Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Integrating the iPod Touch in K-12 Education: Visions and Vices
This article discussed the how to incorporate the iPod touch into classrooms today. An iPod touch is a handheld electronic device that has endless possibilities to use in the classroom. I really like all of the applications that can be added to the iPod touch for early childhood, which is what I am certified to teach. There are numerous sight word games, math games, books, science applications, and many other applications that can be used in a K-3 classroom. The sight word games would be great because as the child looks at the word, he/she can also hear how the word is pronounced. Books can also be viewed on the iPod touch and heard, which is a new and exciting way for students to read and be read to. I think that students would enjoy using the iPod touch because it is something new and different and can truly engage the students. With a wireless connection, students would be able to access the internet using the iPod touch. They can surf the web, play educational games, or do other various activities on the internet without having to go to the computer lab or wait their turn to use the classroom computer. The iPod touch is a new and different form of technology that I think that so many students would enjoy working with in the classroom. I would love to continue playing with the iPod touch to find even more applications that I would be able to use in the classroom, and would think that other teachers may enjoy it as well. I think that one of the only downfalls is the price of the iPod touch. If a school is low on funds, it would most likely be too expensive to purchase a classroom set of the iPod touch.
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Michelle,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you. iPod touches are amazing tools that can work wonders in a classroom. I think the opportunities that they have to engage students in the learning process are well worth the money that they cost. I think kids would be eager to do their homework, read during SSR, and practice their math facts if they could do it on an iPod touch. Plus, the Internet access is one of the best features of the tool because it provides students with a chance to gather all kinds of information on every subject you could imagine. It’s too bad that they are seen so little in the classroom nowadays. I think we should all begin writing grants to get them in our future schools!