iPods can be used to gather information from various sources on the web. One way i s to use iTunes U to watch lectures and educational videos or listen to podcasts. One site that I found said students can also transfer text-based information to their iPod and read it onscreen. The site also said with the notes reader, news articles, classroom notes, even flash cards for spelling tests can be right at hand. In this article, they were finding that iPods helped students that had ADD and ADHD because they were able to focus on the task at hand without a lot of distractions. Most students were excited to use this technology in class.
I really enjoyed reading how Duke University implemented iPods in their school. It started with them putting the orientation on the new 1st year students' iPods. From there they had faculty and students excited to use iPods in their everyday classes. They wanted to try it out and see what kind of responses they got from doing this and they had mostly positive results. They decided to continue with this project and integrate it in more class and with more students, even 3rd and 4th year students. In the article, they stated how iPods gave students more initiative to learn other things on their own. The students are able to listen to lectures on their way to class whether they are walking or riding the bus, which saves them a lot of time.
iPods are small and compact and easy to use with a little bit of initial guidance. These could even take the place of some text books.
Principals Partnership - iPodsDuke University -iPods
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