iPods At School: A Good or A Bad Idea???

It is not news that iPods have a large following and can be literally everywhere. But is it right for use in the classroom? (Educators everywhere collective sigh and shake their heads in disapproval.) 

It is quite obvious that students read more (if not entirely) to the iPod that allowed at school, while most educators unequivocally ban. Let's see how everything is weighed out and get a glimpse of ourselves, if our children should not take them to school. 

Cons: 

a. Teachers resent that students might be too distracted and unable to listen to them while carrying out their lessons in class. 

b. Students can download multimedia files pornography or inappropriate and take them to school where other students may be affected. 

c. iPod can be used as a tool for cheating. Some teachers have heard students planning to download the formulas for math tests and the like. 

d. iPod could be a target for theft. 

e. Some educators worry that students are isolated and antisocial. Instead of tuning into other people, who are left on and tuned in themselves. 

f. Students can become so absorbed in listening to music that can be adjusted completely to what is happening around them, causing unnecessary setbacks. 

g. Students could be playing his music too loud and could damage your hearing. 

Pros: 

a. Students find that listening to music calms down and improve in school work. 

b. It gives students something to do when there is no downtime at school, or on the bus to or from school. (Watch a movie or an educational video, perhaps?) 

c. Students are able to show their individuality by the type of music they hear. 

d. Students agree not to become antisocial, in fact, believe it is a good way to connect with peers, to share their music with them (since there are two headphones from a friend.) 

e. iPod can be used to record lectures in class and heard in the review of the exams. This is also favorable when the teacher speaks too fast, you can only rewind and listen again. 

f. There are no educational podcasts that students can tune to help them in their learning. 

g. Students can install educational applications, such as dictionaries, Bibles, and calculators eliminating added bulk to their backpacks / lockers. 

h. Audio lessons can be heard before the class allowing students more time to work during class. 

i. May be more beneficial for teachers (who has been teaching the same lesson over and over again) to record your podcast and lesson. Thus not be lost, including important points in your topic. 

j. recorded lessons can be shared with students who are absent. 

k. Podcast lessons are much more accurate instead of reviewing the notes.