Apple iPod Touch Getting Started - Page 6

Getting Started with iPod touch: 6 A guide for using iPod touch and iTunes for teaching and learning Overview About iPod touch and iTunes This section introduces you to both iPod touch and iTunes, the free application you use to sync content on your iPod touch. For information about the basics of using iPod touch, see "Appendix: iPod touch 101" later in this guide. iPod touch at a Glance iPod touch is an easy-to-use mobile device with many uses. It can be used to store and play audio and video, view images, and access the Internet. You and students can use the productivity applications that come with iPod touch to send and receive email, take notes, use a scientific calculator, keep calendars and contact files, access Google Maps, and much more. And by choosing from hundreds of education applications available for download from the Apple App Store, teaching and learning is expanded even more. Students can view the stars, learn a language, review math facts, and learn about history. With iPod touch, you can copy and paste from application to application, such as text from a webpage to a note. iPod can also be connected to a TV or projection device (with an added AV cable) to display slide presentations and other files. And, with the addition of earphones with a built-in microphone or a third-party microphone (sold separately), iPod touch can be used to record any kind of audio file-from class lectures to poetry readings. (For more information, see "Using iPod touch for Voice Recording" and "Accessorizing iPod touch" later in this guide.) Loading files, applications, photos, songs, and video content onto an iPod touch is simple. The iPod dock connector on the bottom of the iPod touch lets you connect, sync (copy files onto the iPod), and recharge quickly using the included USB cable. With a Wi-Fi connection, you can also download media and apps directly to iPod touch. This guide focuses on iPod touch and its capabilities. There are several models of iPod, each of which provides a versatile tool for the classroom environment: • iPod touch: Combines access to the Internet and email, productivity and educational applications, and audio, video, and photos. iPod touch includes VoiceOver for hearing navigation information aloud and can also be used with the Nike + iPod Sport Kit (see "Nike + iPod Sport Kit" later in this guide). iPod touch models from Fall 2009 with 32GB or more also include Voice Control for controlling music playback with voice commands. Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic, which can be used for Voice Control and the Voice Memos app, are included with the new 32GB and 64GB iPod touch models and sold separately for the 8GB model. • iPod classic: Provides access to audio, video, photos, and more, with a very large amount of storage capacity. • iPod nano: Compact-sized with access to audio, video, and photos; includes VoiceOver for hearing navigation information aloud. iPod nano can also be used with the Nike + iPod Sport Kit. • iPod shuffle: Small-sized iPod that offers access to audio files and also includes VoiceOver for hearing items read aloud.