In today's classrooms, it's no longer just an apple for the teacher. Many students also have apples-namely, the Apple iPod touch. According to the iPod marketers, its educational apps are not only changing the way students learn but also the way teachers teach. The iPod motivates learners due to its sleek, compact design, its touch sensitive control screen and its similarity to a cell phone that users are accustomed. It contains thousands of applications, including the popular iTunes application.
In my educational setting, we are using the iPod touch as a learning tool. The primary challenge that we are facing with it is having to install a wireless server to accommodate this tool. With this adaptation comes not only the cost of an additional server but also the challenge of maintaining server security.
We are admidst a society that is gadgety. This tool supplies the need of users to have handheld talking, computing or web interfaced devices. If the iPod was also equipped with 3G technonology like the iPad, then sudents could have their own wireless accounts thus eliminate the reliance on the school. However, we would then run into the issue of the "have and the havenots". Examine the following links to learn more about the iPod touch and its educational benefits:
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