Why Use iPods in the Classroom?
Traditional book reports can be the leading cause of students' losing their love for reading. Technology can help bring some
excitement and creativity to the traditional book report while still allowing the teacher a form of assessment in reading.
Getting at-risk students to read is a
challenge. According to many experts in education, more and more
students are becoming reluctant readers. Even those who in elementary
years loved to read lose this enjoyment for reading as they enter middle
school and high school. Traditional book reports can contribute to this
decline in the love of reading. Technology brings interest back into
reading and helps students continue to find reading that they enjoy
while providing the teacher with feedback about student reading
comprehension. The iPod Touch offers a variety of applications that can
be used to motivate students and provide assistive technology for those
with disabilities. Students can use the iTalk to create book report
podcasts or the Story Kit to create a digital book report. They can also
use it to create and edit video reports. Other applications, such as
Dictionary.com, will help students edit their writing. As we
discover more about how children learn, we see that there is a greater
need to differentiate instruction in our classrooms. By using technology in the classroom we can reach more students in a variety of ways. The iPod Touch would
inspire these digital learners in reading.
There are also an unlimited number of ways to incorporate the iPod or iPad into other content areas. Look at the links on the right for ideas.
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