iTunes and iPods

Dr. Alice Christie's Web Site

http://www.alicechristie.org/index.html

This website has many useful things for teachers. It has lots of tips for teachers and full of links for teachers to go to. Some of the things are ways to use podcasting, digital media, spreadsheets, and other media in class. There are web design rubrics for teachers to use to evaluate their websites. It also talks about internet safety in class which is very important. All of the things on this website could be useful to a teacher. It gives them ideas about how to incorporate new things into their classroom effectively. This website is very helpful and I would recommend it to any teacher.


Duke Sees Growth in Classroom iPod Use

http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/2005/12/ipodupdate.html

Duke University is now giving out iPods to students enrolled in classes that use them. This allows the students to use something that they are familiar with. It also allows students to take learning outside of the classroom. The students really enjoy the program and it interests them in learning more. The program has been a success and they are now trying to incorporate more technology into the classrooms.


ITunes University

ITunes University has many possibilities. It is useful in many different ways. The first way is that if a student misses class, they can see what they missed on iTunes U. Also, anyone can access all different schools. So if someone wanted to know something about a particular subject they could look it up on here. This could be very useful in research projects. Another way this could be useful is to see what other teachers are teaching about the same subject. Additionally, this could help students keep up with their class work. ITunes U is a very good idea that could benefit teachers and students in many ways.