ItunesU

=**I-TunesU ~ RSS Feeds & Podcast **= 

Summary/Overview: ITunesU is a part of the iTunes store that is designed for use in education. This "branch" of the iTunes store is set up to be a distribution center for students, teachers and others lifelong learners. At the iTunesU site you will find information that is shared by educational institutions free of charge. You will find everything from entire coursework lectures to individual "how to" lessons that individuals have posted for others to access via a computer or download to their iPad.

Along with audio content, you will often find supporting video and text based materials that correspond with the lesson shared. The Nebraska Department of Education is one of the partnerships with iTunesU.

Links and Resources:
 * **Apple Link to ITunesU:** @http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/
 * **Nebraska Department of Education's iTunesU site:** click here.
 * **Learn Out Loud Article on iTunesU**: Learn Out Loud

How to Get Started: > **PowerSearch Button** and then select **ITUNES from the list** and you > will then see the menu on the right for iTunes U. > **term for the title, descriptor etc.** > **At this point you can:** >>
 * **Open iTunes**
 * Click the **link along the left** to get to the iTunes store[[image:esu3ipads/powersearch.jpg align="right" caption="powersearch.jpg"]]
 * Once inside the iTunes store, look along the right side for the
 * Select the **iTunes U Power Search** (see at right)
 * A search window will open (see below) where you can **add a search**
 * Simply listen **and view the offering in i-Tunes**
 * **Click the** GET **button to download** it to your i-Tunes (which synchs with your i-Pad)
 * Click the **TRIANGLE** next to the **GET** button to copy the link, **share to Facebook, or share on Twitter**
 * **You can also SUBSCRIBE to all of the lessons/RSS feeds[[image:esu3ipads/shelf.jpg align="right" caption="shelf.jpg"]]**
 * **To do this: simple double click on an offering on the shelf** (see at right)
 * Once the offering opens, simple click on the //**"SUBSCRIBE"**// button (see below) and you will begin getting all of the offerings from this provider automatically when you synch your i-pod. You can set up your preferences to determine how may episodes you keep and for how long the episodes remain in your iTunes. (see below)
 * [[image:esu3ipads/offering.jpg caption="offering.jpg"]]

http://www.apple.com/education/guidedtours/itunesu.html

iTunes U is one of the largest and fastest-growing sources of free educational content, with more than 100,000 lectures, presentations, videos, readings, and podcasts from all over the world. It’s the easiest way to put information into the hands of students. Students go to iTunes — which they do all the time anyway — select iTunes U, find the courses and podcasts they want, and download them to their Mac computers or PCs. Then they can sync to an iPod or iPhone and take the content with them. Students can watch Picasso at work in his studio, tour archaeological sites, or study the sound of heart murmurs. You can even assign audio and video content from museums, universities, cultural institutions, and public television stations that post to iTunes U.

Many colleges and universities create their own iTunes U sites. Some instructors podcast their lectures on iTunes U right after class. That way, students can review them anytime. Institutions can make their sites public to share their knowledge with learners around the world. iTunes U is rapidly becoming an important and valuable way to raise your school’s profile and stay competitive in recruiting the best and brightest students.

To get to Higher ed iTunesU

[|Visit iTunes U now]

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http://21stcenturyskillsfair2009.wikispaces.com/iTunesU+Nebraska

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From Dan Senstock of Apple Computer

11-11-2008

I wanted to take a moment to say congratulations to the Nebraska

Department of Education. They are they first State Dept. of Education

in the United States to become an AATCE (Apple Authorized Training

Center for Education) for Final Cut Pro. This means that they are now

able to train educators all over the state of NE to become Final Cut

Certified, which ultimately means that teachers can then take that End

User Certification back to their own schools, teach the curriculum to

students, get the students certified as well and in the Conceptual

Age, provide students with a rather larger advantage in both moving

into Higher Ed and the workforce.

More information on the certification program for students and

educators can be found at:

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Dan


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Previously reserved just for college and university material, iTunes U is now opening its doors to content suitable for students between kindergarten and grade 12 as well as their parents and teachers.

Like the post-secondary material, the iTunes material for K-12 includes audio and video podcasts as well as text that gives students additional course material and adults more information about school programs.

iTunesU and NDE

http://21stcenturyskillsfair2009.wikispaces.com/iTunesU+Nebraska

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=== i**TunesU** - iTunesU contains both Podcasts and Vodcasts (video podcasts) that are free and easily downloaded to a laptop, iPod Touch,or iPhone. There are lectures, language lessons, videos, audiobooks etc. ===

The video above is from Khan Academy. To get to this and other iTunesU materials:
First - Open iTunes and in the upper right click on iTunes U (see below) == There are thousands of excellent resources. Be sure to browse around before heading to Teaching and Education. == == There are tons of great podcasts/vodcasts in the Teaching and Education section. Khan Academy is well-known for its excellent content but be sure to check out some of the other free courseware that is available. ==