Ipods and K- 12 education

Paula WalserDirector of E- Learning

CESA 6pwalser@cesa6.k12.wi.us

2005 National Educational Technology Plan Goal to move toward digital content.

• “A perennial problem for schools, teachers, and students is that print textbooks are increasingly expensive, quickly outdated, and physically cumbersome.

• A move away from reliance on print textbooks to the use of multimedia offers many advantages, including cost savings, increased efficiency, improved accessibility, and enhancing learning opportunities in a format that engages today’s web-savvy students.”

Ipod Touch

$220 and up

• Apple iPod Touch overview

Podcast

• A podcast is a collection of media files fordistribution over the Internet, often bysubscription, for playing on computersand portable media players.• 80% of users listen to podcasts on their COMPUTER!

• I Tunes store – search for podcasts• iTunes U – now has podcasts for K-12

Podcast in Plain English

Ways to use ipods in education

• Dissemination of information– Lectures and other audio resources can be

recorded, place on the web and then downloaded by students to listen to when they find it convenient

– Students can also transfer text-based information to their iPod and read it onscreen. With the notes reader, news articles, classroom notes, even flash cards for spelling tests can be right at hand. They can even link audio files and notes files for enhanced audio/visual learning.

Storage of Information

• Portable storage device to be connected to computers using a USB connector

• Peripheral devices can be attached to expand capabilities - http://cit.duke.edu/ideas/projects/2006/08/01/ipods-speed-the-collection-of-data-in-engineering-classroom/

• iPods can be used by staff and students to listen to pre-recorded material

Recording information

• Tutorials, media files, interviews, recorded diaries, podcasts, speeches, guest speakers, spoken poetry

• Students can listen to information and then record their responses to what they hear.

• Students can add their own audio files, text notes, voice memos and calendar entries to their iPods. They can share personal notes and useaudio files for self-paced learning.

Music appreciation

• Copyright free music can be downloaded and used in music appreciation exercises

• High school students from San Francisco, California for example, wrote original short stories and combined oral readings of their stories with music excerpts to set the tone and mood using iPods.

Language instruction

• The ability of an iPod to link audio and text files means that students can listen to and read foreign languages, take dictation, and make recordings of their own voice for others to listen to.

• Listen to dramatic recordings of the novel as they read;• Record responses during oral quizzes; • Play back verbal comments on quizzes and homework;• Review the pronunciation of each week's vocabulary

words;• Listen to audio exercises inside and outside of class;• Make “audio diary entries”

World Nomads - Spanish

Free Educational Applications (Apps)Who wants to be a Millionaire

I level

Weather

• If connected to internet – will bring in weather for selected cities

Brain Toot

• Select the correct operation (math)• Order numbers from low to high• Visual memory• Ball and cup game

Word Freak

Word Wrap

Math Zombie

Basic Math

Math Drills Lite

Brain Blaze

Divide Add Subtract

Curious Case of Benjamin Button

• E-book

I Hear EWE

I Flipr Flash Cards

Pocket Phonics

Times Tables - Free

Dictionaire

Google Earth

Resources

• http://epnweb.org/ The Education Podcast Network

• http://www.pre-kpages.com/ipods.html Using ipods in the pre-k classroom

• http://www.authorstream.com/presentation/boomer55-107825-ipod-tips-tricks-ipodtips-education-ppt-powerpoint/ Tips and tricks on using your ipod