AHA+Moment

College students who watched a video lecture scored an average of 15 points higher than their peers who attended a “live” lecture. Students also took advantage of the pause and rewind buttons. (My guess is they also used the fast forward button…)
 * Podcast Trumps Lecture in one College Study - Jenny **

Holding the iPod gives the students something tactile in their hands while listening to the audio and looking at the images, the combination helps them stay focused and avoid distractions that may be keeping them from really succeeding. iPods could be a short term substitute for a class professor. Also the use of a podcast or vodcast could also help to enhance an online course. “We don’t have to teach the kids how to operate it. They figure it all out.” Suzan Brandt, an instructional technology specialist for Hoover City Schools, said teachers were concerned at first that students wouldn't take care of the iPods, but they have found the opposite to be true. "Students value the technology, and they value the opportunity to have it,"
 * In iPods We Trust - Jenny **
 * iPods are new class substitute - Katie **
 * iPod Touch in the Classroom – Aaron **
 * Area schools get a big technology infusion - Julie **