IPOD TOUCH – APPS & MORE!

Michelle Storrusten

Pros Cons

Technology is engaging.

Interactive content is more interesting than reading a textbook.

Audio and video capabilities enhance learning for different learning styles.

Assistive device.

Distracting – games, Internet, music.

Expensive. Potential to be used

for cheating on exams or assignments.

Banned in many school districts.

Cameras – locker rooms, restrooms.

Tony Vincent’s Dos and Don’ts for iPod Touch

Radford University’s iPod Touch Tutorials

Creating Flashcards with KeynoteClassroom Response SystemiTunes Store TutorialAccessing WiFiButtons and Touch Screen FunctionsAccessibility FunctionsSetting Parental ControlsConfiguring iTunes to Sync Multiple iPod Touches

K-12 School Districts Using iPod Touches

Cave Creek Unified School District #93

Wilson County Schools

Falls City Public Schools

University of South Florida College of Education

Culbreath Middle School Grand Prairie Schools

iTunes U. - Podcasts

Montana Indian Education For All

EdTechTalk.com

There are over a half-million third party apps available in the iTunes store, including Educational apps and an eTextbook app.

Fifty Educational Apps for iPod Touch.

TCEA iPod Resources.

How do I know the Apps are good?I Education Apps ReviewApps in Education Blog

Harry Walker’s App Rubric

Bloom’s Taxonomy for the iPad by Kathy Schrock

General Purpose Apps

Dropbox RSS Feed

Reader Weather Evernote Kindle Google Voice TextFree

Skype TripIt News PDF Reader Social Media

Classroom Management Apps/Tasks

iPlan Lessons Presentation Collaborative

Projects PLN

(Professional Learning Network)

My Moodle Grade Pad Edmodo Flash Cards Podcasts Polls/Student

Response Rubrics eBook Readers

Math Apps

Scientific Calculator iFormulas Calculus Algebra Equation Solver FreeGraCalc Basic Math Math Quizzer

Science Apps

Biology Medical Spiders Dinosaurs Chemistry Chemical

Elements

Convert Units NASA Google Earth Solar Walk Planets Science

Glossary Physics Anatomy

English Apps

iBooks Dictionary.com StoryKit eReaders Audio/eBooks Grammar Up Miss Spell

Foreign Language ELL/ESL Apps

Foreign Language Apps (Spanish, French, German, Italian, Irish)

Text-to-speech Audio Pronunciation Flashcards Music (sing along)

History/Social Studies Apps

Bill of Rights Constitution Atlas Maps of War Civilization Revolution World Factbook U.S. Historical Documents

Phys. Ed. And Health Apps – ThePEGeek.com

StopWatch Nike Personal Trainer Body Mass Index

Calculator Calorie Tracker Lose It! Weight Tracker SprintStart SuperBodies Heart+ Nutrition

Music and Art Apps

Audacity Portable Virtuoso Piano Pro Wolfram Alpha Music Theory MoMA – Museum of Modern Art Art History Test Musee de Louvre Letters of Vincent van Gogh

Lesson Plan Links

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators American Memory Lesson Plans EdHelper.com Lesson Planet PBS TeacherSource Discovery Channel Gateway to Educational Material Open Educational Resources Commons HotChalk’s LessonPlanPage.com

As An Assistive Device Voice Control TapToTalk (AAC) Proloquo2Go (AAC) Conversation Builder App for Autism Read2Me (text-to-speech) SoundAmp iSign App (Lite) Audio, video and touch screen. Assistive Touch. Siri (voice recognition).