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__ Rockies using video iPods to study swings, hitters  __ http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2486924 Jeremy Akey’s wikispace had a great link on how professional baseball teams are using ipods to study opposing pitchers and hitters, as well as their own form. As a baseball coach, I also use video to instruct players on pitching and hitting form. It’s a great teaching tool, and the ipod makes video even more portable. We used to have to burn DVD’s of players, or take up practice time to watch film. Now they can do it at home, or traveling to a game. The article was written in 2006. The Colorado Rockies won the National League Pennant in 2007. Is this purely coincidence, or can the ipod take some credit? __ Jam Studio  __ http://www.jamstudio.com/Studio/index.htm Kristi Shaw’s wikispace had a link to a program that could be very useful. Its called Jam Studio, and it allows the user to create their own music, and enables the music created to be used in podcasts, or video production. __ 50 Fun Things to Do With Your iPod  __ http://www.kottke.org/plus/50-ways-ipod/ Kristin Choudoir found a link to a site that gives 50 ways to use your iPod that you might never have thought of. I wonder what the age of the article is, as podcasting is listed as #39. The Podtender, #18, would make you a popular person at parties… __ iPod Helps Special-Needs Students Make the Grade  __ http://www.apple.com/education/profiles/louisamuscatine/ Jason Lammert’s wikispace had a link on it dealing with iPods used for students with reading difficulties. I have special education students in three of my six classes, and they would be able to use iPods to have tests read to them, instead of a teacher’s aide. This allows students to work at their own pace. __ The Education Podcast Network  __ http://epnweb.org/ Andrea Poe found a great site that explains the who, what, and how of podcasting. There are hundreds of podcasts to listen to, and they do a great job of explaining the basics, as well as offering things for more veteran podcasters.