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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,

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1 iPods in Education

2 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.

3 The Trouble With iPods Lack of attention Distraction Cheating Theft Media Consumption Status: haves and have nots Hearing loss Some schools and classrooms have decided to ban them Some schools and classrooms have decided to ban them

4 Using Them for Good Duke University gives iPod to each student Duke University gives iPod to each student Brearly School in Manhattan requires them Brearly School in Manhattan requires them Iowa School district uses iPods to aid special ed students Iowa School district uses iPods to aid special ed students

5 Podcasts iTunes U iTunes Podcast Directory Audio Podcasts Video Podcasts Education Podcast Network Making your own Podcasts Audacity GarageBand Profcast

6 Instructional Video Converting video Finding Video United Streaming DVD Conversion with HandbrakeHandbrake TeacherTube downloaderdownloader Youtube conversion with ZamzarZamzar Quicktime Pro

7 Audio Books iTunes has a large selection Free Audiobooks Making your own audio books

8 Foreign Language Instructional audio and video Recording student voices Foreign music / television / audiobooks Vcommunicator

9 Reference Dictionary Thesaurus Encyclopedia Wikipedia Free downloads

10 Games iQuiz Chess & Backgammon Brain Challenge Creating your own games iStory Creator

11 SAT Prep For 5th Gen. iPods

12 Special Education Speech and Language Reading tests Limited English Proficiency

13 Photos From camera From computer Use as presentation tool

14 USB Drive In iTunes, enable disk use Can save files as if it were a flash drive

15 Notes Used to store notes, eBooks, or any text file

16 Voice recording Instructions on Apple’s siteApple’s site Need microphone Belkin voice recorder Griffin iTalk iKaraoke

17 Calendar / Organizer

18 Athletics Nike + iPod Watching play video Workout soundtrack Stopwatch

19 Playing to the whole class FM transmitters Base stations Boomboxes Computer speakers Stereo adapters

20 Which iPod? Which iPod do you have? Which iPod do more kids have? Which iPod is best? iPod Touch and iPhone

21 Lesson Plans and Ideas Apple Learning Interchange Success Stories iPod Learning Labs Education World iPod Resources Springfield IL Schools

22 Thank You Jim Geoffrey 150 West Ann St Kaukauna, WI 54130 920-809-2931 Jim@jimgeoffrey.com http://www.jimgeoffrey.com/ipodsineducation.ppt


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