Alright, I am an ipod junkie. I have had three ipods in the span of five years. Man, do I love my music. I have been telling myself for years that touch ipods are stupid and that they aren't something that i want. Well, thank you Ed 421, because now I want a touch iPod. This is such a cool piece of technology that is growing every single day because of all the applications. I know that it is unlikely that my classroom will have a set of touch iPods, but they can be used in so many different ways in a classroom. There are so many different eductional applications that can be looked and enjoyed.
I think that this is a great way to let kids explore the different applications in the world (with some supervision of course). Also, Touch iPods can be turned into clickers, so you can get immediate feedback on any questions that you may have for the class. This can work perfectly for informal assessment with multiple choice questions.
Also, touch iPods could make podcasting a possible tool in the classroom, and probably a pretty affective one. The reason that podcasting wouldn't work is because most people don't have iTunes or the resources. This would make it possible, at least in the classroom.
iPods open new worlds of possibility: I want one!!
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