iPod Touches at HolyFamily Ingleburn.

What we are doing with them.How we are planning to use them.

The iPod Touch is a portable media player, personal digital assistant (PDA) and Wi-Fi (Connects to wireless internet networks such as the one in our

school) Mobile platform. It is operated through the touch screen.It can be used to contain music, video and photos, documents and recorded sound files,

such as pupils reading. It can be used with headphones and a microphone.It can connect to wireless networks for internet access and also has bluetooth capability.

An ‘ App’ (application) is a program Downloaded from the internet, usually from the iTunes Store,

Pre-installed Apps (Standard on the iPod Touch) eg: Calendar, Notes, Clock, Weather, Calculator etc.iTunes Apps Store (Free or paid Apps usually a few dollars, audio books. Podcasts-ABC , iTunes

Ipod Touch-What is it?

Home Button

On/Off

Syncing.

Distribution.Two sets of eight iPods-Roster

Managing the iPods

Some ‘App’ icons.

Some require internet access.

iPodTouch

Stage 2

Stage 1

Literacy and Numeracy

Stage 3

Teaching staff have had a trial run with the iPod touch and now have access to 2

sets of 8.

Literacy and Numeracy

KLA related activities

Literacy and numeracy audio books

Research

Clock, notes, recording

Organisation

KLA related activities

Calendar, Notes, Calculator

WHAT HAVE WE DONE WITH IPODS?

Listening post

Digital Story Telling-Library

Use in RE-Prayer sites-Liturgy practise, Music

Podcasting. (excursions, class work)) Reading Records Audio Books Audible iTunes (search for author)

Research by other schools-Year 6

Other Sites –Ipodtouch Tricks Mobile Learning Reading and iPods

What is possible with the iPods?