One of our first stops is somewhere our students go almost daily…iTunes. Unpack your suitcases...we're going to linger a bit because of all that is here to see! Kids and many of us use iTunes to download music, podcasts, videos, tv shows, apps, etc. We are going to show you a number of resources available in iTunes and even give you some "travel documents" to help you navigate through these uncharted territories.
What kinds of resources are we talking about?...Anything, Anywhere, Anytime...according to Apple's iTune website, "it's an innovative way to get educational content into the hands of your students." For example, if you teach World War II in Social Studies, Language Arts, Holocaust, etc. you can download primary source, first hand accounts from Holocaust survivors and other people involved in WW II (see Resource of the Week below)...or if you teach Shakespeare, you can download the Tragedy of Julius Caesar to highlight individual acts and scenes...or if you teach a unit of propaganda in Social Studies or Language Arts, your students can watch vintage television commercials...or if you are teaching about animals, check out the podcast series called Terra...and last but not least, if you are teaching a novel or promoting literacy in your school, you can visit the University of Florida's Lit2Go which provides recordings of hundreds of "historically and culturally significant literature" such as Alice in Wonderland, The Works of Edgar Allen Poe, The Poems of Emily Dickinson, and Aesop's Fables. These resources include narratives, pictures, videos, and more!
Visit the Resource of the Week
Looking for WW II primary resources for your students? Well, in iTunesU you can find Remembering WW II: First-Person Accounts. This resource contains over forty-two individual video oral history narratives of WWII, told by soldiers, war brides, sisters, nurses, Holocaust survivors, prisoners-of-war, and children, from different countries and cultures, as well as from several sides of the conflict. Each video (which can be downloaded free of charge) includes a personal account with pictures and video from WW II.
To find this resource, navigate to the iTunes store and click on iTunesU on the top menu bar. Under Noteworthy , click on Remembering WWII First-Person Accounts. You will be able to download videos from the European Theater, Pacific Theater, The Holocaust, and The Home Front.
If you need help getting started, click on the How To's below:
So much to see in iTunes...and iTunesU is only our first landmark! Join us for more site-seeing as we continue our exploration into 21st Century learning!
Our first site is all that is available to you and your students through iTunesU…and there's no admission required...all the resources are free...and you don't even need an iPod!
What kinds of resources are we talking about?...Anything, Anywhere, Anytime...according to Apple's iTune website, "it's an innovative way to get educational content into the hands of your students." For example, if you teach World War II in Social Studies, Language Arts, Holocaust, etc. you can download primary source, first hand accounts from Holocaust survivors and other people involved in WW II (see Resource of the Week below)...or if you teach Shakespeare, you can download the Tragedy of Julius Caesar to highlight individual acts and scenes...or if you teach a unit of propaganda in Social Studies or Language Arts, your students can watch vintage television commercials...or if you are teaching about animals, check out the podcast series called Terra...and last but not least, if you are teaching a novel or promoting literacy in your school, you can visit the University of Florida's Lit2Go which provides recordings of hundreds of "historically and culturally significant literature" such as Alice in Wonderland, The Works of Edgar Allen Poe, The Poems of Emily Dickinson, and Aesop's Fables. These resources include narratives, pictures, videos, and more!
Visit the Resource of the WeekLooking for WW II primary resources for your students? Well, in iTunesU you can find Remembering WW II: First-Person Accounts. This resource contains over forty-two individual video oral history narratives of WWII, told by soldiers, war brides, sisters, nurses, Holocaust survivors, prisoners-of-war, and children, from different countries and cultures, as well as from several sides of the conflict. Each video (which can be downloaded free of charge) includes a personal account with pictures and video from WW II.
To find this resource, navigate to the iTunes store and click on iTunesU on the top menu bar. Under Noteworthy , click on Remembering WWII First-Person Accounts. You will be able to download videos from the European Theater, Pacific Theater, The Holocaust, and The Home Front.
If you need help getting started, click on the How To's below:
So much to see in iTunes...and iTunesU is only our first landmark! Join us for more site-seeing as we continue our exploration into 21st Century learning!
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