Welcome to the iPod Touch Workshop for Carlmont HS 

Agenda for January 5th 2009

Workshop Goal: Become familiar with using the iPod Touch cart, and iPods for use in your classroom

Opening - Cart management

Tips, Strategies, etc

Touch Basics

Learning how to use the iPod guided listening from your movies folder on the iPod Touch

     Listen to Hanna from Apple computer - 

     Listen to Tony from Learning in Hand

Interactivity

Use this link below when the questions are posted on the Smartboard.

http://poll4.com

• Have you ever used an iPod Touch before?
• What is your iPod# and name?
• According to Google, what is the most popular image search in 2008?

Optional Activities: 

Activity #1 Digital Storytelling on the iPod "I remember when..."

1. Your life in pictures with Life Photo Archive
2. Find a topic or select 4 pictures from the archive and download them to your iPod Touch
3. Use Scribble to make a few notes
4. Optional: Create a slideshow with Animoto for the iPod Touch. Click here for instructions

or

Activity #2 iTunes U and related K12 content

1. Use your wireless iPod Touch to download from the store (no password required)

          Do this: Click iTunes Store: Podcasts: Categories: More Categories: Education

or using a laptop you can explore...

Activity #3Click on these links to download specific content from the iTunes Store

1. PRI Public Radio International
2. KQED
3. Tennessee State Department of Education

Activity #4 - Brainstorm ways to use the iPod Touch in your classroom

Evaluation

use the pulldown menu to find today's workshop

After Workshop Support 

• Learn More about iTunes U
• After the workshop resources

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Contact: Kathleen Ferenz, tech specialist for CTAP IV (kferenz@acoe.org)