I-Pod+Class

=I-Pod Class Work= Instructors: Julie Kleist ( jakleist@me.com ) and Kyla Steffen ( kyla.stefan@gmail.com ) Five Articles for Using I-Pods in Education **
 * [|Ipods and Educational Applications] An article in the Twin Cities Newspaper about 4th graders utilizing Ipods for vocabulary drilling skills and the positive results that have come with using them.
 * Top 50 Apps for Teachers A spin off the 100 ways to use your I-Pod in the classroom. A little more concise for uses more specific to the teacher themselves.
 * An Educators Blog about I-Pods in Education This teacher who I believe is from North Dakota talks about uses in the classroom. He also provides many links to sites for apps and such. There is also viewer feedback right on his site along with tips from viewers too.
 * Using I-Pods in Special Education-You TUBE Video This is a video on how I-Pods are being used in Special Education Classrooms in St. Louis County. Interesting how it really connects with special needs populations.
 * A Teacher who Uses Ipods Website In his site it shows you how he utilizes I-Pods in the classroom. It also has a link to his presentation he made about I-Pods in the classroom at the e-Tech conference. He also has a great example of a teacher website. Highly exciting and interactive with the user.

**Podcasts**

NPR Food Podcast
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Start Cooking Video Podcast
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 * Ten Applications **


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 * All Recipes: A site for searchng recipes, generating grocery lists, and menu ideas.
 * Epicurious: Another site for recipes.
 * Fast Food Calorie Counter: A site to input fast food meals and calculate nutritional information.
 * Wisconsin Cheese: A site for information on cheeses from Wisconsin and pairings that go with it.
 * Whole Foods: A site to gather recipe information and grocery lists that can be easily found at Whole Foods Stores.


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 * Facebook: Social Networking
 * Wisconsin Micro Brewerys: Locate all the Micro Brewerys in Wisconsin
 * Yahoo Fantasy Football: A site to participate in Fantasy Football Leagues
 * Bump: A quick and easy way to share contact information with other I-Touch/I-Phone Users.
 * Shazam: An application that will take playing music and send it out over the web and will come back with Artist/Album information and also direct links to purchase the songs.

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__REFLECTION__
I can see myself utilizing an I-Pod in the classroom in many ways. I would like the use of downloading podcasts and vodcasts to share with students on related topics of study. The ease of downloading and storing them on the pod is great. Since most districts (mine included) block a lot of this content it is relatively simple to download from home and store on the device for playback. Be it though a laptop, LCD, or connection to an audio amplification device located within my classroom. For my personal life I must admit I have become pretty connected with my I-Pod. I have honestly utilized it on a daily basis since I got it in my hands. I use it to surf internet when I need to find information quickly without access to a computer. I use some of the apps that I have downloaded for information such as local news and weather. For entertainment purposes I use other apps like Facebook, daily horoscope, games such as The Price is Right, and the various recipe applications I found. I have learned a lot about the uses for I-Pods and can see how students can get hooked on them. I personally look forward to my current cell phone contract expiring so that I can purchase the I-Phone to limit the amount of devices I need to carry on my person. I intend to further my investigation of the I-Pod and finding more viable uses for my classroom.


 * __You Tube Video on I-Pod Use in The Classroom__**

[|**Wilson Middle School-Autism Pilot Program**] A News Story out of Appleton Area about a Middle School that has piloted a program with use for I-Pods for Autism students. It shows how they can use it as a soothing tool and a communication device for less communicative students. It has been extremely positive that the Principal has arranged for a meeting to with an Apple Rep to discuss full classroom sets for other classrooms.