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1. iPod Touch in the classroom
Use iPod Touch devices and free or low cost apps to transform learning in ways that you
never imagined! This session will allow participants to "test drive" an iTouch and explain
the do's and don'ts when implementing iTouch's in the classroom.
Nneka Robinson
nneka.robinson@woodward.edu
Monday, July 26, 2010
2. Schedule
• Why an iPod Touch/iPhone
• Pilot Program
• Benefits
• Drawbacks
• Do's and Don'ts
• Implementation/Professional Development
• Apps
• Resources
Monday, July 26, 2010
3. Why an iPod Touch?
• Differentiation
• Thousands of Educational Apps
• Devices that students use already
• Increased engagement
Monday, July 26, 2010
4. iTouch Pilot program
• Every student in year 10 given an iTouch
• Every student in Kindy was given an iTouch
• Three classroom sets
Monday, July 26, 2010
5. Benefits
• Student ownership
• Learning management system
• Purchase one app for unlimited devices
• Music, homework, documents
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7. Do's and Don'ts
• Create account separate from yours
(waupperschool@gmail.com)
• Create account with iTunes gift card
• Get a case to sync devices
• Name all devices
• Use a MAC
Monday, July 26, 2010
