Comments on: What to do with the school-owned iPod touch? http://www.crucialthought.com/2008/05/09/what-to-do-with-the-school-owned-ipod-touch/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:42:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paccori http://www.crucialthought.com/2008/05/09/what-to-do-with-the-school-owned-ipod-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-39560 Paccori Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:30:27 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/?p=445#comment-39560 Una vez yo usé una Palm Tungsten E2 como puntero inalámbrico para diapositivas. Supongo que se le puede dar un uso semejante. Además, conectado a unos parlantes, se puede escuchar conferencias u otros audios de interés para la clase. Saludos Una vez yo usé una Palm Tungsten E2 como puntero inalámbrico para diapositivas. Supongo que se le puede dar un uso semejante. Además, conectado a unos parlantes, se puede escuchar conferencias u otros audios de interés para la clase.

Saludos

]]> By: Antonio http://www.crucialthought.com/2008/05/09/what-to-do-with-the-school-owned-ipod-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-39463 Antonio Sat, 17 May 2008 19:30:30 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/?p=445#comment-39463 We have been testing these great wireless devices for about a year now. Our school uses FirstClass for the time being and it does a decent job linking to email. Contacts and calendar syncing is a bit more problematic. I blogged about this very topic in more detail. http://antonioviva.com/2007/12/09/ipod-toucha-treo-killer A general overview of our experience to date will be posted in a few weeks. We have been testing these great wireless devices for about a year now. Our school uses FirstClass for the time being and it does a decent job linking to email. Contacts and calendar syncing is a bit more problematic. I blogged about this very topic in more detail.

http://antonioviva.com/2007/12/09/ipod-toucha-treo-killer

A general overview of our experience to date will be posted in a few weeks.

]]> By: John Hendron http://www.crucialthought.com/2008/05/09/what-to-do-with-the-school-owned-ipod-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-39460 John Hendron Sat, 17 May 2008 04:24:04 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/?p=445#comment-39460 Chris, I was considering buying 10 for a classroom where the teacher already has laptops for each student and does an already excellent job using a variety of technologies... to teach Spanish. I ultimately decided against it until the iPhone software 2.0 debuts later this summer. For us, it provided playback of podcasts/audio/video, and the obvious web experience. But since we already have iPods, and we can't reasonably monitor what they pull up on the touches, we decided to wait it out. I hope you share what becomes of yours. We're considering purchasing some for princpals; it would be a nice handheld for accessing student data via our web-based Powerschool. Chris,

I was considering buying 10 for a classroom where the teacher already has laptops for each student and does an already excellent job using a variety of technologies… to teach Spanish. I ultimately decided against it until the iPhone software 2.0 debuts later this summer. For us, it provided playback of podcasts/audio/video, and the obvious web experience. But since we already have iPods, and we can’t reasonably monitor what they pull up on the touches, we decided to wait it out. I hope you share what becomes of yours.

We’re considering purchasing some for princpals; it would be a nice handheld for accessing student data via our web-based Powerschool.

]]> By: Carole Parsons http://www.crucialthought.com/2008/05/09/what-to-do-with-the-school-owned-ipod-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-39442 Carole Parsons Sat, 10 May 2008 15:31:58 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/?p=445#comment-39442 Chris, I was awarded a $6,000 grant last year to obtain handheld computers with keyboards. Although not the same as the Ipod touch, I believe there are similarities that you might find helpful. The website that got me started was http://www.k12handhelds.com/ Off the top of my head: I bet you can use keyboards with the ipod. record data from science experiments watch teacher prepared slideshows united streaming and teacher tube videos vodcasts related to your instruction student created vodcasts student photos- photo scavenger hunt for concepts you are teaching Hmmm wonder if you can sync info from one ipod to another? (files etc.) Chris,
I was awarded a $6,000 grant last year to obtain handheld computers with keyboards. Although not the same as the Ipod touch, I believe there are similarities that you might find helpful. The website that got me started was http://www.k12handhelds.com/
Off the top of my head:
I bet you can use keyboards with the ipod.
record data from science experiments
watch teacher prepared slideshows
united streaming and teacher tube videos
vodcasts related to your instruction
student created vodcasts
student photos- photo scavenger hunt for concepts you are teaching
Hmmm wonder if you can sync info from one ipod to another? (files etc.)

