iTunes Store... sort of.

I had a blog that was due yesterday, but my computer took a lot longer than necessary to download iTunes, so I was not able to complete the blog last night. I have iTunes now, but I am not that computer literate. I eventually got to the videos on PBS, but I'm not sure how to download them. I click "GET MOVIE" and then I eventually found them downloading. Once downloaded, I could not see the video; I could only hear the audio.

But regardless, I can still tell that these educational videos could be extremely helpful in teaching a classroom. PBS is a great station and I still flip it on from time to time to see the different ways they use to teach children. They try to make it fun and make it to where it sticks once it has been taught to the child.

The one that I was actually able to listen to was "Galileo on the Moon". It was just someone who was doing some researching on the moon and you heard a clip of them while on the moon. It was quite interesting, and if I were to teach children about Physical Science, I'm sure this would be really exciting for most of them to hear! Then I could get them to do a project about what they think they would see on the moon, and how they would react. Just a fun activity, and I'm sure that I could teach them all about gravity and craters and such found on the moon. Not to mention, all of the things discovered by Galileo. I wish I was able to actually view the video clip, and the other videos do not seem to want to download. I need a better computer!!!!

iTunes University

All I have to say is, Thank God for iPods! They have helped to expand technology in colleges and universities everywhere. There are many big name colleges and universities out there that actually are currently using iTunes as a teaching tool, or Podcasts. Some well known ones are Boston College, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Harvard, Princeton College, Stanford, and the list goes on. Maybe one day soon South Alabama will be in the list using iTunes since it is a great addition to any course.

It is said that iTunes is "Always in Session", no matter what day of the week or time of day. Whenever one needs to access information from a class or lecture for instance, he or she can get onto iTunes and download whatever they need. This is only, of course, if their current college or university uses iTunes for help in areas like that. It helps promote "Learning to Go". Just like while using any iPhone or iPod anytime, you can do the same with iTunes. Just upload the file onto your Apple product and carry on with daily activities while also learning. No need to sit down with a book and read, just listen!! Another plus is it "Keeps Them Motivated". Supposedly, not only does it provide audio, but also visuals. It is more motivating than reading a book and looking at just pictures, but hearing it and also seeing videos with it is something that makes learning through iTunes more appealing. iTunes is also very "Open Minded". Not only can a student access all of these files from the universities, but also parents and/or anyone who just wants to learn. I guess right now if I were interested in learning random stuff about biology, iTunes would be the place to go!