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=iTunes University=

iTunes University is a powerful app that allows educators and students to access digital content including audio, video, ebook, and pdf formats from colleges and universities worldwide for free. In addition, many K-12 and other institutions that Apple refers to as Beyond Campus (ie. museums) are now adding content to iTunes U and distributing it publicly.

Getting Started:

 * Download the iTunes U app from the app store to your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch.
 * Click on the app to open.
 * Click on Catalog to view Courses and Collections. Courses are created with Apple's Course Manager. Once created people can "enroll" using the iTunes app. Content in Courses may contain items that need to be purchased and are designated by a spiral, tabbed binder image.Collections are published by an iTunes U institution and contain only free items. Collections are designated by a square tile of album art.
 * Click on "Subscribe" to get the course or collection.
 * To open a course, tap on it. Four tabs will appear: Info, Posts, Notes, and Materials.
 * Info: Contains an Overview of the course, information about the instructor, and the outline for the course.
 * Posts: Allow you to communicate with your students, integrate the materials, and give assignments. For current in session courses, there will be a due date for assignments. Posts include topics that are referenced in the outline.
 * Notes: All notes taken in the video, books, or any general course notes taken are consolidated in the Notes tab. (Notes should only be used in a 1:1 iPad environment. Notes will sync across all devices using the same Apple ID.)
 * Materials: Shows all the recommended materials for the course. Materials are not downloaded to the course by subscribing. In order to work with content offline, materials must be individually downloaded to your mobile device.

Resources:

 * Why (And How) Teachers Should Start Using iTunes
 * The Curated Classroom: Finding and Sharing Great Online Content with iTunes U
 * iTunes U - Learn Anything, Anytime, Anywhere
 * Driving the Classroom with iTunes U
 * Create and Innovate with iTunes U
 * How To Start Using iTunes U in the Classroom
 * iTunes U Course Manager
 * iTunes U Webcast Series