Bose Ipod 8 User Guide

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Getting Started with iPod touch: 
A guide for using iPod touch and iTunes for teaching and learning
Many types of professional development content are available for iPod touch. An 
abundance of free educational resources are available, including a wide variety of 
lectures, discussions, and other materials from iTunes U as well as podcasts from 
the iTunes Store and other sites. Commercial materials, such as audiobooks, are also 
available from the iTunes Store. All of these resources can be synced...

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Getting Started with iPod touch: 
A guide for using iPod touch and iTunes for teaching and learning
Enhancing Classroom Learning 
with iPod touch and iTunes 
There is no shortage of ways you can use iPod touch and iTunes to support teaching 
and learning. This chapter provides some example ideas for their use in the classroom. 
Supporting Language Acquisition
iPod	
touch	 offers	a	wide	 array	 of	engaging	 ways	to	assist	 students	 as	they	 gain	
language	 skills.	Students	 of	all	 ages	 can	benefit...

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A guide for using iPod touch and iTunes for teaching and learning
Staying Organized
All	
students, 	and	 particularly	 those	who	have	 difficulty	 with	organization, 	will	 find	 many	
valuable tools included with iPod touch. They can use the Calendar application and 
write	 notes	 to	themselves	 to	keep	 up	with	 due	dates. 	You	 can	send	 email	 to	specific	
students	 with	information, 	reminders	 about	classwork, 	and	 PDF	 files	of	assignments. 	
Students can...

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A guide for using iPod touch and iTunes for teaching and learning
Mobile Math
No matter what their level of math, students will enjoy math learning with iPod touch. 
They can reinforce their math skills with engaging, interactive apps downloaded 
from the Apple App Store to learn about fractions, review algebra, study for college 
entrance exams, and more. iTunes U also offers many math-related resources to enrich 
your lessons—for example, students can explore the...

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Getting Started with iPod touch: 
A guide for using iPod touch and iTunes for teaching and learning
Resources
Apple Websites
You can visit various Apple websites to learn more about iPod touch and iTunes. At 
these	
sites,	you	 will	find	 tutorials, 	lesson	 plans,	and	 many	 other	valuable	 resources. 	
Mobile Learning
•	 Information	 about	mobile	 learning, 	including	 iPod	and	a	guided	 tour	of	iTunes	 U
www.apple.com/education/teachers-professors/mobile-learning.html
iTunes
•	 Information	 about...

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Getting Started with iPod touch: 
A guide for using iPod touch and iTunes for teaching and learning
iTunes U
•	 Tutorial	
about	how	to	use	 iTunes	 U
www.apple.com/itunes/tutorials/index.html#video-learnitunesu
•	 Guided	 tour	of	iTunes	 U
www.apple.com/education/guidedtours/itunesu.html
iTunes Support
•	 The	 iTunes	 product	 support	pages	are	packed	 with	information	 to	help	 you	learn	
how to use iTunes and to assist you with any questions you may have. The support 
resources include all iPod...

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Accessories for iPod touch
Many types of helpful accessories are available to enhance the use of iPod touch for 
teaching and learning. These include headphones with a microphone for recording, 
speakers, cases, the Apple AV Cable, power adapters, and more. (See “Using iPod touch 
for Voice Recording” earlier in this guide for more information about recording with 
iPod touch.) External speakers that...

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Getting Started with iPod touch: 
A guide for using iPod touch and iTunes for teaching and learning
Wi-Fi antenna
Status bar
Application 
icons
Touchscreen
Headphones 
port
Appendix: iPod touch 101
This appendix provides some of the basics for how to use iPod touch. You can refer to 
this information when you demonstrate iPod touch to your class.
iPod touch at a Glance
Wi-Fi antenna
iPod touch connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi networks if a network is available and 
Wi-Fi is turned on in iPod touch...

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Getting Started with iPod touch: 
A guide for using iPod touch and iTunes for teaching and learning
Sleep/Wake button 
You	
use	the	Sleep/Wake	 button	to	lock	 iPod	 touch	 and	to	turn	 it	on	 and	 off.	When	 iPod	
touch is locked, nothing happens if you touch the screen. To lock iPod touch, press 
the Sleep/Wake button. To unlock iPod touch, press the Home button or the Sleep/
Walk	 button, 	then	 drag	the	slider. 	To	 turn	 iPod	 touch	 completely	 off,	press	 and	hold	 the	
Sleep/Wake button for a...

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Volume buttons
The volume buttons on the side of iPod touch adjust the volume up or down when 
you’re listening to music, podcasts, and other media and control the volume for alerts 
and	
other	 sound	 effects	 at	other	 times.	
Internal speaker
You can listen to audio using the internal speaker or by connecting headphones to the 
headphones port.
Using Audiobooks on iPod touch
If an audiobook has...