Joyce,

My understanding of your recent question about using iPods in the classroom
is that you need more information about how to use an iPod in the classroom
as a teacher's tool rather than having the students use them individually as
some folks have discussed in response to your question.  I am also
interested in learning more about teachers' use of iPods and hope that
others can contribute their experiences/tricks/innovations on that theme.

If you can get your hands on a September 2007 article in the "Essential
Teacher" magazine which is put out to members of TESOL (www.tesol.org),
there is a great article by Sylvan Payne entitled " A Presentation in Your
Pocket."  This article really addresses the kinds of issues about which I
believe you are inquiring :  playing audio files, managing lessons, building
and showing an iPod-based presentation in class, etc, using the iPod
remotely, etc.  The advantage is that you can just carry it all around on a
tiny device!

I hope this info helps and I look forward to hearing from others as well.

Lisa Clayton
ESL Instructor - English Language Institute
Westchester Community College
Valhalla, New York


On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Norma Joyce Juarez <
jjuarez at sbcsc.k12.in.us> wrote:


>  Our teachers have just been given Ipods to use in their classrooms. Those

> of us who do not have the advantage of a teenager in the house are learning

> to master how to download items onto the Ipods.

>

> Our question is:  From anyone who has used them in the adult ESL classroom,

> how are they best utilized? What other equipment would you add to make them

> a viable tool for classroom use?

>

> We're beginners, but eager to learn more. Please no geek speak.

>

> Joyce Juarez

> ESL Lead teacher

> Adult Education - South Bend Community School Corp.

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