It seems like being in an age where an iPod is no longer a revolutionary idea, I shouldn't be making a post like this. BUT, I just received my first ever iPod Nano and I have to say it was love at first sight! No wonder everyone wants one of these things! While I've had MP3 players before, this is just SO COOL!
I think what really excites me though is while I was at the MACUL technology conference, one of my breakout sessions led me to some really innovative ways to use these "thingys" in the classroom and as a part of my teaching.
Here are a few things I look forward to trying (resources permitting)
1. Recording lessons and daily homework (with directions) as a podcast or video
2. Downloading books for students to hear as well as read. (This is such an awesome tool for low reading level students or special education students!! YAY!)
3. Have students record speech or music clips
While the idea of using such technology in the classroom has its possible daunting aspects, I get so excited thinking I may be able to be a better, more effective teacher for ALL of my students in the future. I see no reason why not to employ the items students use on a daily basis to enhance their learning. It is up to me and other teachers to reach across the divide of what is used at home and outside of school and the lack thereof in students educational settings.
Truly, I am finding a deep passion for this. What I do not know, I will learn. It is up to me to make the leap.
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