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Amanda's Post: [] This article discusses the use of iPods for incoming freshman in a North Carolina high school. It defends the use as being instructional, and assures the community that inappropriate use will be monitored.

Steven's Post: [] This would be a great podcast site for a language arts teacher. These are word podcasts, it will display new unordinary words everyday. This brings you new words every day, tells you the meaning, pronunciation, and the word use.

Ted's Post: Title – Clicking 101; iPods getting academic [] When walking around college campuses across America don’t assume that students walking around plugged into their iPods are listening to the latest hits. Many universities are using iPods to broadcast lectures and for other academic uses. Some people are skeptical of the influx of the iPod saying that nothing can replace the energy of a good lecture.

Jeff's Post: [] 4.) This podcast shows how teachers can make podcasts using state and district test questions. These podcasts could be used to supplant a teacher reading aloud a test to a small group of special education students. The students could pause the podcast to record their answers and see the question on the video screen. Many students with special needs have modifications in their IEPs (Individual Education Plans) that allow them to have tests read to them. The problem is that there are a lot of students and few teachers to administer this modification. If each student had a video iPod with the podcasts containing the tests loaded on to them, this would free up the teacher and make the students more independent! As a special education teacher, this would be a huge asset to any special education teacher and student. Scores would surely rise and student confidence!

Guy's Post: [] In 2004 Duke University gave all incoming freshmen a free ipod. They challenged those freshmen and all staff to find creative ways to use the ipod. Now the university uses the ipods in select classes to enhance the students learning