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IPOD TOUCH – APPS & MORE!
Michelle Storrusten
Pros Cons
Technology is engaging.
Interactive content is more interesting than reading a textbook.
Audio and video capabilities enhance learning for different learning styles.
Assistive device.
Distracting – games, Internet, music.
Expensive. Potential to be used
for cheating on exams or assignments.
Banned in many school districts.
Cameras – locker rooms, restrooms.
Tony Vincent’s Dos and Don’ts for iPod Touch
Radford University’s iPod Touch Tutorials
Creating Flashcards with KeynoteClassroom Response SystemiTunes Store TutorialAccessing WiFiButtons and Touch Screen FunctionsAccessibility FunctionsSetting Parental ControlsConfiguring iTunes to Sync Multiple iPod Touches
K-12 School Districts Using iPod Touches
Cave Creek Unified School District #93
Wilson County Schools
Falls City Public Schools
University of South Florida College of Education
Culbreath Middle School Grand Prairie Schools
iTunes U. - Podcasts
Montana Indian Education For All
EdTechTalk.com
There are over a half-million third party apps available in the iTunes store, including Educational apps and an eTextbook app.
Fifty Educational Apps for iPod Touch.
TCEA iPod Resources.
How do I know the Apps are good?I Education Apps ReviewApps in Education Blog
Harry Walker’s App Rubric
Bloom’s Taxonomy for the iPad by Kathy Schrock
General Purpose Apps
Dropbox RSS Feed
Reader Weather Evernote Kindle Google Voice TextFree
Skype TripIt News PDF Reader Social Media
Classroom Management Apps/Tasks
iPlan Lessons Presentation Collaborative
Projects PLN
(Professional Learning Network)
My Moodle Grade Pad Edmodo Flash Cards Podcasts Polls/Student
Response Rubrics eBook Readers
Math Apps
Scientific Calculator iFormulas Calculus Algebra Equation Solver FreeGraCalc Basic Math Math Quizzer
Science Apps
Biology Medical Spiders Dinosaurs Chemistry Chemical
Elements
Convert Units NASA Google Earth Solar Walk Planets Science
Glossary Physics Anatomy
English Apps
iBooks Dictionary.com StoryKit eReaders Audio/eBooks Grammar Up Miss Spell
Foreign Language ELL/ESL Apps
Foreign Language Apps (Spanish, French, German, Italian, Irish)
Text-to-speech Audio Pronunciation Flashcards Music (sing along)
History/Social Studies Apps
Bill of Rights Constitution Atlas Maps of War Civilization Revolution World Factbook U.S. Historical Documents
Phys. Ed. And Health Apps – ThePEGeek.com
StopWatch Nike Personal Trainer Body Mass Index
Calculator Calorie Tracker Lose It! Weight Tracker SprintStart SuperBodies Heart+ Nutrition
Music and Art Apps
Audacity Portable Virtuoso Piano Pro Wolfram Alpha Music Theory MoMA – Museum of Modern Art Art History Test Musee de Louvre Letters of Vincent van Gogh
Lesson Plan Links
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators American Memory Lesson Plans EdHelper.com Lesson Planet PBS TeacherSource Discovery Channel Gateway to Educational Material Open Educational Resources Commons HotChalk’s LessonPlanPage.com
As An Assistive Device Voice Control TapToTalk (AAC) Proloquo2Go (AAC) Conversation Builder App for Autism Read2Me (text-to-speech) SoundAmp iSign App (Lite) Audio, video and touch screen. Assistive Touch. Siri (voice recognition).