The ipod is a useful tool that the student can use to improve oratory skills. The benefit is that the student has the capacity to continually replay the recording over and over until it is just right. Vess (2006) explained this useful function, “On a survey administered at the end of the semester, several students reported that the ipod helped to develop greater confidence in their oral skills, especially in front of the class” (p. 486). This is a sort of a modern day version of a voice recorder with technological advances. This can go hand and hand with the usefulness of a blog to reinforce leaning through writing. The instructor can use the blog to ask open ended question that prompt the student to use writing to reinforce knowledge and critical thinking (Vess, 2006).
The notes function on the ipod is also a useful educational tool (Vess, 2006). The ipod is light, small and can be carried and used almost anywhere. Therefore the student can take notes on the ipod whenever necessary during a wide variety of learning experiences outside of the classroom. The student can also use the ipod to get familiar with the internet and research (Vess, 2006). The ipod has a screen capture which can show research sites that the student can use to locate internet sites (Vess, 2006). That is a great benefit of the ipod because of the tremendous learning experience that comes through research. The ipod definitely has a place in education.
Reference:
Vess, D. L. (2006). History to go why i teach with ipods. Society for History Education,
39, 479-492.
The notes function on the ipod is also a useful educational tool (Vess, 2006). The ipod is light, small and can be carried and used almost anywhere. Therefore the student can take notes on the ipod whenever necessary during a wide variety of learning experiences outside of the classroom. The student can also use the ipod to get familiar with the internet and research (Vess, 2006). The ipod has a screen capture which can show research sites that the student can use to locate internet sites (Vess, 2006). That is a great benefit of the ipod because of the tremendous learning experience that comes through research. The ipod definitely has a place in education.
Reference:
Vess, D. L. (2006). History to go why i teach with ipods. Society for History Education,
39, 479-492.