Before starting this unit I had used youtube and itunes quite regularly. As a dance teacher, I use itunes and garageband (music editing program on mac) to source and edit music for various lessons and performances. I was pleased to discover teachertube as a more specific educational branch of youtube- which helps when searching for things to use in the classroom (reducing the chance of coming across inappropriate content). While I already use itunes, I had never noticed or known about itunes U. I was amazed at how much educational information there is on it from reputable world wide cultural institutions…..and it is all FREE. I couldn’t believe it. I had also never really known much about podcast or vodcasts. They too can be downloaded from itunes and some for free too. Podcasts and vodcasts can also be created from original material by teachers and students. The content from itunes U, podcasts and vodcasts can be downloaded by students and listened to whenever and wherever they want. These applocations provide for “mobile learning”. I can definitely see this as a way of the future…..I wouldn’t be surprised if by the time I have kids they are listening to podcasts/completing their homework at the bus stop on an application on their latest versions of ipod touches.
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