When i first saw this article, I was excited to see all the ways the iPod Touch, or iTouch, could be utilized in a classroom setting. But sadly after viewing the entire video, I came to the conclusion that based on Mr. Kelley's presentation, the iPod Touch is not very useful. As an owner of an iPod touch, I love discovering all the ways i can use the technology. Mr. Kelley spent half the video describing step by step how to open and set up your iPod, then once he got into the "meat and potatoes" of the usefulness in the classroom, it came out more like "tofu and instant potatoes". All of the applications and uses he described in the video were simply generic tools for the teacher to replace efficient devices (mouse, computer, grade book) with an iPod. To put it simply, he didn't make a strong argument for using an iPod at all in a classroom. He showed us how to create more work for teachers when it is completely unnecessary to. Why would a teacher spend all night typing up grade book entries into GoogleDocs just to use a second application to stream them to their iPod, to them mark attendance in class next day? Wouldn't writing in a book be easier? or even just using a grade book program on a computer?
Check out the video for yourself and decide for yourself... (link below)
http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=464
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