Monday, October 5, 2009

iTunes University


Introduction to iTunes University

iTunes University is a new and exciting tool for education. It is both helpful to students and teachers. It is free and offers endless podcasts on every educational topic imaginable. It allows students and teachers to learn and teach in a new way, which allows much flexibility.

Students will probably get the most benefit from iTunes University. They can download lectures to their computer or ipod that they missed, or did not understand. They are then able to listen to the lectures as many times as they would like and even listen to only the parts that they did not understand. This would help many students who might miss class because they are sick or had an emergency.

Teachers can use podcasts from iTunes University as an educational tool for any classroom. It can even be used in Elementary school classrooms. This tool will allow teachers to share accurate information with their class in an audio form. According to another website I looked at,"iTunes University: Better Than the Real Thing",college students who heard a lecture via iTunes University scored better on an exam than students who were given a traditional lecture. This will help both students and teachers achieve their goals.

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