According to NECC Ning, "Teacher current app favorites include: WordBook, Thesaurus, USA, Countries, Brain Tuner, Blanks, Whiteboard, CoinToss, Lose It!, Word Warp, FlipBook Lite. Of course they are using the included apps: Calendar, Calculator, Notes, Clock, YouTube throughout each day." Elementary and Middle School teachers who teach math, language arts, science, and social studies use the iPod touch as teaching tools for their curriculum. A special education teacher, Jeremy Brown commented on the site listed above that the ipod "will be used both as augmentative communication devices (AAC) as well as instructional tools - using a variety of apps found in Education section of Apps Store...If all goes well, I am hoping my classroom will become a model for use of such technologies across the county." NECC Ning looks to be a great discussion forum for teachers who will use every technology tool available to teach their classes.
Duke University took the use of ipods to a new level in 2004, when they "were passed out to all of its 1,650 freshmen in the fall", according to the July 1, 2005, article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. voanews.com reported one year later that, "The most popular use was to record such things as classroom lectures or field notes."
If they put a video camera in the iPod Touch, like is now in the Nano, I will probably make it a requirement for EDM310. Hate to break my No Cost rule, but I think would be a good investment.
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