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Wilfred RubensA Chapel Hill middle school could become the first in the country to give an iPod to every teacher and student, an experiment that would challenge teachers and administrators to ensure the hand-held devices are used as learning tools, not toys. It's still
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28 Aug 08
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A Chapel Hill middle school could become the first in the country to give an iPod to every teacher and student, an experiment that would challenge teachers and administrators to ensure the hand-held devices are used as learning tools, not toys.
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"It's a world we better figure out, because we can't ask our students to come into a classroom, put those things aside and sit in a row and think we're interesting," she said.
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"We're just not that interesting."
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Early ideas include letting students get arts credit by taking online guitar lessons in which they can watch a video of a guitar instructor on their iPod and practice at home. Physical education teachers might give take-home fitness assignments for students to track their stats -- calorie intake, number of sit-ups they can do in a minute, etc. -- and create a podcast demonstrating certain exercises.
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Mountain View High School in Meridian, Idaho, banned the use of all iPods last year when they suspected students were using them to cheat. Principal Aaron Maybon said some students would record audio of them saying answers to test questions. Then they'd wear a baggy sweater with the iPod concealed underneath and run the ear buds through the sleeve to their wrist. When they needed an answer, they would rest their head on their hand.
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"These teachers say this pilot signals their commitment to our students to meet them where they are, as opposed to where the teachers are comfortable," Wells said.
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25 Aug 08
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paul jonesCulbreth Middle School in Chapel Hill proposes an iPod Touch for every student; schools in Idaho ban iPods entirely. Which is the wiser? Quotes from Hirsch and others.
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