This document provides an overview and tour of iTunes, iTunes U, and iBooks and how they can be used for educational purposes. It discusses how iTunes can be used to access free podcasts, videos, and courses on computers and iOS devices. iTunes U allows the creation of courses through the iTunes U Course Manager website or iTunes U app. The document reviews how podcasts, apps, videos, music, and iTunes U content can be accessed on Macs, PCs and iOS devices. It also covers how iBooks can be used to access textbooks and create interactive books using iBooks Author.

1. Exploring
iTunes, iTunes U & iBooks
Lucy Gray
Apple Distinguished Educator
lucy@lucygrayconsulting.com
@elemenous on Twitter

2. Our Agenda
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iTunes, iTunes U and iBooks demystification
Quick tour
Educational content: Podcasts, Apps, Internet Radio, iTunes U
Course creation using iTunes U Course Manager
iBook Basics, iBooks Author and Examples
Help and resources

3. iTunes Basics
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Paid content for PC, Macs, and iOS devices: Books, Music, TV Shows,
Movies
Free content for PC, Macs and iOS devices: Podcasts, Videos,
Courses
Apps for iOS devices only
Courses can be built in the web-based iTunes Course Builder or in the
the iTunes U 2.0 app
Single digital assets can also be incorporated into instruction.

4. What’s in the store for K12?
Music Movies TV Shows App Store
iBooks
Store
Podcasts iTunes U
$ and Free $ and Free $ and Free $ and Free $ and Free Free Free
Children’s
Music
Documentary Kids Education
Children and
Teens!
Audiobooks
Education
Monthly
Education
Spotlight
World Music
Kids and
Family
Kids’
Highlights
Education
Collections
Textbooks
Kids and
Family
Beyond
Campus
Browse G
Rated
National Geo
Apps for
Teachers
National
Archives
Educational
Technology
K-12
The Pixar
Collection
PBS & PBS
Kids
Special
Education
C-12
Foundation
K-12
Teaching and
Learning
Discovery
Channel
Made for
iBooks
TED Talks
Education
Special

5. Content iPad Mac PC
Music
• Consumption:
Music App!
• Creation: Garageband
• Consumption:
iTunes Player!
• Creation: Garageband
Consumption:!
iTunes Player
Podcasts
• Consumption:
Podcasts App!
• Creation: Garageband
• Consumption:
iTunes Player
• Consumption:
iTunes Player
Videos
• Consumption:
Videos app!
• Creation: iMovie
• Consumption:
Quicktime!
• Creation:
Quicktime
iMovie
• Consumption:
Quicktime
iTunes U
•Create a course using
iTunes U app!
•Fully consume iTunes U
content on iPad
• Create a course using web-based iTunes U Course
Manager!
• Limited access to course content through iTunes
Player (can’t access iOS apps)
iBooks
• Create books using
various apps, e.g Book
creator !
• Consume books and
textbooks using iBooks
app
• Create interactive multi-
touch books and
textbooks using iBooks
Author!
• Consume books
textbooks using iBooks
app
N/A

6. Let’s Get Oriented

7. OS X Mountain Lion
iTunes 12.0.1.26
iOS 8

18. An Educational
Treasure Trove

19. Podcasts on a Mac

20. Podcasts on a Mac

21. Education Podcasts on a Mac

22. Learning in Hand
Wild Inside
The Kitchen Sink
Story Pirates
ADHD Experts
The Podcast History of the World
Sesame Street
TEDTalks Education
Science Friday
Selected Podcasts

23. PodcastsonaniPad

24. Apps

25. Apps

26. Apps

27. Developers and Publishers
to Check Out
• Carstens Studio Inc.
• Dan Russell-Pinson
• Launchpad Toys
• Spinlight Studios
• Dorling Kindersley

28. Google Search for Apps

29. Google Search for Apps

30. Apps

31. Apps

32. Apps

33. Internet Radio

34. Internet Radio

35. iTunes U

36. iTunes U on a Mac

37. iTunes U on a Mac

38. iTunes U on a Mac

39. iTunes U on a Mac

40. iTunes U on a Mac

41. iTunes U on a Mac

42. iTunes U on a Mac

43. iTunes U on a Mac

44. iTunes U on a Mac

45. iTunes U on a Mac

46. iTunes U on a Mac

47. iTunes U on a Mac

48. iTunes U on a Mac

49. iTunes U on a Mac

50. iTunes U on a Mac

51. iTunes U on a Mac

52. My iTunes U
on a Mac

53. My iTunes U - Course Example

54. My iTunes U - Course Example

55. My iTunes U - Course Example

56. My iTunes U - Course Example

57. iTunes U on the iPad

58. iTunesUontheiPad

59. iTunesUontheiPad

60. iTunesUontheiPad

61. iTunesUontheiPad

62. iTunesUontheiPad

63. iTunesUontheiPad

64. iTunesUCoursesontheiPad

65. iTunes U Course
Manager

67. iTunes U Course Manager - Web

68. iTunes U Course Manager - Web

69. iTunes U Course Manager - Web

70. iTunes U Course Manager - Web

71. iTunes U Course Manager - Web

72. iTunesUCoursesontheiPad

73. iTunesUCoursesontheiPad

74. iTunesUCoursesontheiPad

75. iTunesUCoursesontheiPad

76. iTunesUCoursesontheiPad

77. iTunesUCoursesontheiPad

79. iBooks Store Basics
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Access paid content and free content
Download iBooks software on your Mac from the App store (free)
Download iBooks app to your iPad in iTunes (free)
Create interactive multi-touch books in iBooks Author on your Mac
downloaded from the App Store. (free) You cannot create multi-touch
books on the iPad…. yet.
Create ebooks using a variety of apps such as Book Creator and
publish to the iBooks store.

80. iBooks on the Mac

82. iBooks on the Mac

83. iBooksontheiPad

84. iBooksontheiPad

85. iBooks on the iPad

86. iBooks on the iPad

87. iBooks on the iPad

88. iBooks on the iPad

89. iBooks on the iPad

90. iBooks on the iPad

91. iBooks on the iPad

92. iBooks on the iPad

93. iBooks on the iPad

94. iBooks on the iPad

95. iBooks on the iPad

96. iBooks on the iPad

97. iBooks on the iPad

98. iBooks on the iPad

99. iBooks on the iPad

100. iBooks on the iPad

101. iBooks on the iPad

102. iBooks on the iPad

103. iBooks on the iPad

104. iBooks on the iPad

105. iBooks on the iPad

106. iBooks on the iPad

107. iBooks Author

108. IBA Resources
Made with iBooks Author - Apple
The Choices Program iBooks Textbooks
Bookry - widgets for IBA books
iBook Ideas from Matt Gemmell
Copy/Paste blog by Peter Pappas

109. https://www.apple.com/support/itunes/
Help