100 ways your iPod can up your IQ

Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:48AM EST

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Creatures of habit that we are, we sometimes get into a gadget rut, forgetting that our iPods are probably capable of a lot more than what we do with them. So far, I've used mine for listening to music and podcasts, watching movies (which isn't my idea of film appreciation), and receiving RSS feeds. But I didn't know what I was missing until I stumbled across "100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn and Study Better" from the Online Education Database (OEDb).

Many of the suggestions are free, while some have a low-cost fee. There's not a loser in the bunch, and they come from some far-flung places on the Web.

Some are tutorials:

  • Learning Podcasting: If you want to create your own podcast to share your skills or expertise on a particular subject, read this in-depth introduction to podcasting from Wise-Women.org.
  • Podtender 3.0: This software program will teach you how to make all kinds of tasty cocktails for your next party.

Some are applications that make learning easier:

  • iGadget: Make your class notes, presentations, study guides and other materials iPod-friendly by using iGadget. You'll be able to move documents and files back and forth between your iPod and your computer easily and securely.
  • YouTube to iPod Converter 2.6: This free converter lets you watch educational videos, TV clips and more on your iPod so that you can review for tests, contribute to class discussions or add them to a presentation.

Some are for lifelong learners:

  • iJourneys: Take walking tours in cities like Salzburg, Vienna, Amsterdam, Paris and ancient Rome by downloading iPod-compatible guides from this site.
  • Free Classic Audiobooks: Find books like Herman Melville's Typee, Huckleberry Finn and Swiss Family Robinson in iPod-friendly formats here.

And some are meant to augment other studies:

Get through those 100 and you'll find another 50 at kottke.org

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  • 26 Posted by beckmills2 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:04PM EDT Report Abuse

    i remember when i was 2 andf i had onw it was so cool

  • 27 Posted by beckmills2 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:04PM EDT Report Abuse

    i remember when i was 2 andf i had onw it was so cool

  • 28 Posted by san_na on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:04PM EDT Report Abuse

    LOL...Very true. People who have to settle for IPOD, are very apt candidates for IQ improvement. Good to hear that the product will nudge those folks to move bit.

  • 29 Posted by foreal1992 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:01PM EDT Report Abuse

    Wow, you know what else can make you smarter? Books, ever heard of those?

  • 31 Posted by mcgyverlab on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:13PM EDT Report Abuse

    There's a delicate balance in methodology between stimulating the brain to create new synapses of learned information, and overwhelming the brain with information. Sensory overload is a major problem in Western culture today. I write on this and similar neuroscience topics. www.diaceph.com

  • 32 Posted by rawfisheater on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:29PM EDT Report Abuse

    why promoting only ipod???? there are alot more other models outthere I river and samsung are the original

  • 37 Posted by priszilla on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:19PM EDT Report Abuse

    I learned basic economics from an iPod. BY NOT BUYING ONE! I learned that I can spend 1/2 as much, & get an mp3 player that does TWICE as much! This lesson can be learned from any Apple product. Buy anything else & you'll get something better, with more features, more power , and you won't have to pay the "Steve Tax" that all the iTards do.

  • 39 Posted by basic_stories on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:02PM EDT Report Abuse

    Wow so how much money did Apple pay you to write this craptastic article? The best way to improve your IQ? Don't buy an ipod.

  • 40 Posted by byeedragon on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:15PM EDT Report Abuse

    It's one of those "it's a good idea but won't work thing". Sure we can increase our IQ by putting educational stuff on out iPod but seriously, the iPod is made for music and such and everybody is going to use them that way. Beside, this sound more like an ad than a help thing. "iPod increases IQ!!!". Yeah, so does reading a good book or newspaper, which happens to be a lot cheeper too. Lets THINK for once here.

  • 41 Posted by clubbersdream911 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:27PM EDT Report Abuse

    Blah Blah Blah! Ipod + Steve Jobs + You = Freakshow! Only a moron would give that man their money. Wake up you brainwashed masses! You are being totally manipulated and you don't even know it!

  • 42 Posted by jhutch728 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:34PM EDT Report Abuse

    Okay people has Microsoft or any portable media player gone as far as to show their product for anything educational? I take the silence as a no. At least apple and other companies are trying to show how the iPod can be used other than a cheat machine in schools. All you iPod haters can just keep the complaints down.

  • 43 Posted by shigatsu76 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:19PM EDT Report Abuse

    I put my language CDs on my iPod and listen to the lessons for 4 languages anytime anywhere. Easier than carrying all those CDs and a CD player. I keep the CDs for the car.

  • 44 Posted by yushengw0725 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:58PM EDT Report Abuse

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