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Resonating with iPods for Learning Officers

May 9, 2007 at 8:55 pm | In Podcasts, Professional Learning | No Comments

This is a designed to support a professional development session for the Learning Officers from Wollongong Diocese.

In these 3 hours we will discover how to use our ipods more effectively. We will explore their use as a any where, any time professional learning tool and explore ways they are being used within the classroom.

Further podcasting resources can be found in the podcast category of this blog
Part 1

All about podcasts.

What are podcasts, how do we find them, what can we do with them, how do I listen to them?

• iTunes – your pathway to the ipod playlists, importing audio – you can find the apple itunes tutorial here

• exploring iTunes Store

• searching for Podcasts -itunes and feedster

Part 2

How to use your ipod

Connecting your iPod to the computer

Synchronizing your iPod – settings (music, podcasts, video, photos).

Using the iPod, (navigating ff rewind, play)

iSquint – converting movies to ipod movies

Using your ipod as a storage device

Using iSpeak it

Part 3

Classroom ideas

Listening to podcasts The Diocesan Public Speaking Competition

Creating podcasts St Columbkilles Example

Evaluating podcasts Mary Immaculate students reviewing podcasts

Audio recording

Apple’s ipod in the classroom lesson plans

The Presentation from the session can be found here
[slideshare id=47996&doc=ipods-for-professional-learning-4168&w=425]

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