iTunes U Literacy Resources

This collection highlights how the iPad is transforming learning in a range of Australian schools.

Preview and download the podcast iRead Program - Escondido USD on iTunes. Read episode descriptions and customer reviews.

This collection explores how Apple technology helps engage students, enrich language arts instruction, and support language learners. Learn how Escondido Union elementary students achieved three- to six-times growth in word comprehension and fluency using iPod touch. Find out how Adlai E. Stevenson High School students are using iPad to study literature, perform character analysis, build visual literacy, and acquire foreign language skills. View the webcast and use the video tutorials to begin applying these ideas in your learning environment today.

Use this collection as a starting point for K-5 Language Arts lesson design. The purpose is to build student-created content for education in utilizing iPod / iPad devices.

This collection aims to show a meaningful assessment process that works in determining the effectiveness of educational technology and its impact on teaching and learning. It is, without question, every educatorʼs professional duty to adopt a model for assessment in their classroom that produces gains in student achievement. Through a variety of entry points for educators, the resources here tell the story of assessment, both the successes and the failures.

Transform vocabulary instruction in your K-12 classroom by integrating technology with research based vocabulary strategies, effective instruction, and dynamic activities to create an individualized and powerful learning experience for all students.