iTunes Content: What's Out There

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Articles and Background Information

About iTunes U (from Apple)
iTunes U Spotlight: Take Time To Learn (from Apple - direct links to Open Courses from many top Universities)
eTech Ohio on Ohio on iTunes U (Project Overview)
Edutopia: “In One Ear: iTunes U Puts iPods to Good Use"
Video Tutorial from Atomic Learning - Tutorial for using iTunes
State Agencies Bring K-12 Education Content to iTunes U
20+ Feeds for the 2.0 Teacher (from the iLearn Technology Blog)
Using iTunes U to Deliver Software Training to Faculty and Staff ... (From the Educause 2009 Conference)
"Ohio leading provider of digital help on iTunes U" - article form the Columbus Dispatch

Note: The links below will launch iTunes. If you haven't downloaded the software yet, you can get it here: http://www.apple.com/itunes/. For help with iTunes, check out Apple's how-to videos. You can also get to the video tutorials right from iTunes by going to Help->Welcome to iTunes.

Ohio on iTunes U

"During the past few months, the Ohio on iTunes U site has grown from about 15,000 downloads a week to an average of more than 60,000. Apple points to Ohio's site as a featured provider on its iTunes U home page, and it has highlighted dozens of Ohio's videos in the past eight months." --Elise Hillis, eTech|Ohio

Source: Columbus Dispatch

Below is just a sample of the exceptional content you'll find on "Ohio on iTunes U" - all from contributors around our great state!

Progress Book: Step by Step Videos from SOITA
Excel for K-5 Teachers from SOITA
Science Instructional Strategies: A Look at the OGT from the Ohio Resource Center
Teaching and Learning with Technology from NWOET
SMART Notebook Series from Western Reserve Public Media
Technology Planning Resources from eTech|Ohio
Raising Achievement for All Students: Differentiating Instruction from WOUB Center for Public Media
D3A2 Professional Development Toolkit
Creating Videos That Communicate from NWOET
Vertices: Geometry Meets Art from CET

If you dare to venture further into iTunes U, you'll discover lots of materials that are perfect for your classroom. Below is a sampling, broken down by subject area:

Professional Development

Powerpoint 2007 from Harrisburg Area Community College
Professional Development from Texas A&M University – Using technology (MS Office 2007 too)
Free is Good from Michigan’s MI Learning
Parent Involvement from Appalachian Regional Comprehensive Center (printable guides to download)
Technology Integration from the George Lucas Educational Foundation (Edutopia)
Teaching from the Center for Teaching Excellence
Project Learning (Project Based Learning) from the George Lucas Educational Foundation
Teacher's TV - From Great Britain, but really good ideas to bolster instruction

Language Arts

Writing from Broome Community College
Writing from Texas A&M University
Poetry Everywhere from American Public Television
Literature from Stanford University
Lit2Go from the University of South Florida
Language Arts from Arizona's "Ideal" eLearning Platform
Study Partner: Language Arts from the Tennessee Department of Education (audio podcasts with tabs for grades 2-8)

Math

Principles of Mathematics from Harrisburg Community College
Exploring Mathematics from the Open University
Using Mathematics from the Open University
Calculus I Honors from New Jersey's Science and Technology University
Study Partner: Math from the Tennessee Department of Education (audio and video sorted by tabs for grades 2-8)
College Prep Math from Miami Dade College

Science

Earth and Space Science from WGBH's Teacher Domain
QUEST: Science and Nature from KQED
Environmental Science from Stanford University
Paradise Valley USD Elementary Science from Arizona's "Ideal" eLearning Platform
Physical Science from Michigan's MI Learning
Engineering Small Worlds: Micro and Nano Technologies from Open University
Celebrate Earth Day from the Research Channel
Understanding Kinetic Energy from WBGU and NWOET
Below the Surface: Plate Tectonics from Think TV (Greater Dayton Ohio Public Television)
An Eagle's Journey from the Cincinnati Zoo

Social Studies

The Constitution : A Conversation with James Madison and George Mason from Northern Virginia Community College
Three Countries You Ought To Know About from the Virginia Department of Education - great lesson starters, each episode is less than 3 min. and introduces 3 countries.
Asia from WNET Thirteen
Africa from WNET Thirteen (WNET also has videos on the Middle East, Europe and South America)
African Penpals from Ohio's WOUB
The War: A film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick from WETA|PBS - includes video clips and several lesson plans
Imperial Rome and Ostia from Open University
Moments in American History from Central Washington University (short 2 minute clips, organized by time period)

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