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iPod Content from Many Sources

Classics: an application from the Apps Store that shows books and you see the pages with text, illustrations and it shows pages turning Check out this website: Great information about using the iPod for new purposes. http://learninginhand.com/ipod/

Wow... great stuff. [|The Education Podcast Network] http://epnweb.org/ iPod/United Streaming hall_Davidson@discovery.com LibriVox: free download of books

The remote from the MacBook works as a remote for the iPod but you need the infared cradle for the ipod.

www.podguides.net Has pod guides to cities around the world

Design a tour of your school to learn directions, shapes, etc. Elementary… colors/shapes or letters and sounds. and they find a prize/candy/flag at the end. “Go out of the classroom and turn right. Walk down the hall to the picture of the letter that says “K”

iPod plugs right into a projector or TV. Use the video cables that come with a video camera but Apple changed the red with the yellow. You can also get one at the Apple Store with a long cable on it. You can also use S Video with a cradle and other devices. Push tv/vtr or input until it goes to the correct input source. You have to tell the iPod where to send the video. go to 1. Videos 2. Video Settings 3. TV Out….. On Leave this Off to watch on your iPod screen.

Why use an iPod and video? Kids self select media and they often have iPods…. they can easily share their projects via their iPods

Organize play lists of videos too.

1. Convert to QuickTime and import into iTunes. 2. 2. Use iTunes to convert video downloads for iPods The video must be compressed. Go to Advanced or Control Click and choose Convert Selection for iPod 3. You will then have two copies of the video: one large quicktime, one smaller for iPod

Search for Spiders on Drugs online to see his movie

Handout: go to Den Blog and by Hall Davidson has Media Matters Blog iPod handout

Media for an iPod Address book: Export Vcards (You could put historical figures, chemical elements, etc.) You have to check off Enable Disk Use under Summary… Options. When you do that you will see Calendars, Contacts, Notes, Photos, Desktop Folder, and Recordings. Drag the vCards file into contacts folder. Videos PowerPoint Software Output Flash Music Photos Animated Gifs Tours, scavenger hunts Curriculum data, quizzes

Send PowerPoint to iPods:

Two Methods:

File… Make Movie

or

1. Use file… save as JPEGS – save all and they are all saved into a folder. You may have to renumeber the slides to it doesn’t go 1, 11, instead of 1,2,… 2. Then import into iMovie, add sound or narration. Then send or Import all pictures into iPhoto. Connect the ipod and go to Photos, sync photos from my libaray and choose selected folders and click on the folder all of the PowerPoint photos. 3. If the power point has an imbedded video…