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http://learninginhand.com/ipod/ **__Web article #2:__** “Apple i-pod Learning Lab” This article explained how i-pod learning labs were able to be created to meet the needs of students in individual classrooms. “Each learning lab comes with 20- 80GB iPod classic players and a fully assembled Bretford mobile cart, exclusively built by Apple to meet the specific needs of schools”. http://www.apple.com/education/products/ipod/learninglab.html **__Web article #3:__** “Podcasting using Moodle” This article was of interest for me, as I create Moodle courses as my summer employment. Moodle is an open source program used to teach online. It is now is able to incorporate podcasts into their online courses. I’ll be able to use this in my classes. http://213.232.94.135/ipodined/e107_files/downloads/podcasting_using_moodle.pdf **__Web article #4:__** “100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn and Study Better” This article stated that ipods are used for much more than music. It gave numerous sites that people of differing ages can go to gain access to educational games, programs, even ways for college students to turn their ipod into a learning device. http://oedb.org/library/beginning-online-learning/100-ways-to-use-your-ipod-to-learn-and-study-better **__Web article #5:__** “In Some Schools, IPods are Required Listening” Originally appearing in the New York Times, this article reports on the Union City School District in Union City, NJ. The school district is part of a $130,000 grant to use the ipods as a way to allow students with limited English ability sharpen their vocabulary and grammar. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/education/09ipod.html?pagewanted=1&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/H/Hu,%20Winnie
 * __Web article #1:__** “Podcasting” In th is article, podcasting is defined, and examples of how it can be used in the classroom are given. It also gave links to free educational programs available online. The article explained different kinds of podcasts, and also that an ipod is not necessary for podcasts. A computer and web browser will be adequate.

**__Web article #6:__** “Ipods in education” The Download section contains several tutorials and tips on using iPods in the classroom. The forum, available to members only, offers users an opportunity to share questions and ideas. The Reviews section lets members voice their opinions on the latest pod-related software, books, and accessories. There is also a section for more resources on iPods in schools. http://www.addysg.org.uk/ipodined/news.php **__Web article #7:__** “Ipods in Education” This is a 68 page presentation in .pdf form about how ipods have been used at two different universities, Georgia College and State University, and also Duke University. The document is kind of technical in nature, and discusses how the ipods were used, and might be helpful in setting up a classroom network of your own ipods. The universities encountered many issues that they had to deal with the first year, and contact people are also given if people need to get in touch with a person with questions. http://macenterprise.org/webcasts/2005-04-26_slides.pdf **__Web article #8:__** “Sites to See: iPod Resources” This site has a lot of great links, including case studies, information on podcasting, lesson plan ideas, and discussion groups. The page is on the education world website, and also has links to many other areas of technology, for teachers and administrators, and other school issues. Sites for lesson plans are also linked off of this page. http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites070.shtml **__Web article #9:__** “iPods at Chapin” Chapin is a private school for girls in New York. It implemented an ipod pilot program for grades 8-9 and 2006. The site is an example of the process of revision and change that an adoption of using iPods in your classroom might look like. Of particular interest here is the policies and materials available here. http://gatornet.chapin.edu/~techmsus/ipods/ **__Web article #10:__** “Ipod in the Classroom: Lesson Plans” This site provides a collection of educator-created lesson plans for you to use as idea starters for using iPod in your classroom. These lessons are created by educators, and are downloadable .pdf documents. This is a great source to start using iPod to enhance curricula and student performance. http://www.apple.com/au/education/ipod/lessons/