Interactive Teaching With Ipods

I read an article last week on how elementary and high school teachers in Perth Amboy were using the Ipod Touch in class rooms for educational activities. Apple has introduced a great tool for teachers and students a like. Itunes U was created as a free database where students and teachers could participate in different activities. They then can download the activities to the ipod and begin. Perth Amboy is only one of five school districts in New Jersey who have made the transition to the Ipod. For a student I could only imagine the different in wanting to learn when you throw the text book out the window and instead engage in a touch screen educational activitiy.
The article made now how the program has especially helped those students whose second language is English. Students can take short quizes on the ipod touch, recieving scores and feedback shortly after they are done. Teachers then submit the scores and they are put into a database where the students can track there progress throughout the year. One teacher discussed how it makes it much easier for them to create a database of work and projects they can save for each student on Itunes. While Itunes U is still developing they opportunites are endless with ipods in the classroom. Teachers now can incorporate different learning styles by including ipod use in their classes.