My iPod Touch had been turned back in, its out of my hands, and waiting to be passed on to others to see and experiment what it can do for learning and teaching. However, I am continuing to think about what it can do for me as it sits on my wish list of things I want to purchase.
One of my favorite features of the iPod are the ereaders. However, many of them cost money so I only played around with the free ones. I was able to look at the Dr. Seuss ABC app and it was really cool. Not only can you click on the words and then they are read out loud but then you can also click on the illustrations and the words that correspond with the picture light up. The other thing that I think would be really great is being able to create your own audio for books using the Touch. You could just record yourself, or the students, reading a book and use it at the reading stations for others to read along with. In the kindergarten class I am in that is one of their choice time stations and it is frequently visited. However, I think it would be great if we could create an audio for any of the hundreds of book in my classroom. Next I would just need to find an app that allows you to upload and create ereaders. I am sure its out there or on its way. Then you wouldn't just have the students record audio of them reading just any book but you could record audio of them reading their own book and turn it into an ereader.
In the kindergarten class the other day I was working with one of the students that is having trouble distinguishing between letters and the sounds that they made. This student was working on writing and I was helping her to stretch the words and listen for the letter sounds. With a lot of support she was able to get some of her sentences down. While I worked with her for a long period of time there were a lot of students that I did not get to. I wonder if an iPod Touch with the Dragon Dictation App would be helpful for her, or if she just needs more support . If she needed to write the word "with" or "happy" would she be learning the same amount if she just had to stretch the word on her own. It is a completely different approach than what many of the other students did to get to where they are but is that wrong?
Today in class we talked briefly about some people view the use of a, iPod Touch like playing with a toy. Some people do not respect it in the education community. I think that it would be a powerful tool for students and could be used educationally, but at the same time how do you make sure your students are not taking advantage of it. Some of the students I can think of that it would be helpful for are also the ones I worry that would just play around with it. My thought is, if you told a student to look up a word in the dictionary you would notice if they were because it would be on their desk and you could see them flipping through the pages. However, if a students Touch was their dictionary then how do you at a glance or two tell if the student is making any progress or even on track. Or maybe it would not make a difference.
One of my favorite features of the iPod are the ereaders. However, many of them cost money so I only played around with the free ones. I was able to look at the Dr. Seuss ABC app and it was really cool. Not only can you click on the words and then they are read out loud but then you can also click on the illustrations and the words that correspond with the picture light up. The other thing that I think would be really great is being able to create your own audio for books using the Touch. You could just record yourself, or the students, reading a book and use it at the reading stations for others to read along with. In the kindergarten class I am in that is one of their choice time stations and it is frequently visited. However, I think it would be great if we could create an audio for any of the hundreds of book in my classroom. Next I would just need to find an app that allows you to upload and create ereaders. I am sure its out there or on its way. Then you wouldn't just have the students record audio of them reading just any book but you could record audio of them reading their own book and turn it into an ereader.
In the kindergarten class the other day I was working with one of the students that is having trouble distinguishing between letters and the sounds that they made. This student was working on writing and I was helping her to stretch the words and listen for the letter sounds. With a lot of support she was able to get some of her sentences down. While I worked with her for a long period of time there were a lot of students that I did not get to. I wonder if an iPod Touch with the Dragon Dictation App would be helpful for her, or if she just needs more support . If she needed to write the word "with" or "happy" would she be learning the same amount if she just had to stretch the word on her own. It is a completely different approach than what many of the other students did to get to where they are but is that wrong?
Today in class we talked briefly about some people view the use of a, iPod Touch like playing with a toy. Some people do not respect it in the education community. I think that it would be a powerful tool for students and could be used educationally, but at the same time how do you make sure your students are not taking advantage of it. Some of the students I can think of that it would be helpful for are also the ones I worry that would just play around with it. My thought is, if you told a student to look up a word in the dictionary you would notice if they were because it would be on their desk and you could see them flipping through the pages. However, if a students Touch was their dictionary then how do you at a glance or two tell if the student is making any progress or even on track. Or maybe it would not make a difference.
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