lifehacker.com/software/ipod/merriam-webster-ipod-dictionary-165895.php

http://prosit-software.com/idictionary.html

http://www.ipreppress.com/Pages/Reference/MWPocket.htm

Games

iQuizChess & BackgammonBrain ChallengeCreating your own games

iStory Creator

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IStory

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IStory

SAT Prep

For 5th Gen. iPods

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewGame?id=258376219&s=143441

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewGame?id=258376219&s=143441

Special Education

Speech and LanguageReading testsLimited English Proficiency

Photos

From cameraFrom computerUse as presentation tool

USB Drive

In iTunes, enable disk useCan save files as if it were a flash drive

Notes

Used to store notes, eBooks, or any text file

Voice recording

Instructions on Apple’s siteNeed microphoneBelkin voice recorderGriffin iTalkiKaraoke

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303100

http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=158384

http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=158384

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/italkpro

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/ikaraoke

Calendar / Organizer

QuickTime™ and a decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

Athletics

Nike + iPodWatching play videoWorkout soundtrackStopwatch

http://www.apple.com/ipod/nike/

Playing to the whole class

FM transmittersBase stationsBoomboxesComputer speakersStereo adapters

Which iPod?

Which iPod do you have?Which iPod do more kids have?Which iPod is best?

iPod Touch and iPhone

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61688-en



Lesson Plans and Ideas

Apple Learning InterchangeSuccess StoriesiPod Learning LabsEducation World iPod ResourcesSpringfield IL Schools

http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali

Thank You

Jim Geoffrey150 West Ann StKaukauna, WI [email protected] http://www.jimgeoffrey.com/ipodsineducation.ppt

Documents

IPods in Education. Ubiquity Apple sold 100 million iPods as of April 2007 Over 22 Million sold 1st Fiscal Quarter 2008 According to NPD Market Research,