iPods in Education!

I found a great site when I searched for "iPods in instruction." It's called Learning in Hand and it talks about all the great features that iPods have and how they can be used in instruction. They have resources for the iPod touch and iPhone and also for all other iPods with scroll wheels. For the scroll wheel iPods there are twelve sections on different uses. Not only does it tell you what they can be used for it tells you how to use the feature it is talking about. A few things that I found interesting that I did not know, is that people can download dictionaries onto their iPods. Also a useful thing for teachers and students, you can download PowerPoint files onto iPods.

I also found out more information on how Duke University is using iPods in their instruction. They started out by giving all incoming freshmen free iPods. Since then demand for iPods has grown from both students and faculty. The faculty are starting to alter their lesson plans in order to make full use of the iPod's capabilities. For example, professors are having the students make a podcast instead of doing a traditional paper. The results have been great so far, and everyone is looking for new ways to use this technology in education.