I have never used itunes until just a few weeks ago. I thought itunes was just a place to buy music for an ipod but I could not have been more wrong. I am amazed by all the wonderful features itunes has it blows my mind. When I viewed David Hopkins introduction to iTunes U I keep thinking how useful that would be if my university worked with iTunes U and how I could use it as a teacher and the ideas were endless.
I wish the University of South Alabama worked in coercion with itunes it would make a huge difference in my college experience. I am an aural/visual learner so it would tremendously help improve my test scores. I could download vodcast of lessons and reviews then play them on an iphone at any time convent for me to watch. This advancement would also help me if I am sick or an emergency was to come up and I cannot make it to class, I can simply go to my class subscription and view the class session for the day. ITunes U can also be used to do research for a paper because it is a scholarly program.
As a teacher I will encourage my students to use iTunes U because I believe it is a very useful tool for education. I will create an ongoing podcast for subject I will be teaching. I will also share them other interesting educational vodcasts and podcasts. I believe this will better prepare my students for life outside of school because I will not only be teaching them english, math, science and social studies but also how to locate scholarly resources online, how to use new software programs, and how to learn.
Nice post!
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