iPod

iPods in the Classroom
Many students already have ipods. Instead of banning them we should use them. The ipod touch is like a computer in your pocket.

When using the school ipod cart ensure that each ipod is correctly connected in the cart, otherwise it will not charge. Sign out each ipod so that you know who is using which ipod. All school ipods have email so we need to be able to track any problems.

Ideas [|here] iPod classroom wiki Classroom Dos and Don'ts, 2/10 Learninginhand website - mobile computing The iPodTouch in Education - resources Canby School District iPod User Group Wiki, great resource for classroom use of iPods. iPod Touch. Touching students lives in the classroom, An Apple Learning Interchange site. iPod Touch/iPhone for administrators, An Apple Learning Interchange site.


 * Lit2Go** is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can:
 * Download the files to your Mp3 player and listen on the go,
 * Listen to the Mp3 files on your computer,
 * View the text on a webpage and read along as you listen. You also see the text on the iPod,
 * Print out the stories and poems to make your own book

Use the iPod Touch, Blackberry, or other smartphone along with Google Forms to create surveys, quizzes, formative assessments at the end of lessons, etc. All can be responded to with the mentioned devices. Click here to see how. Google Forms are free, but there are also paid programs that do the same thing with some added features. Check these out: Quickieq g Whiz MLA, available on iTunes and works with Google Docs gFlash, a flash card app available on iTunes and also works with Google Docs. This one is free. @SonicPics, easy to use podcast maker.

For the teacher, I suggest using Google Mobile App, available from the iTunes Store, so that you can get your email, calendars, and Google Docs on your iPod Touch. Also available from the iTunes Store and worth a look for use on the iPod Touch: Stanza, ebook reader for the iPod and iPhone Skype, can do text and audio calls At Bat 2011, for the baseball fan Pandora, free personalized radio station Google Earth, similiar to the computer app Dropbox, cloud storage of docs Air Mouse, wireless remote for your computer Dragon Dictation, you dictate it translate - this really works Air Sharing, a wireless pen drive type app Print n Share, allows you to print from the iPod Touch or iPhone

The school ipod carts
Each school has an ipod cart with at least 20 ipod touches. Remember that most students have an ipod, iphone, ipad, or some other smartphones. The cart should be used to supplement not supplant the student's own technology. All school ipods are engraved on the back with the ipod number. The number is also the background when you turn the ipod on.

All school ipods have been configured with email in the format "spsipodXXX@" where XXX is the ipod number.

The ipod carts have numbered slots to charge the ipods. The numbers correspond to the ipod number, please make sure the ipods go back into the correct slot and that the ipod is correctly attached. If the ipods are not correctly attached they will not charge and the person that uses the ipods next will not be happy.