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Using iPods in the Classroom Promotes Interactive Learning and More Effective Studying
This is a basic article describing the benefits of using iPods as learning tools. It supports its opinions by using examples of how the iPod is currently being used in different classrooms. One interesting thing the article mentions is that the use of iPods is improving student health because students are choosing to walk places so they can listen to their iPods. [|www.associatedcontent.com/article/230656/using_ipods_in_the_classroom_promotes.html]

iPod Touch. Touching Student Lives in the Classroom.
This article discusses different ways that teachers have used the iPod Touch creatively in their classrooms. It gives ideas such as flashcards, observing the night time sky, fitness, and so much more. Basically, this article discusses how to use all of the different apps on the iTouch in your classroom. It even gives you step-by-step directions on how to use the apps for certain projects. []

iPods for Teachers and Parents
This websites gives tons of ideas on how to use the iPod for educationally for both teachers and parents. Most of the ideas deal with using the iPods for music, however there was an interesting idea about using the iPod to record group work to use in a portfolio. At the bottom of the website there are links to lots of other useful links about iPods in the classroom. []

iPods in School - Turning Toys Into Tools - Teaching with Technology
This article discusses using the iPod for reading through the use of audio books. The use of audio books on an iPod allows a teacher to read students of varying ability levels and students with certain disabilities. Included in the article is also some data about how using audio books increases reading comprehension. []

Classroom Audio Podcasting
This website describes what podcasting is and the benefits of using it in your classroom. One benefit is that podcasting is cheap. The only thing you need to buy is a microphone if the students already have an iPod or MP3 player, which most of them do. Other benefits include having a global audience, providing a window into the classroom from parents, involves few privacy concerns because it is only a student’s voice, and it can educate about copyright. Through the benefits listed on the website are example classroom podcasts and websites to use when creating a classroom podcast. []

Podcast Trumps Lecture in one College Study
This about a study that determined students prefer to listen to a lecture on an iPod because they can pause and rewind when necessary. Students who can listen to a lecture over and over on an iPod do better on tests. However, the study did find that not many students take advantage of the opportunity of listening to the lectures on an iPod. []

In iPods We Trust
This article starts out by explaining a little bit about the iPod and exactly what it is. Then it discusses ways the iPod can be used to distribute content to students and assess students. The most interesting part of this article is when it discusses how to implement an iPod program in your school. It talks about the support and training necessary and some ideas of how to fund the program. []

Special Education iPod Demo
This video talks about how special education staff at an elementary school tried to bridge the gap between regular education students and special education students with the use of iPods. For example, tests that where traditionally read out loud by the teacher were put on iPods for the special education students. They were able to see the test question on the screen, have the question read to them, and then pause the test show they could complete it at their own pace. This freed up the teacher to help individual students when needed. []

Podcasting: Transforming Middle Schoolers Into 'Middle Scholars'
This article explains how a teacher from a middle school in La Crosse, WI used iPods and other software to give the results of various research instead of writing a report. The students’ podcasts have been uploaded to the iTunes store which has helped to build the students’ confidence of their knowledge. The article also includes quotes from the students and explains how you subscribe to the Longfellow Middle School podcasts for free. []

iPods in Education
This is a video talks about several ways to use the iPod in the classroom. My favorite idea is to use it as an assessment tool. There is a game that can be loaded on an iPod called IQuiz. Through this game, a teacher can create multiple-choice questions that they students have to answer. Other ideas include allowing students to watch/listen to lectures from class and giving students a study guide that consist of video, audio, and text. []