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Getting Started with iPod touch: 
A guide for using iPod touch and iTunes for teaching and learning
Contacts
You and students can have contact information synced to iPod touch from MobileMe, 
Address Book, Google Address Book, Windows Microsoft Outlook, or Microsoft 
Exchange. You can also add contact information to iPod touch directly.
To view all of the people on your contact list, click the Contacts icon. To add a contact, 
tap the Contacts icon, then tap the Add button. Enter the contact information for that 
person and tap Save.
Settings
iPod touch settings can all be adjusted in the Settings window. You can set your 
wallpaper (the image displayed in the background of iPod touch), screen brightness, 
and settings for network, mail, web, music, video, photos, and more. In Settings, you 
can also set auto-lock and a passcode for security and restrict access to explicit iTunes 
content and certain applications. 
For more information about these and other applications included with iPod touch, 
see the 
iPod User Manual, available on the Apple Support website at  www.apple.com/
support/ipodtouch. 
						

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Adding Content to iPod touch 
Using iTunes
The	
first	 time	 you	connect	 iPod	touch	 to	a	computer, 	iPod	 Setup	 Assistant	 appears	and	
guides you to name the iPod touch and select settings for syncing. (Syncing means 
to copy the content in an iTunes library to an iPod.) You can set iTunes to sync music, 
audiobooks, 	podcasts, 	other	 audio	 files,	movies	 and	TV	shows, 	applications	 downloaded	
from the iTunes Store, photos, contacts, calendars, email account settings, and webpage 
bookmarks. 
You can adjust sync settings at any time iPod touch is connected to a computer. With 
the automatic syncing option, you can choose to sync all of your content whenever 
iPod touch is connected to the computer or have iTunes sync just some of it, such as 
particular playlists or photo albums. When you select the manual syncing option, when 
you connect iPod touch to a computer, you drag the content that you want from the 
iTunes library to the iPod touch.  
Note:  Your computer should have come with iTunes pre-installed if you have a Mac. 
You need to have iTunes version 8.0.2 or later to use iPod touch. If you have a PC or 
you need the latest version, go to:  www.apple.com/itunes/download.  
						

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How you choose to set up syncing with iPod touch will vary depending on how you 
will manage iPod touch in the classroom. (See “Managing iPod touch and iTunes 
for Student Use” later in this guide.) For example, if you will sync a classroom set of 
iPod touch devices using an Apple iPod Learning Lab, you may want to sync them 
automatically with selected content. Students who are assigned their own iPod touch 
may want to manually select items to sync from a class computer. This section provides 
an overview of the syncing options in the settings panes in iTunes. 
To set up iPod touch for syncing:
Connect the iPod touch to your computer and open iTunes (if it doesn’t open 
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automatically).
In iTunes, click the iPod touch icon under Devices in the sidebar.
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Click the Summary tab if the Summary pane is not already open.
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Select syncing options in the Summary pane:
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•	 Select	 “Open	iTunes	 when	this	iPod	 is	attached” 	if	 you	 want	 iTunes	 to	open	 and	sync	
iPod touch automatically whenever you connect it to the computer. Deselect this 
option if you want to sync only by clicking the Sync button in iTunes or if you want to 
manually manage music.
•	 Select	 “Sync	only	checked	 songs	and	videos” 	if	 you	 want	 to	sync	 only	items	 that	are	
selected in the computer’s iTunes library. 
•	 Select	 “Manually	 manage	music	and	videos” 	to	 turn	 off	automatic	 syncing	in	the	 Music	
and Video settings panes. If you select this option, you add items to iPod touch by 
dragging them from the iTunes library.
To sync the library’s music, movies, TV shows, and podcasts, click the Music, Movies, TV 
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Shows, Podcasts, and iTunes U tabs and select to sync all the titles in that category or 
just selected ones. 
To sync the library’s Photos, click the Photos tab and select the options you want. 
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To select the sync setting for MobileMe, contacts, calendars, email accounts, and web 
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browser bookmarks, click the Info tab and make the selections you want. 
To specify App Store applications to install on iPod touch from your iTunes library, click 
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the Applications tab. 
When	 you’re	 finished, 	click	 Apply. 	
