iTunes University

iTunes University is a learning tool now used to help students and teachers use technology to further the time and place where information is learned and also to personalize it right into the hands of the students. It is a program that was first used to download music from computers to ipod or iphones, and can now download videos, music, or information relative to school curriculum. The information is available to colleges and universities all over the country and is accessible twenty-four hours a day. Students get excited about using technology like this alot more than sitting in a classroom listening to someone talk. It also makes it easier for the professor to make the information clearer and more easy to understand for their students. A student has no excuse to complain about school with a learning tool like this. The pictures and videos made available right in their hand for them to see clearly and access whenever they want is a privilege and is fun for young adults.
Most students spend more time on these devices than watching TV or listening to the radio anyway. The iTunes go hand in hand now with business and pleasure for them. This also makes it possible for anyone to access information to see and learn first hand if they wish.http://www.apple.com/education/itunesu_mobilelearning/itunesu.html Western Carolina University uses iTunes to give students updates on school announcements, lectures, upcoming events, seminars, and class materials they may use to complete their courses. It is also mentioned, that there must be iTunes software present to use this method. Any University with this software has unlimited resources, such as their mention of pod casts. The site includes instructions on how to set up a podcast for a professor's class and the equipment they would need to do so. Teachers can also set up lesson plans with iTunes to use on their personal iPods.http://itunes.wcu.edu/