The Apple iPod is more than just a jukebox: it can play music, store your digital art portfolio, archive your iMovie music video, keep track of your personal or Campus calendar, store and play recorded lectures, or store and display simple text files. iPods are also ubiquitous: recent statistics indicate that the iPod owns better than 80% of the portable music market; a survey at Stanford University indicates that some 53% of the student population likely has an iPod. These stats suggests that a smart campus would try to leverage these devices to support teaching, learning, and even community.
UVM's Division of Computing and Information Technology and Academic Computing Services are happy to help you get the most of your Apple iPod. These tips and tricks can help. For more details, visit http://www.uvm.edu/cit/iPod/.
You can use iPod as a hard disk, to store and transfer data files.
To enable iPod as a hard disk:
When you use iPod as a hard disk, the iPod disk icon appears on the desktop on the Mac, or as the next available drive letter in Windows Explorer on a Windows PC.
Your iPod photo can store a variety of UVM Events Calendars for viewing on the go.
If you are using a Mac, iCal and iTunes, you can also keep your Mac, iPod and UVM Events Calendars synchronized, such that every time you hook your iPod up to your computer, the latest UVM Events Calendars is automatically loaded. Synchronizing information using iTunes requires Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later, iTunes 4.8 or later, and iCal 1.0.1 or later.
If you are using Windows, or you don’t want to import using iTunes, you can transfer information to iPod manually. Your iPod must be enabled as a hard disk (see Using iPod as an External Hard Disk).
A popular accessory for the iPod is a microphone. Available from Griffin (iTalk) and Belkin (Voice Recorder), these units plug into the top of some iPods, prompting the iPod to enter Voice Memo mode.
You can store hundreds of voice memos on your iPod and transfer them to your computer, and ultimately the web. Use it to record lectures, interviews, or just the sounds of nature. Become a Podcaster!
Have your own ideas how to use your iPod for Academics? Need help realizing your iPod or podcasting vision? Contact Academic Computing Services: we're here to help.
Author: Wesley Wright, Academic Computing Services
Last modified July 12 2005 04:23 PM
