Yesterday I found out I will help another student out with her study, and was given an iPod to use with my tutee for the CI 588 reading tutoring class. For this class, I tutor a child to help improve reading and writing skills a few times a week. I was planning on using an iPod to listen to some books or have my tutee record and lister to herself reading, but now I will be able to build upon these activities. The study is to see how these children taking part in the reading tutoring react to the use of iPods as an instructional tool, and I will fill out some information about what I though of it, too. Although I just got all the information, I was hoping I would be chosen to take part in the study and am really looking forward to seeing how much it adds to our tutoring sessions.
I have a few ideas for how to incorporate the iPod, but would like more. In the next few weeks, I want to be able to use it for more than just fluency practice, and will have to read more about how other teachers have used them in their classrooms. As tutoring continues, I will post more about how we are using it and how I think things are going.
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That sounds like an awesome opportunity to learn more about how iPods can help in the classroom! I'm going to try using an iPod with my tutee too for CI 588. I want to see how students interact with them and if students find them easy to use! I'll definitely be checking your blog to see if you've come up with any new insights on iPod use!!
Thanks so much for volunteering for this study! It is an interesting study that will allow us to gain more insight into how children might use iPods to improve their reading skills. Sounds like you have great ideas and hopefully your tutee will enjoy them!
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