Introduction to iPods in the Classroom

 

Activity 1: Join the iPod Teachers Social Network

Go to ipodteachers.ning.com.

Start to develop your page by adding your picture to your account. You can also add other content to your page if time allows.

 

Activity 2: Introduce yourself

Introduce yourself by reply to the post in the ning forum. Tell us us your name, where and what grade-level you teach. Also include a sentence or two that describe some of the ways that you'd like to use iPods in your classroom.

Project Goals and Overview

Expectations

 

Activity 3: Why use iPods in your classroom? Project Overview

Why? To Connect, Create, and Communicate

Connect to student experiences and background

Create to develop higher-order thinking

Communicate through amplified publishing

 

Project Goals and Overview

Expectations

 

Activity 4: Equipment Orientation

7 iPods w/ Shields

1 Intel iMac

1 USB Hub - 7 Port

1 iSafe

1 Tether Lock for iMac and iSafe

2 iPod Microphones

 

Activity 5: Find instructional content on the Web and on United Streaming

Music from the Web

Download some songs and save them in iTunes

Free Kids Music

 

Podcasts and audio books

Download some podcast episodes and save them in iTunes

http://www.efpodenglish.com/itunes-emailer.html

http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/

http://podcast/weblog/

http://archiecomics.com/podcasts/

http://www.ugoeigo.com/

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/

http://www.digitalchalkworksheets.com/

http://www.storynory.com/

http://www.gutenberg.org/

http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/

http://librivox.org/

 

Videos

Download a video from United Streaming and save them in iTunes

United Streaming

 

Activity 6: Introduction to iTunes and iPods

Import music from an audio CD

Load the iPods with the content that was downloaded

Find and listen to parts of each of the items that you loaded on the ipod

Eject and disconnect the iPods

 

Activity 7: Equipment Management

Charging the iPods

iSafe Use

 

Activity 8: Next Steps

Classroom use

Assessment

 

Resources

iPod lesson plans

iPods in Education

Learning in Hand

  

Research

Literacy, Technology and Diversity - Cummins, Brown and Sayers

CREDE

Finding Flow

How People Learn

Access and Engagement: Program Design and Instructional Approaches for Immigrant Students in Secondary Schools

 

Articles

How Multimedia can Improve Learning

Download some songs and save them in iTunesiPod_in_Edu_whitepaper_ELLv2.pdf