Education Law

Coming to an iPod near you

Earlier this month, our friends at Apple released a new feature, iTunes U. Now students, teachers, administrators, or John Q. can listen in on lectures from universities, colleges, or other organizations or individuals that post information on the site. In fact, it's not just limited to audio--lectures or other videos can be embedded into iTunes U so you can watch a video that supports the topic you're listening to.

What's best about this format is anyone can become a producer or movie maker and many students and teachers have jumped on the bandwagon to create innovative ways of getting content to reach students. Edutopia, an arm of the George Lucas Educational Foundation, wrote a great article with some fantastic examples of how students and teachers are using iTunes U. A senior at a Pennsylvania high school summed it up best when he talked about having the chance to teach teachers. He said, "It's really important that teachers incorporate 21st century skills into their lessons, and for me to be able to assist them is quite an honor."

Full post as published by BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog on October 27, 2008 (boomark / email).