iPods In The Classroom

The use of iPods in the school setting is occurring more and more often. In today’s time, technology is growing every day and iPods are a new and exciting form of information and technology. Schools encourage students to use technology and have accommodate students with alternative styles to learn in the classroom. By using iPods, teachers can download information to the devise and make learning more interesting and convenient for students.
Duke University is a university that promotes the technology of iPods. Duke is distributing each freshman student with a brand new iPod! The school is planning on pre downloading freshman orientation information, an academic calendar and even the Duke fight song! Students also will be able to use the devices to download course content, recorded lectures, foreign language lessons, audio books and music from a special Duke website modeled after iTunes. Duke believes that by doing this, students will become more technology literate and believes this will be a new and exciting way of delivering information through technology. http://cit.duke.edu/pdf/reports/ipod_initiative_04_05.pdf