iPods In The Classroom

Duke university has been using iPods to study the effect on how students use the technology and how productivity in the classroom has been effected, since 2004. The iPods have 20GB of storage , those things aren't cheap! The iPods also come equipped with voice recording technology. Other than the recording feature and other standard features on the iPods, there were some obvious academic uses for the iPods. The first was the accessibility of all the students' information. The iPod was able to sync with multiple course content via podcats and other content made available by the university. The second is the previously mentioned recording software. This allowed students to record organize and make playlists of what they wanted to study. Finally the iPod was an easy way to store and transfer information.

These iPods are really taking all the technology for education such as podcasts and other types of audio/visual storage and bundling them for students, teachers, and anyone else who wants to use it. An upgrade from the regular iPod would most definitely be the iPod touch or the IPhone. These instruments are so adaptable. They come ready to equip with thousands of free or reasonably priced applications ranging from what to eat for lunch to how much weigh to use while working out. There is even a prototype known as ischool that mostly helps students coordinate their classes. The application also features a graphing calculator. These calculators are normally priced around $120, this application is much more reasonably priced and provides much better user interface by providing colors and easier graphing.