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Short video. Discusses value of listening to audiobooks on iPods, especially for kids who aren't read to at home. Audiobooks are good model of fluent reading and being able to listen on iPod increases motivation to read.

Discusses other classrooms that have incorporated Ipods into the classroom. Results of fluency and comprehension improvement were seen within 6 weeks. Instead of Running Records, students were able to have fun recording themselves and learning from their mistakes by listening to themselves. If you have the tools before you get funding to show results, the results can speak for themselves when you go to ask for funding from the board or school district. This site also provides videos of the ipod being used in different capacities and in different classrooms in the United States.

Fairly basic 1:49 video to demonstrate IPOD application for practicing reading by students. Recording function on the IPOD allows students to playback their voices and, if desired, send the recording to a teacher for review.