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iTunes starts loading your iPod touch with the selected content. This can take several 
minutes if the iTunes library is large.
To start playing the content on iPod touch, disconnect the device from your computer 
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by clicking the small eject button to the right of your iPod touch icon in the sidebar of 
iTunes. When the icon disappears from iTunes and the iPod touch no longer displays 
the “Sync in progress” message, you can safely disconnect the iPod touch.
When you use your iPod touch to create voice recordings or to download items from 
the Wi-Fi iTunes Store or the Apple App Store, those items are synced from iPod touch 
back to your iTunes library.
To view a video tutorial that shows you how to sync iPod touch, go to:  www.apple.
com/itunes/tutorials/index.html#video-syncipod
. See “Resources” later in this guide for 
links to additional tutorials and sources of information. 
						

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Managing iPod touch and iTunes 
for Student Use
This section provides suggestions for how to best to manage iPod touch and iTunes 
in your classroom. Because iPod touch is designed to be paired with one computer or 
user account, the way you use iPod touch in the classroom may determine how you 
decide to set up user accounts on the computers.
Getting Students Up to Speed
Most students will not need instruction on how to use iPod touch, but you might 
want	
to	review	 specific	 items	such	as	how	 to	access	 different	 types	of	content	 and	
how to start and stop an audiobook or a movie. Students can take a guided tour of 
iPod touch by going to  www.apple.com/ipodtouch/guidedtour
, or you can attach a 
projector to a computer to show the guided tour to the whole class. You also may want 
to demonstrate to the class how to use iTunes and the other applications they will be 
using, such as GarageBand for creating a podcast. 
Management of iPod touch in the Classroom
There	 are	different	 scenarios	 for	managing	 the	use	 of	iPod	 touch	 in	the	 classroom, 	
which vary depending on whether each student is assigned his or her own iPod touch 
and on how you manage syncing of content.
Each Student Has His or Her Own iPod touch and iTunes Library
With this scenario, each student is assigned his or her own iPod touch and also 
maintains his or her own iTunes library, either on a computer assigned to that student 
or on a shared computer (see “Setting Up Student Groups and Accounts”). Students 
then download, manage, and sync their own content to the iPod touch device.
Each Student Has His or Her Own iPod touch and Syncs to a Shared 
iTunes Library
With this scenario, each student is assigned his or her own iPod touch and syncs from 
a shared iTunes library on a computer or over the network. Students manage their 
own syncing and may use customized settings on their iPod touch to sync only certain 
content	 from	the	iTunes	 library,	such	 as	specific	 podcasts, 	applications, 	or	 playlists. 	(See	
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Each iPod touch Is Synced with the Same Content
Another way to manage iPod touch devices in the classroom is to have them all synced 
with the same content and applications from an iTunes Library. Syncing to multiple 
devices can be done easily via the Apple iPod Learning Lab (sold separately). This 
mobile lab makes it easy to manage iPod devices in the classroom and to share them 
among multiple classrooms. The lab allows you to safely store and charge up to 40 iPod 
devices and sync 20 at a time to one computer. With this scenario, students may check 
out	
an	iPod	 touch	 for	a	specified	 amount	of	time, 	such	 as	a	class	 period, 	or	 may	 have	
an individual iPod touch assigned to them. (For more information, see “Mobile Learning 
with the Apple iPod Learning Lab” later in this guide.)
Setting Up Student Groups and Accounts
Mac OS X is the current version of the Apple operating system. Mac OS X is a multiuser 
system designed to create distinct spaces for each user’s work. With Mac OS X, each 
computer has at least one “administrator” account used for installing software, changing 
settings, and setting up additional user accounts. Each user account has its own iTunes 
library, 	as	 well	 as	a	Documents	 folder	and	other	 folders	 set	up	to	store	 different	 types	of	
files. 	
Once a user account is set up on a computer, the person using that account logs in as 
that	 user	 and	can	only	 see	that	 user’s	 files.	Accounts	 are	set	up	from	 the	Accounts	 pane	
of System Preferences. (Open System Preferences, then click Accounts. An administrator 
clicks the plus sign to add a new user account.) To learn more, choose Help > System 
Preferences Help when System Preferences is open or go to the Mac OS X Support site 
at  www.apple.com/support. 	The	 following	 sections	describe	 different	ways	you	might	
want to set up the student user accounts on a Mac for use with iPod touch devices. 
