| What? You can use your iPod for educational | | | | The popularity of the iPod has reached a new, |
| purposes? Yes!! The iPod is a perfect tool for | | | | higher level when the Supreme Court is using |
| learning, as well as for listening to music. With the | | | | them. Recently, the teacher of a government |
| ever growing amount of iPod owners, most being | | | | class I am taking surprised us all when she started |
| younger people still in school, the iPod is a great | | | | playing a podcast of the daily Supreme Court |
| tool to use in the classroom. | | | | deliberations. It got all of our attention, to say the |
| Apart from getting your students to think you | | | | least. Most people in the United States have never |
| are cool for owning an iPod, there are other ways | | | | heard the Supreme Court deliberate, and the iPod |
| for it to be put to good use. From foreign | | | | helps bring something new to listeners all over the |
| language class, to music class, to even art history | | | | world. |
| and more, the iPod is making a big hit in the | | | | Maybe you are an art history teacher, or maybe |
| classroom. | | | | you just need to show a photo slideshow in class. |
| So, you are a student sitting in music class, and all | | | | An iPod is an easy way to store the photos you |
| of a sudden instead of your teacher putting on a | | | | need and in a specific order that you are able to |
| song in an old music player, they connect an iPod | | | | use it in a classroom setting. The iPod is a very |
| to their computer and out plays Beethovens 5th | | | | portable device and by storing your photos for |
| Symphony. Using your iPod is great for any music | | | | the classroom on it, it is simple to bring them in |
| class. | | | | and share with your students. |
| The iPod allows you to store and keep all your | | | | Now, if you are lucky enough to teach in a school |
| music in one easy place and lets you set up | | | | with a seemingly endless budget, then you could |
| pre-determined playlists, and is very portable for | | | | be able to buy iPods for your students that |
| anyone. The iPod is an easy way to get your | | | | already have all the forms and documents that |
| students to listen to your music selections, and | | | | they will need for your class. This allows the |
| with the ease of iPod music upload anyone is able | | | | student to keep everything they need for the |
| to do it. | | | | classroom in one easy place. Now, if you are like |
| Maybe you are not a music teacher; maybe you | | | | most of us and money is limited then just using |
| have a foreign language class that is in need of | | | | your own iPod to store all of your documents and |
| something updated and fun. Using your iPod to | | | | files for the class is an easy way to keep it all in |
| play podcasts in foreign languages is simple. Or, | | | | one place and will cut down on the time and |
| you can always make your own podcast to play | | | | stress it takes looking for them. |
| if you plan on being out one day. Knowing a | | | | These are just some of the many ideas that you |
| foreign language is now a more and more | | | | can use in the classroom. There are many, many |
| important thing to know and having a new and | | | | more. The iPod is becoming a popular thing to |
| exciting way to learn one is always going to be | | | | own, for students and teachers alike. Owning an |
| easier for the students. | | | | iPod opens up many possibilities that you might |
| Perhaps one of the most useful things a teacher | | | | not otherwise have. From podcasts, to photo |
| can use in a classroom is podcasts. A teacher can | | | | slideshows, to music lessons, the iPod is making |
| easily search for podcasts relevant to the daily | | | | an appearance in classrooms all over the world. |
| classroom discussion or lecture. Did you know | | | | Its as if the iPod is taking over the world, but it is |
| even the Supreme Court has podcasts? You are | | | | good to know that you can use the iPod for |
| now able to listen to the deliberations of the | | | | educational purposes and not just for |
| Justices when you in the classroom! | | | | entertainment purposes. |