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Early this year Apple introduced iTunes U for the iPad. Of
course iTunes U has been hosting educational podcasts for seven years for the
iPhone and iPod Touch.
Apple iTunes U has been the main site, playing host to educational podcasts
since fall 2005. Educators from more than 1,000 institutions worldwide have
provided their instructional materials in the form of video or audio lectures
and/or lecture notes in pdf format on the iTunes U site. Users from more than
124 countries have access to the podcasts and can download them for free.(Pauline
Chow)
The significance of such technology for the math
classroom is the availability of quality instructional materials. Harrisburg
Area Community College (HACC), an iTunes U provider since 2007, has developed
six complete math and science courses which are now available for download as
Apps for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch on the new iTunes U. The courses,
selected for their broad appeal to students and the public, are Differential
Equations1, Intermediate Algebra2, Principles of
Mathematics3, Trigonometry4, Statistics5, and
Astronomy6.
Endnotes
1 a
sophomore-level math course required in engineering, mathematics and science.
2 a developmental
math course.
3 a
college math course for non-science/math students.
4 a math
course required for calculus.
5 a math course required in many disciplines
such as psychology, business and computer science.
6 a core
requirements science course
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