						

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Providing Customized Content for Individual Students 
If	
you	 want	 to	provide	 specific	content	 for	individual	 students,	you	 can	do	this	 by	
creating separate playlists in iTunes. You could set up one student group account to 
sync all content to one main iTunes library as described in the previous section. You 
can then provide individualized content for each student by creating a playlist for that 
student	 that	contains	 specific	items	to	be	 used	 by	that	 student. 	If	 you	 set	the	 iPod	
touch devices to sync manually, you can drag each student’s playlist to the iPod touch 
he or she will be using. Playlists can also be used for special projects or for organizing 
content by subject. 
To create a new playlist in iTunes:
Choose File > New Playlist, or click the Add button (+) in the bottom-left corner of the 
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iTunes window.
Type a name for the playlist.
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Click Music (or another item below Library) and then drag an item to the playlist. To 
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select multiple items, hold down the Command or Shift key while you click. 
Another way to provide customized content for each student is to create one user 
account for each student using the computer. Although such accounts take longer 
to create initially, this is a good way to provide privacy for student work saved on the 
computer. You may also want individual accounts when students need special settings 
on the computer to accommodate learning or other disabilities. iTunes and iPhoto 
libraries would be unique to each student account, and the iPod touch devices would 
be synced for individual student content using this type of setup.
Providing Separate Content for Each Class 
If you have multiple classes using the same computer, you could set up one user 
account for each class. If students save their work to individual computers rather than 
to a server, separate class accounts would make it faster for students to locate their 
work because the account would only include work saved by students in that particular 
class. 
Each class account would have its own iTunes and iPhoto libraries, applications, and 
other	 synced	 items,	which	 would	 allow	the	content	 to	be	 different	 for	each	 class,	such	
as	 one	 account	 for	first	 year	 French	 and	another	 for	AP	French. 	This	 would	 allow	you	to	
sync the iPod touch devices with the content needed for each class.
Providing the Same Content for All Students 
If you want all of your classroom iPod touch devices to contain the same content, 
one way to do this is to set up a computer with two user accounts—an administrator 
account for you and one student account that all students share. With this setup, 
a student using the computer would log in with the student group username and 
password. You would log in to that computer using the administrator account. 
All of the students would share a common iPhoto and iTunes library, iPod touch 
applications, bookmarks, email setup (if any), and so on. When an iPod is synced 
with the computer, the content from the shared student account’s iTunes and iPhoto 
libraries and other items to be synced would be loaded onto the iPod touch. Many 
teachers	 find	setting	 up	a	single	 student	 user	account	 for	use	 with	 classroom	 sets	of	
iPod touch to be the easiest way to manage and distribute content. If the classroom 
has an Apple iPod Learning Lab (see “Mobile Learning with the Apple iPod Learning 
Lab”), you can sync 20 iPod touch devices to one MacBook simultaneously.  
						

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Using iPhone Configuration Utility to Set Up iPod touch
Entering settings on multiple iPod touch devices can be simplified with the use of 
iPhone Configuration Utility, an application available for free download from Apple 
for both Mac OS X and Windows platforms. This application can be used to create 
configuration profiles for iPod touch specific to your school environment. Configuration 
profiles are XML files that, when installed, provide information that iPod touch can use 
to connect to and communicate with your school systems. The profiles can include 
Internet wireless settings, email settings, restrictions to control the installation of 
third-party applications and explicit content on iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, and more. 
Instead of entering settings on each iPod touch device, those settings are installed by 
connecting to a webpage or by opening an email on the iPod touch. 
To download iPhone Configuration Utility, go to: 
•  iPhone Configuration Utility for Mac OS X
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/application_updates/
iphoneconfigurationutility20formacosx.html
•  iPhone Configuration Utility for Windows
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/application_updates/
iphoneconfigurationutility20forwindows.html
For more information about using iPhone Configuration Utility, see the  Enterprise 
Deployment Guide, available at:  http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/Enterprise_
Deployment_Guide.pdf .
