Sunday, March 23, 2008

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!

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