Medical students given iPods loaded with tutorials
Ohio State University doles out Apple devices for students’ rigorous program
This article shares how Ohio State University medical school is using the handheld Apple iPod touch in teaching and learning.
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iPods are more than just music players. iPods have functionality that can be
used in many different ways for teaching and learning.
Resource for finding out about using iPod and Podcasting in Education
If you think that iPods are used just for listening to music, you obviously haven't been keeping up with the latest technology. The Apple-developed music player now features all kinds of accessories to help you study better, and now other companies are in a rush to get their designs in sync with the iPod. Pre-teens, college kids and even adults are taking advantage of the educational benefits...
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In addition to the syncing of live audio with slide presentations, some lecture-capture software now indexes text within the presentation. This allows a user to search recorded slides for keywords and navigate within the video.
At least two companies now sell software to universities and other institutions that captures the words of classroom lectures and syncs them with the digital images used during the talk — usually PowerPoint slides and animations. The illustrated lectures are stored on a server so that students can retrieve them and replay the content on the bus ride home, clicking along to the exact section they need to review.