Keeping Track of Student iPod touch Devices
One of the powerful aspects of iPod touch is that it is a mobile learning tool. Like 
textbooks, notebook computers, and other learning tools that may go to and from 
school with students, you probably will want to asset tag the iPod touch devices using 
the same type of asset tags or barcodes you do for other items. If the library manages 
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If you are checking out iPod touch devices from your classroom, you might want to use 
a sign-in/sign-out sheet to help keep track of them. Along with asset tags, you might 
want to consider numbering the iPod touch devices to help you keep track of which 
iPod	
touch	 is	being	 used	by	which	 student. 	When	 you	first	 set	up	each	 iPod	touch, 	you	
are prompted to name it. You can use these same names when you set up your system 
for checking out the student iPod touch devices.
Another management idea is to purchase inexpensive small plastic containers and put 
together an iPod touch “kit” containing an iPod touch, headphones, and a USB cable for 
checkout. You can take a photograph of what should be included in the kit and tape 
that photo to the plastic container.
Sharing iPod touch Devices 
Along with checking out iPod touch devices to students to take to and from school, 
there are other ways they can be shared. If you do not have a class set of iPod touch 
devices, you can assign one iPod touch to a group of students, using a project-based 
learning	 approach. 	You	 can	also	 use	an	audio	 splitter, 	like	 the	Griffin	 SmartShare, 	to	
allow two students to share one iPod touch.
Even	 one	iPod	 touch	 can	be	effectively	 used	for	recording	 audio	with	a	group	 of	
students—simply pass the iPod touch from student to student, having them record a 
reading passage for assessment or narration for a story. It’s a good idea to have each 
student	 say	his	or	her	 name	 at	the	 beginning	 of	each	 recording	 for	easy	 identification	
later. (For more information, see “Accessories for iPod touch” later in this guide.)
Mobile Learning with the Apple iPod Learning Lab
Apple	 offers	a	convenient	 way	to	manage	 multiple	 iPod	devices	 in	the	 classroom	
with the Apple iPod Learning Lab. This portable lab comes with a classroom set of 
iPod devices and a fully assembled Bretford cart, which has been built for Apple to 
specifically	 meet	the	needs	 of	schools. 	The	 cart	 allows	 you	to	readily	 manage	 multiple	
iPod devices at one time and is easily moved from classroom to classroom. You can 
charge, store, and transport up to 40 iPod devices at one time and sync 20 at a time to 
the same computer. The cart is compatible with all iPod models with dock connectors 
and ships completely assembled. The top of the cart features two drawers, each with 
the	 capacity	 for	20	iPod	 devices. 	The	 cart	 also	 has	flexible	 storage	
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pace	for	up	to	four	
MacBook computers and a variety of iPod accessories such as earphones. You can 
purchase	 a	pre-configured	 Apple	iPod	Learning	 Lab	or	build	 your	own	lab	to	meet	 your	
school’s	 specific	needs.	If	 you	 already	 have	iPod	devices, 	the	 Bretford	 PowerSync	 Cart	
for iPod can be purchased separately.
For more information on the Apple iPod Learning Lab, visit:  www.apple.com/education/
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Restricting Access with Parental Controls 
iTunes has preference settings that you can use for extra security, such as to restrict 
access to YouTube, the iTunes Store, or to radio channels or explicit content from the 
iTunes Store. You can choose to disable student access to the iTunes Store but allow 
them access to iTunes U. To select these options, in iTunes, choose iTunes > Preferences, 
then click the Parental button. Select the options you want, then click OK. 
						

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iPod touch for Professional 
Development 
For educators, there’s never enough time in the day, which is why using iPod touch for 
professional development is such a great solution. The mobile nature of iPod touch 
gives you the ability to review and reuse development materials when and where it’s 
most convenient. You can download professional development content to your iPod 
touch and listen while you’re at the gym, driving to and from work, or doing chores at 
home. You can view videos of new directives and techniques without waiting for the 
next face-to-face training session. And you can pause listening to take notes, email 
an idea to a colleague, or look up additional information on the Internet—all on iPod 
touch.
Podcasting allows administrators to update faculty—even an entire district—in 
minutes. With just a few clicks, professional development content can be delivered 
automatically. It’s the perfect way to expand ongoing training programs without 
straining district resources.