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 * Assignment 1 Page - Websites **

1. [|**http://www.apple.com/education/teachers-professors/mobile-learning.html**] **- This website is the official Apple iPod website for education. It gives some examples how iPods and iTunes can be used in the classroom such as what is iTunes U, the benefits of creating podcasts and some useful applications for education.**

2. [|**http://www.learninginhand.com/ipod/touch.html**] **- This website explains 7 different features (blogs, applications, web apps, audio, video, podcasting and photos) of the iPod Touch that can be used in the classroom. For each feature, there is a separate page in which there is an explanation plus useful links for that feature.**

3. [|**http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/230656/using_ipods_in_the_classroom_promotes.html?cat=4**] **– This article explains how iPods promote interactive learning and more effective studying. It mentions how the uses of iPods in the classroom has increased recently, from students using iPods in music class to being able to download their lessons in foreign language classes. In addition, some universities are encouraging the use of iPods and are excited about the many possible educational benefits.**

4. [|**http://www.pre-kpages.com/ipods.html**] **- Created by a kindergarten teacher in Texas, this website gives suggestions on how she uses iPods in her kindergarten classroom. Through a grant, this teacher has 14 iPods and allows students to take them home and listen to audio recordings of the stories they are learning in class. She also creates podcasts of events such as open house, so parents who can’t attend are able to still hear the information presented.**

5. [|**http://worldofangel.com/how-ipods-can-help-with-learning/**] **- This article focuses on how podcasts, pictures, videos and music through the use of iPods can aid and improve student learning. It mentions how iPods can help special needs students by having them listen to an audio file explaining the directions for an assignment rather than an aide reading the directions for the student. In addition, it mentions some ways universities are incorporating iPods into their curriculum.**

6. [|**http://oedb.org/library/beginning-online-learning/100-ways-to-use-your-ipod-to-learn-and-study-better**] **- This site explains 100 ways iPods can be used to learn and study better with links for each way. Two examples are Spark Notes and SAT/ACT prep tests that can be downloaded to your iPod .**

7. [|**http://www.edutopia.org/tech-teacher-ipod-upod**] **- This article highlights how easy and inexpensive it is for teachers and students to create podcasts. For example, instead of having to meet face-to-face with a relative or community member for a history interview, students can conduct this interview online using Skype or iChat and then convert it into a podcast. Also, it mentions how teachers could give students the option of writing an essay or producing an audio clip, which would be beneficial for those students who struggle with writing essays.**

8. [|**http://www.edutopia.org/itunes-u-professional-development**] **- This article focuses on iTunes U and the way teachers are using it to help motivate students and provide help for students. One example was how a math teacher creates five videos a week and posts them on iTunes U in which he solves problems or answers student questions. Originally, he just did this for his AP classes, but many of his non-AP students encouraged him to make videos for his other classes because they felt these videos would be beneficial for them.**

9. [|**http://www.edutopia.org/ingenuity-and-ipods**] **- The author of this article is a middle school teacher who started with the belief that iPods were used to just listen to music to using them everyday in his classroom. Some examples of how he uses iPods is having students create digital stories about poems they had written, record student responses to individual reading tests and creating a podcast for the weekly newsletter for parents.**

10. [|**http://www.helium.com/items/635878-how-to-use-the-power-of-the-ipod-in-education**] **- This article focuses on ways universities are using iPods to help increase student understanding. Some professors are posting video lectures, their notes, and study guides so they can be downloaded to an iPod. One professor who posts his lectures online has seen an increase in exam scores recently, which he attributes to the availability of his lectures. **