IPods

From Shifted Learning

Image:IPod Nano.jpg Does this thing come with a book? Nope. But they make one available online.
Visit the mother ship of support for the 2nd Generation iPod Nano.

Contents 1 Installing iTunes 2 Restoring and iPod 3 Sync your iPod 4 Use Your iPod as a Hard Disk 5 Integration Ideas 6 Podcasts to Subscribe To

[edit] Installing iTunes

1. Go to http://itunes.com/ and click the Free Download button.
2. Choose Mac OS X or Windows 2000/XP.
3. Click the Download iTunes button.
4. Windows 2000/XP: Run the iTunes Setup program, then follow the instructions to complete the installation. Open iTunes from Start > Programs > iTunes > iTunes.
5. Mac OS X: Follow the instructions to complete the installation, then click the iTunes icon in your dock to open it.

[edit] Restoring and iPod

Image:IPod Restore.jpg Completely lost? Need to start fresh on a new computer? Have a Mac formatted iPod that needs to sync on Windows (or vice versa)?

1. Connect your iPod to your computer, and then in iTunes, select your iPod in the Source pane.
2. Click the Summary tab, and click Restore to restore iPod to its original settings. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the restore process.

(Important: Please note that restoring an iPod will erase all songs and files on your iPod and restore it back to its original settings. Sync your iPod before restoring it. After restoring, you can sync your computer back to your iPod again.)

Want a video to explain this? Visit Apple.com to watch a video tutorial on troubleshooting the iPod.

[edit] Sync your iPod

1. Connect your iPod to your computer.
2. When the iPod icon appears in the iTunes window (below Devices), select it.
3. If the Summary pane isn't showing, click the Summary tab.
4. To automatically sync your iPod:
   1. Make sure that "Manually manage music" is not selected.
   2. Click the Music tab and do one of the following:
5. To automatically update your iPod with all the songs and playlists in your library, select "Sync music" and then select "All songs and playlists." iTunes loads the songs and playlists in your iTunes library onto your iPod, and deletes songs from your iPod that aren't in your library.
6. To automatically update your iPod with only certain playlists, select "Sync music" and "Selected playlists," and then select the playlists you want synchronized.
7. To manually sync your iPod:
   1. Make sure that "Manually manage music" is selected.
   2. Click Music (below Library, on the left side of the iTunes window) and then drag songs and playlists to your iPod.

[edit] Use Your iPod as a Hard Disk

1. Connect your iPod to your computer and open iTunes.
2. When the iPod icon appears in the iTunes window (below Devices), select it.
3. If the Summary pane isn't showing, click the Summary tab.
4. Click the “Enable disk use” checkbox, and then click Apply.
5. Close iTunes and notice that your iPod appears on your Mac desktop or in the Windows Explorer on your PC.
6. To eject the iPod on a Mac, select the iPod on the desktop and drag it to the Trash.
   1. To eject the iPod on a PC, select the iPod in the Windows Explorer, right click on the iPod and then choose Eject from the pop-up menu that appears. Or at the bottom-right of the screen, click the ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ icon.

[edit] Integration Ideas

• Playlists by Theme in Early Childhood
  • Pick Up Toys Music
  • Pirate Music

[edit] Podcasts to Subscribe To

Make a list here.

TED Talks
EdTechTalk
A School in the Coulee Podcast