I read in an article about how Duke University is using ipods in the classroom for instruction now. It said that the number of courses has doubled and the number of students using ipods has quadrupled in the second year of trying to use this technology in the classrooms. During Duke's Digital Initiative (DDI) in 2004 the university gave out free ipods to all new students and then changed it the next year to give only the students that enrolled in these courses that required them. The university claims that there were only a few minor problems in the beginning, but everyone has adapted very well and they have been a great success.
I think that this is very interesting that schools and universities are beginning to use this kind of technology in the classroom and think that this can be very helpful. I found a great website that has lesson plans and other helpful information about ipods in the classroom. It is http://www.apple.com/au/education/ipod/lessons/. It includes lessons for History, Math, Science, Languages, and more. It also includes a few movies. I looked at one lesson plan that was for Early Elementary age that practice letter sounds and a lesson plan for singing math facts to learn them. This was very interesting and helped me see that this type of technology may also be used for the elementary age students.
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