Getting Started with iPod Touch

Whoohoo! First post of this blog here:

So the year is about to begin and we just found out at the end of the last school year that our iPod Touch Pilot Program is a go for this year. We have budgeted for approximately 21-22 iPod Touches to be used in one Grade 3 classroom! We are very excited to begin this program.

Luckily, myself and Jake Cross (Grade 3 Classroom Teacher who will be using them) met at the end of last year to do some planning. Here is what we came up with for our introductory lessons:

-Basic skills (lessons, practice, etc)

-Starting Apps (dropbox, voice recorder, Safari, email, photo, music, google docs, podcasts)

-Agreements/Rules for students: Keep very structured initially, possibly have a morning routine (DOL)

-Care/upkeep

-ebooks, audiobooks for Language Arts. Nice way to differentiate and integrate into reading

-Letter to parents-surveys for comparing attitudes (pre/post)

-Blog-A professional blog will be used to communicate learning throughout the year

Questions remaining?

Do we send them home with students?

Can we set up email for students?

How do we do a screencast with ipod touch?

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