The two articles that I read for this blog were very informative. The first one is on Apple.com, this site explains Apple's implementation of new tools that will help teachers and students alike. The second website that I read was titled Duke Gives iPods to Freshman. In 2004 Duke University gave 1,650 incoming freshman a 20GB iPod to "foster innovative uses of technology in the classroom". They downloaded the freshman orientation info for the students to listen to at their leasure, with the hopes that they will download course information, lectures, lessons and much more.
I had never thought of an iPod being used for anything more then to play mp3's, but both of these sites gave a new look. I wish South would give there students an iPod. it would have been alot more useful to students to have that fee tacked on to tuition, rather than a new football team(sorry to the players). I think it would be very useful when dealing with handicap children, who may not be able to take notes. They would be able to learn the same things as someone who took notes and then use them for a review. It could be very useful with speech classes, they could her pronouncation of the words and then be able to repeat. Newer iPods have more capabilities then the older ones and they are advancing everyday.
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