Wednesday, October 24, 2007
iPod: Classroom Necessity?
I really didn't believe the article as I was reading it but the more I read and got in depth into the article, the more it made sense. Having an iPod as a main schooling device. It seems to be a ridiculous idea at first but once you think about it, it actually makes a lot of sense.
At the Brearley School, a private girls school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, the iPod was actually being incorporated in foreign language classes, as well as classic courses. The iPod has now become a requirement for the girls to be able to do their school work as well as their homework and, in my opinion, I think it's a great idea.
Sure the iPod costs a lot of money ($299 for the one the school was using; $269 with the school discount) but it is proven to be very useful in the classroom. As stated from the article:
" Last week, two students in Roberto Lazo's tenth-grade Spanish class were asked to read sections of a poem into iTalk microphones, devices compatible with the iPod that let users make digital recordings."
"Six other students in Mr. Lazo's class took live dictation, then listened to the tracks to check their work."
" In Jian Gu's Mandarin course that afternoon, one student played snippets of her Chinese diary entry, while another student translated it aloud. Three advanced students transcribed the recording in Chinese characters. As the class ended, they all listened to Chinese rhythm "
As you can see, the iPod is not only a device used for one's musical or video pleasure anymore as it is being utilized in more functional and effective ways for children and is now becoming more socially accepted.
At the Brearley School, a private girls school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, the iPod was actually being incorporated in foreign language classes, as well as classic courses. The iPod has now become a requirement for the girls to be able to do their school work as well as their homework and, in my opinion, I think it's a great idea.
Sure the iPod costs a lot of money ($299 for the one the school was using; $269 with the school discount) but it is proven to be very useful in the classroom. As stated from the article:
" Last week, two students in Roberto Lazo's tenth-grade Spanish class were asked to read sections of a poem into iTalk microphones, devices compatible with the iPod that let users make digital recordings."
"Six other students in Mr. Lazo's class took live dictation, then listened to the tracks to check their work."
" In Jian Gu's Mandarin course that afternoon, one student played snippets of her Chinese diary entry, while another student translated it aloud. Three advanced students transcribed the recording in Chinese characters. As the class ended, they all listened to Chinese rhythm "
As you can see, the iPod is not only a device used for one's musical or video pleasure anymore as it is being utilized in more functional and effective ways for children and is now becoming more socially accepted.
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