Ipods

Ipods are being used more and more in the classrooms to aid in instruction, as a means of taking tours, listening to interviews, and student presentations. Students use them to listen to guest lectures. They can learn a new language or listen to music and concerts all from their classrooms or anywhere. The student can access videos, pictures and books, see them and read them anywhere. This technology makes available information that might not be available to some students. It not only opens the world of knowledge but, puts that knowledge at their fingertips. Ipods travel which is important in our world of laptops. Most podcasts are listened to on the go and not in the classroom. In this way podcasting has moved the classroom to the world and the world to the classroom.

Duke University was credited as a pioneer in the use of ipods in education. Duke University has increased its use of ipods in the classroom. They use them to supplement instruction in many ways. They even went so far as to distribute ipods to be used by incoming freshmen. The students would then be required to use these in any class that required ipods. They formed a group called "DDI", to distribute and encourage there use. Your can check out DDI at: here The Center for Instructional Technology has interests in videocasting too. Some instructors feel that the use of this technology allows them to bring the class outside of the classroom and into the real world.

The use of ipods is increasing from elementary and middle schools, to high schools and colleges all over the world. I feel, that anyone not using them will be missing a lot and are at risk of being left behind by technology. I hope to use this technology in my classroom when I begin teaching.