iPod Touch in the Classroom - List of Resources & Ideas - Part 1

I've had a number of requests to share some of the resources and experiences I've had using the iPod Touch in the classroom. I have accumulated quite a few links in my Delicious account, but I thought that I would list some of them here for easy reference. As this is an ongoing project, this is only an initial list with more to come. I hope to include more first hand experience in the next couple of weeks once my students have produced some content that I can post here to showcase some of the things that we are doing.

General Reference and Ideas (Apps, etc):

• Learning in Hand: http://learninginhand.com/ - This is a great site with lots of information from how to manage iPods in a classroom, to resources for using them, to what apps to consider. A huge number of ideas and insights.
• Apple: Getting Started with the iTouch - a .pdf you can download and a great guide for getting started.
• iNtouch School: http://intouchschool.org/index.html - This site is good for basic information about getting started with iPods in the classroom and personalizing the device to the student. It also reviews apps for both elementary and highschool level use
• I Education Apps Review - http://www.iear.org/ - This is a great site that reviews apps for use in education. It contains a mixture of free and low cost apps to consider.
• Chris Webb's Space - Why an iPod Touch in the Classroom - A great list of apps to consider listed by subject.
• Apple Learning Interchange: iPod Touch in the Classroom - The best part of this page is the list of resources on the right hand side of the page for different subject areas.
• Learning Continuity with iPod Touches: A sortable list of apps by subject that have been evaluated by educators.

iPod Lesson examples:

• Paula White - Grade Three Math centres using iPods: A series of three blog posts by Paula White who talks about student generated math centres to showcase using iPods in their classroom: Station 1, Station 2, Station 3
• iPod Touch Project - a site set up to document an iPod Touch project in Epsom Primary School in Australia that includes numerous lesson examples of ways to use these devices in the classroom. The blog on this site is the best part.
• Lesson Planet: iPod Touch lessons : Example lessons incorporating the ipod touch in a variety of subjects and grade levels.

Accessories:

• Mini Microphones - I purchased one of these for each of my ipods and they have proven to be one of the most useful accessories so far. My students can record their thoughts while doing research or brainstorming. They read books for their reading buddies to listen to. They record the audio for their podcasts. They can conduct interviews to gather information. They are easy to use and simply plug into the earphone jack of the iPod and are ready to go. There are a number of apps that use a microphone and in a classroom, the purchase of an inexpensive microphone is essential.