Apple, Inc.
Built for Education
The Mac is ready for class as soon as you start it up.
With powerful tools for digital content creation,
wireless access, and virtual collaboration all built in,
you and your students can suddenly do things you couldn’t
do before. You can also use Microsoft Office (sold
separately) and many other PC applications made for the
Mac. In fact, you can even run Windows (sold separately)
if you want to. It’s like getting two computers in
one.
Think
back to the reason you got into education: The chance to
make a difference. But to make that difference — and this
is more true today than ever — you have to be open to
change. You have to be ready to adopt new ideas and
recognize new opportunities. Of course, not everyone will
embrace these changes. But for those who do, Apple will
be there to make amazing things not just possible, but
simple. So go ahead and think about what you want for
your students and your school a year from now. And ten
years after that. Think big. Think bold.
Think ahead.
Technology
shapes the way your students interact with the world. So
it only makes sense to teach them with the tools and
media they’re already using. With
Apple, it’s easy to do. Creating
digital content is truly simple, web research is quick
and secure, and virtual collaboration is safe for young
learners.
Starting
a Campuswide Notebook Program
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Explore iTunes U.
Downloading
from iTunes is second nature to most students. With one
click, students can connect to iTunes U and its vast
library of educational podcasts.
1 to 1 Learning: Student Perspective
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Providing
amazing educational content is as easy as 1, 2, 3.
Apple
provides not only the devices you need for mobile access,
but the content as well. With Apple, it’s easy to turn
your lectures or lessons into engaging podcasts or
slideshows. It’s also easy to distribute that content to
students. And it’s easy for students to access and use.
There are three basic steps.
Step
1: Create educational content.
The
Mac is an audio-visual studio. A built-in iSight video
camera and microphone work with iLife software, so you
can shoot videos of your lectures or classes, record
audio,
make podcasts,
and design sophisticated slideshows. There’s nothing
difficult about it. Every step is based on the
easy-to-use Apple interface. To step things up a notch,
you can add Keynote in iWork (sold separately) to create
compelling presentations, or use Apple’s pro applications
to develop more sophisticated movie, music, or
photography-based projects.
Step
2: Get your content to students
Podcast Producer automatically encodes and distributes
the content you create. With just a few clicks, you can
post podcasts to your school's server
oriTunes
podcast directory, which you can easily create with
iLife. Qualified higher education institutions can also
post directly to iTunes U. You can even have your
podcasts automatically archived for future reference.
Step
3: Students tune in when they’re ready.
Here’s
the really exciting part. Students can go online from
home, a cafe, the gym — wherever they happen to be — and
visit a website, blog, wiki, or iTunes U site to play
content or download it for future use. iPod touch and
iPhone let students discuss the content via chats, email,
and social networks. Students have 24/7 access to
content, so they can connect and study when they want,
where they want.
Ready
to take the next step?
Find
out everything you need to know before applying for
iTunes U.
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