The document discusses the benefits of incorporating new technologies like podcasting, e-textbooks, and Apple iPads into the classroom. Podcasting is suggested as a way for students to express themselves and engage in digital storytelling. E-textbooks could lighten students' bookloads by providing course texts digitally at a lower cost. The Apple iPad could enhance learning by facilitating interactive lessons and easy access to educational materials through apps and e-books. Overall, the document argues that adopting new technologies is needed to better engage today's students who have grown up with technology.

1. EDUC W200 Spring 2010
Jake Wyman

2.  Classroom Audio Podcasting by Wesley A. Frye
 Podcast Slide 1
 Podcast Slide 2
 Podcast Slide 3
 E-textbooks may lighten bookloads for SJSU students by Eric
Bennett
 Ebooks Slide 1
 Ebooks Slide 2
 Ebooks Slide 3
 How Will the Apple iPad Change our Kids’ Lives? By Jenny
Williams
 Apple iPad Slide 1
 Apple iPad Slide 2
 Apple iPad Slide 3
 Conclusion
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3.  Frye suggests that teachers need to find a more
modern method to let students express themselves
other than the ancient method of pencil and paper
 Podcasts increases the students motivation to
communicate by changing their “perceptions of
audience”
 Podcasting is also more effective because students
will be doing something they enjoy
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4.  Benefits of Podcasting
 Podcasting is cheap
 Podcasting invites a global
audience
 Audio podcasting encourages no-
frills communication
 Podcasting is digital story-telling
 Podcasting provides a window into
the classroom
 Podcasting involves few privacy
concerns
 Podcasting can educate about
copyright
 Podcasting can be interactive
 Podcasting can be creative
 Podcasting can be fun!
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5.  Although many students today are
technologically advanced, and would gladly
jump on board with Podcasting over
writing, some may be reluctant to make the
transition. How could you handle a situation
where a student does not want to share their
thoughts on a podcast because it is so published
and less personable? Or the school districts
where students may not have the advantage of
technology at home?
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6.  Ebooks are less of a hassle to obtain than the
old school method of buying printed text books
 With Ebooks, students do not have to worry
about the condition the text is in, or if someone
highlighted appropriate passages
 Ebooks offer a more cost friendly approach to
obtaining required text needed for a particular
course
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7.  When a student buys an
Ebook, rather than
printed text, they also
purchase related material
that enhances learning
the subject such as
hyperlinks and video
 Students already spend a
significant amount of
time on their
laptops, and Ebooks
provide a more flexible
approach to reading
material
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8.  Some skeptics claim that Ebooks do not
enhance the learning experience for
students, but rather hurt it as students tire
more easily when reading a screen rather than
a book. They also claim that looking at a screen
for extended amounts of time strain the eyes
and lead to a more negative outcome than
printed text. What argument and facts could
you present to silence these critics?
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9.  iPad has more storage room for .pdf files that could
not otherwise be used on a desktop
 Would make it more convenient for Ebooks and
accessibility to online teaching
 Students could highlight text and take notes on
readings without worrying about damaging the
resale value of the text
 Students are so comfortable with technology that
teaching them how to use the iPad would not have
to be a major concern
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10.  iPad the next step in completely integrating technology
and education
 Could provide a more interactive experience with
educational links right in front of them rather than on a
projector
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11.  The Apple iPad has many benefits to
incorporating it into the everyday classroom.
Cost, however, is an ever rising concern to
many school districts. Would having this
technology in the classroom enhance learning
enough to where purchasing the iPad for
classes could be justified by a school board? Or
is this a fantasy that is years away from
becoming reality?
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12.  It’s time that a revolution occurred in the
classroom, not necessarily on material being
presented, but more on how teachers present it
 Students desire to learn has not dissipated, but
teachers have lost touch with how to effectively
reach students
 We don’t live in the 1950’s, so it’s time to stop
teaching like we are
 Incorporating technology in the everyday
classroom would help reconnect student-teacher
interaction that have been severed
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13.  Bennett, E. (2010, January 26). E-textbooks may lighten
bookload for sjsu students. Retrieved from
http://media.www.thespartandaily.com/media/storage/pap
er852/news/2010/01/26/News/ETextbooks.May.Lighten.B
ookloads.For.Sjsu.Students-3857921.shtml
 Frye, W. A. (n.d.). Classroom audio podcasting. Retrieved
from
http://www.wtvi.com/TEKS/05_06_articles/classroom-
audio-podcasting.html
 Williams, J. (2010, January 27). How will the Apple ipad
change our kids' lives?. Retrieved from
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/01/how-will-the-
apple-tablet-change-our-kids-lives/
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