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Podcasting: The Three C’Äôs
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Buy a computer in the back-to-school promotion, and get a free iPod. Strap it on to your arm so you van listen as you jog. Download The Daily Show so you don't miss the news, and watch it during study break. Subscribe to your math professor's podcast so you can prepare for tomorrow's quiz. Use your cell phone to snap a picture of your physics experiment, and send it to your computer via email. Students today enjoy the portability of their digital resources in ways that none of dreamed about as few as five years ago.
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How are teachers taking advantage of this new channel into their students' minds? Millions of students own iPods, treating them as constant companions and digital drop boxes. More than simply a way to listen to music, the portable devices have become a depository for email messages, a storage space for software, and a location for listening to lectures at leisure. So it's natural that their teachers seek to find ways to make educational materials available on this new and highly competent portable multimedia device.
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As teachers think about how best to exploit the new portable technologies, they must consider the three C’Äôs: Context, Content, and Quantity
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Tuesday, September 5, 2006
