In 2004, Duke University partnered with Apple Computers and gave 1650 entering Freshman an iPod at no cost. Almost all of the uses were for academics. Some of the ways they were used were: Students downloaded a specially created calendar of the athletic events of campus; alarm clock; the row team downloaded information to help them with practice; loaded emergency numbers into them; backed up their personal computers to transport large files; posted recordings of speakers who came to campus; record class lectures; generated vocabulary flashcards and picture flashcards for anatomy class.
Some teachers use iPods to teach and enhance their class with music, poetry, movies, and media clips (English). It allows teachers to present information for three different learning styles - auditory, visual, and reading - all at once. Some math teachers have students listen to things such as math facts, memory rhymes, and songs. This allows a student to personalize math facts.
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