Download The Use of iPods to Promote Literacy

The Use of iPods to
Promote Literacy and
Learning
Terri Harkey
[email protected]
Puster Elementary
Lovejoy ISD
Discovery Education
October 24, 2009
iPods in action
When do students use iPods?
How do you manage iPod use in
the classroom?
iPod vs. traditional listening station
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Easy manipulation for
non-readers
The split text/picture on
main screen combined
with the cover flow
feature provide visual
cues so that students
may easily find what they
are looking for
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Requires special
markings/training
The teacher must plan a
way to identify “play”,
“stop” and other buttons,
and must organize books
and tapes/CDs so that
students know what goes
together
Macie used the cover flow feature
to find her book.
iPod vs. traditional listening station
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Portable
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Stationary
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iPod vs. traditional listening station

Minimal transition
time between
activities
Students can move
quickly from one book to
the next, or from one
type of media to the
next, maximizing
engagement.
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Cumbersome
routines that
require time
between activities
Students must rewind,
remove the tape/CD,
replace it in it’s
packaging, and repeat
with the next selection.
iPod vs. traditional listening station
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Audio + video

Audio only
iPod vs. traditional listening station

Refurbished iPod
nano (3rd gen.) can
be purchased for
$79.00 from Apple

Traditional
cassette/CD player
$69.95/$79.95 from
Lakeshore, additional
$159.00 for 8 station
junction box/ 8
headphones
iPod vs. traditional listening station

Flexible menu
options
Teachers can choose only
the features they want
available to students, and
can set limits on volume.
We have them limited to
only audiobooks,
coverflow, music and
podcasts.

Rigid interface
Student may accidentally
press “record” and
damage teacher-created
tape; no volume control
Ways to utilize iPods in the
classroom

Audio-only features
– Load books on CD into iTunes; transfer to
iPod
– Load educational music CDs
– Download audiobooks from iTunes or
www.audible.com
– Use a digital converter to convert from
Cassette to Digital (save on iTunes)
Ways to utilize iPods in the
classroom

Audio & Video
– Download free educational video podcasts from
iTunes
– Download educational television shows such as
Superwhy or Sesame Street by episode or season
– Purchase software to convert teacher - or class created PowerPoints to video
– Load digital educational videos from sites such as
www.unitedstreaming.com (many books are available
on this site as well)
– Format Factory will convert anything to anything
http://www.formatoz.com/
Ways to utilize iPods in the library
Dyslexic Students
 Reluctant Readers
 Small Groups
 Special Ed
 Literacy Circles
 Below Grade Level Readers
 Book Fair Books

iPod Accessories
TuneTalk Stereo for iPod
 Composite video cable and charger
 Container
 Charger (2 or 1)
 Splitter (2 or 5)
 Flip Video Camera
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Kindergarten Library
Audio Books (Cover Flow)
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for
Kindergarten
Pancakes, Pancakes
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Brown Rabbit’s Shape Book
A Color of His Own
Llama llama mad at mama
There’s a Hole in the Bucket
The Gingerbread Man
I See A Song
Ice Cream Bear
Brown Bear, Brown Bear
No Jumping on the Bed
No More Water in the Tub
Baby Bird
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
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•Podcasts
Sesame Street
Super Why Guy PBS
Hooked on Phonics
•Music
Letters and Numbers
Rock, Rap, Tap and Learn
(Handwriting Without Tears)
Resources
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iPod tutorials (PDF format)
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/
Weston Woods audio books
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/westonw
oods/index.htm
Discovery educational videos
www.unitedstreaming.com
Wondershare PowerPoint to video software
http://www.ppt-to-dvd.com/#10017
Videora iPod converter
http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/