iTunesU



** I-TunesU ~ RSS Fee ** **ds & Podcast **

Summary/Overview: The world’s largest online catalog of free education content features lectures, videos, books, and more, from some of the most distinguished institutions in the world. It’s all at your fingertips, courtesy of the iTunes U app on iPad.

Along with audio content, you will often find supporting video and text based materials that correspond with the lesson shared. The Nebraska Department of Education is one of the partnerships with iTunesU. Links and Resources:
 * **Apple Link to ITunesU:** @http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/
 * **Nebraska Department of Education's iTunesU site:** click here.
 * **Learn Out Loud Article on iTunesU**: Learn Out Loud

How to Get Started:
 * **Download iTunesU App for your iPad **
 * Open **iTunesU**
 * Click the link in the **upper right corner** to get to the **catalog**
 * Once inside the catalog, you will see the featured content along the bottom you can select **Featured**, **Top Charts** or **Categories** to find iTunesU content
 * In the Featured content select...
 * **Universities and Colleges** to find selections from post secondary institutions from around the world who are sharing content
 * **Beyond Campus** to access museums and institutions from around the world
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">**K-12** to access content from school districts and departments of education. *Nebraska Department of Education has content on here.[[image:iTunesU_3_buttons.jpg]]

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Next Steps:


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Click **Search** in the upper right corner to search for specific content
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Explore offerings from the 3 sections

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Types of Content: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **Collections** : <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> These are groups of content based on a common theme or course. Resources in this section include...  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Courses**: //<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">(Icon will have spiral binding to indicate a course) // <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Courses take the content from collections and organize them in a way that you could use self directed learning to take a full course listed.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Audio Files
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Video Files
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">PDF Handouts

//<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">In a course you are given the opportunity to... //
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Read information on a course.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Have "assigned" tasks and check off when completed.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Go through a course in order to build upon experiences from other parts of course.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Take notes to reflect back upon.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Learn in a whole new format.



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