Ipods are a tool that could enhance education.  They are becoming more popular and affordable. I have seen many teenagers with them at youth group activities.  In the past, Ipods have been used mostly to listen to downloaded music, however Ipods are evolving to where they can play movies too.  Currently, most teenages download movies and television shows illegally. I read a press release on PRLeap about a company (MoboVivo) that has become the first company to offer downloadable movies and shows legally to people.  Of course, it costs money to dowload these movies, but they are affordable.  Some of these movies are very educational. For example, I found a 45 minute movie about hurricanes that was only $1.99.    I tried to think about how Ipods might be used in the future……………….and it occurred to me that someday teachers might assign movies for students to watch on their Ipods.  I’m sure students would match rather watch a video for a homework assignment than complete a pencil and paper assigment and many videos for early elementary students are awesome for learning………..such as “The Letter Factory” by LeapFrog. 

For the classroom - I love the idea of beaming a movie to all of my students………maybe MoboVivo will eventually sell downloadable movies to teachers (for example, $10.00 for a movie that can be put on all students’ Ipods in the class). 

For online classes – Ipods could be used in the same way.  Teachers could require students to watch certain movies and then reflect on what they learned in a blog. For more on ipods in the classroom, go to http://www.prleap.com/pr/46011/