iPods Used with College Students but Reward Temecula K-12 Students who Skip School

This just in ....Dr. Miller at University of Connecticut is using iPods as a study aid for his students. His students love this application to help review for Dr. Miller's exams. Duke University is also experimenting with iPods and no longer worries about attendance; students are still coming to class.

While not stated in the article, the podcasts that are on the web could be utilized as selling tools/recruitement aids for colleges and universitites. Institutes of higher learning just like public schools are hurting for money. Would not showcasing your faculty talent be one way to attract future students?

So what's in this technology for me as a math/science teacher in a public school? While some of my students miss lab days, if a lesson was taped for a podcast, at least my students could watch it or use it as a review. Dr. Miller also mentioned that students that did not have iPods could still access the material using their computer. Also podcasts of K-12 teachers could be use by departments of human resources to recruite new teachers to the district.

Would podcasting help schools struggling with funding and finding teachers save money with the podcast resource?

In California, Temecula School District is struggling with school attendance so the district is raffling a car, iPods, and Disneyland tickets. Temecula is big wine country with several immigrants; my guess is that many students have to stay home to watch younger ones. Rather than giving away cars and trips, why not podcast classes that students could watch at home while using the MIT $100 laptops.