Have you ever thought of bringing the iTunes store to education? Distributing it to the students and faculty? If yes, now you have the reality of your dreams in front of you. You can now have iTunes U. with its site you can have all your created digital content, and curated media at one place. It can be easily downloaded and viewed on any MAC, PC, iPod, or iPhone.
It is a great helping hand for the students. They can watch informative videos at one click, study the sound of heart murmurs, and enjoy the free time whenever and wherever they are. Teachers and Professors can add amazing museum videos, university documentaries, and media from cultural institutions, and even clips from the public television stations to add charm to their lectures.
The main advantage of having iTunes U is its accessibility. Students can download its audios and videos offering one at a time or can subscribe to a complete course too and have the new items downloaded automatically. So it is the easy and intuitive way to find anything the students wish to watch or listen. It is up to your institution to decide whether your site can be accessed locally by your students and professors only or it can be viewed at large by the whole world via public access stores.
Another fascinating feature is that it is directly accessible over both cellular and Wi-Fi networks through the stores. Thus you can even access the files without going to your personal computers.
Regarding its working, it is so easy that every institution loves to adopt it. Simply your institution creates its own site that has a familiar interface. Apple offers you a free site with beautiful templates that can be modified according to your brand. You can also use RSS to easily access and remove content. It is to be noted that the Administrative access is integrated with your Apple ID. And it’s your call to declare your site as internal access or public access.
If you have decided to make the content of your institute be available publically. You can control the media you have in the same way as you do in limited access. The only difference is that the people around the globe can view the videos, music, lectures etc. that you upload. The advantage of getting it public is to have recognition around the world. People will know about your institution more and can have a good look at the capabilities of your students and professors. Moreover you can have a great connection with your alumni making your profile better without spending any budget.
If you have decide to have your content for your enrolled students only, go for the password protected, only members, and internal access site. With this site you can restrict the view to only your enrolled students and professors. The main advantage is that the students can get the video lectures directly from it and can have a better preparation for the exams and can learn more with the reference videos.
Thus iTunes U make your institution one of the most efficient ones.
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This article is written by Kelly Jim, who also writes for mac-how.net, a site featuring various useful tips for mac freezes and registry cleaner.
