Assignment+5

**Reflection:**

Because I teach math and literacy, I can use the ipod in many different ways. While teaching our Why Hate? Poetry unit, the ipod would be very helpful to listen to the lyrics of songs, such as "Imagine", Sunday Bloody Sunday", Scarecrow", "Where is the Love", and "In the Name of Love". Throughout the unit, we look for metaphors, similies, alliteractions, and other poetic elements while discussing and comparing the meanings of each song. Also, I really like the ideas of using the Review for a Day app to help promote new books to the students. They are always trying to find new books that would keep their interests. An idea I have to use the ipod, would be for the students to make podcasts to review the books they are reading in class. They could share the podcasts with the class so the other students could learn about other books they may have not read. While in math class, students could make podcasts to use as a study tool on the concepts we are learning. This would be a great way to reinforce what the students are learning and also, help the struggling students learn the concept in a different way. Also, there are so many great problem solving game apps that would be helpful to use. The students would not even know they were learning! I am really excited about all the possibilities of using the ipod in the classroom!