]]> By: Jim Gates http://www.crucialthought.com/2008/05/09/what-to-do-with-the-school-owned-ipod-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-39440 Jim Gates Fri, 09 May 2008 21:11:17 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/?p=445#comment-39440 Chris, There are NO uses for it public or private education. Your best option, at this point, is to immediately send it to me. I'm just sayin'.... :-) Chris,

There are NO uses for it public or private education. Your best option, at this point, is to immediately send it to me.

I’m just sayin’….

:-)

]]> By: Doug Belshaw http://www.crucialthought.com/2008/05/09/what-to-do-with-the-school-owned-ipod-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-39439 Doug Belshaw Fri, 09 May 2008 17:16:51 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/?p=445#comment-39439 IF it's easy to restore back to a non-jailbroken state, then I can't see any reason why you shouldn't! I play various types of music in my classroom a lot. Have you considered trying to use it to remote control iTunes? Apparently it can be done... :-D IF it’s easy to restore back to a non-jailbroken state, then I can’t see any reason why you shouldn’t!

I play various types of music in my classroom a lot. Have you considered trying to use it to remote control iTunes? Apparently it can be done… :-D

]]> By: Mark Wagner http://www.crucialthought.com/2008/05/09/what-to-do-with-the-school-owned-ipod-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-39438 Mark Wagner Fri, 09 May 2008 15:29:48 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/?p=445#comment-39438 Hey, Chris. Just read the end of your post after sending my tweet. I still think you should jailbreak it, particularly if you're the guy charged with understanding its potential. It's amazingly easy and risk free. And once you do it, you'll realize it's the most powerful computer you own. ;) http://edtechlife.com/?p=1991 For web based apps you can use regardless, start with the list at Apple: http://www.apple.com/webapps/ Oh, and don't miss PocketTweets: http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/09/pockettweets-twitter-for-iphone/ Hey, Chris. Just read the end of your post after sending my tweet. I still think you should jailbreak it, particularly if you’re the guy charged with understanding its potential. It’s amazingly easy and risk free. And once you do it, you’ll realize it’s the most powerful computer you own. ;) http://edtechlife.com/?p=1991

For web based apps you can use regardless, start with the list at Apple: http://www.apple.com/webapps/

Oh, and don’t miss PocketTweets: http://www.tuaw.com/2007/07/09/pockettweets-twitter-for-iphone/

]]> By: Joe Dale http://www.crucialthought.com/2008/05/09/what-to-do-with-the-school-owned-ipod-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-39437 Joe Dale Fri, 09 May 2008 15:22:23 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/?p=445#comment-39437 Hi Chris, Have a look at this category list to get you started: http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/ipods/index.html Best wishes Joe Hi Chris,

Have a look at this category list to get you started:
http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/ipods/index.html

Best wishes

Joe

]]> By: Howard Martin http://www.crucialthought.com/2008/05/09/what-to-do-with-the-school-owned-ipod-touch/comment-page-1/#comment-39436 Howard Martin Fri, 09 May 2008 15:22:14 +0000 http://www.crucialthought.com/?p=445#comment-39436 Hoping to post about this soon, but there is growing use of mobile video (iPod/iTouch/etc) as a way of having instant access to videos that model the correct behavior for autistic students and others. Growing research behind it! My test school this year had great success. We're putting it into 10 teachers' hands next year. Hoping to post about this soon, but there is growing use of mobile video (iPod/iTouch/etc) as a way of having instant access to videos that model the correct behavior for autistic students and others. Growing research behind it!

My test school this year had great success. We’re putting it into 10 teachers’ hands next year.

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