In response to this article:
I found this article interesting, however, I did not find this article surprising. I use my iPod daily for activities. As a matter of fact, I often bring it to school so that I can better access my personal information and occasionally I get something for my classroom. For example, I like to play music when we have “quiet time” in the classroom. I can quickly download music and play it for the class. Sometimes, my students make requests for songs and I can quickly find them. Another time, I wanted to preview a book quickly, and I was able to download a sample of the book to my iPod, rather than wait for my prep period to go to the library and find the book.
Therefore, I think it makes sense that children today are not only using MP3’s for music, but also books and learning. With an MP3 player, you don’t have to go to a library or store, you can just quickly download the text. As a matter of fact, I was at the doctor’s office reading this article on my phone. My own education is mobile. Having this information at my fingertips 24 hours a day is immediate gratification.
Money is always the issue with having MP3’s in the classrooms. We only have a limited number in the school library. If I had one for each of my students in my third grade classroom, I would have them use it to listen to fluent reading. I’ve also had students that finished a book in a series and they wanted to read the next one, but they couldn’t get to the library at that time. If we had an MP3 player, they could have downloaded the text and continued reading.
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