Escondido Union School District - iPod and Literacy




Mobile Learning show

Summary: Kathy Shirley, Director of Technology and Media Services for Escondido Union School District in California, explains how elementary students use iPod devices to improve their word recognition and reading comprehension. Teachers create playlists of audiobooks, reading material from reading series, and free content from iTunes U which are downloaded onto iPod devices. Students check out an iPod like a library book to take home and listen to stories.