iPod Touches in the Classroom

When we got the iPod Touches for tech class, I was a little nervous because I had never used one. It was difficult to figure out how I would use it in the classroom before finding out how to use it myself. I was glad to have the opportunity to learn about it, but I It turned out I needed way more instruction than we had time for in technology class.
One way I was able to use the iPod Touch was it for a science project that involved interviewing students about their thoughts about science. I asked them about what they liked about science in general, in class and in their everyday lives. The iPod Touch was a great tool for that because I was able to really talk to the students without having to write everything down, which would have changed the flow of the interview. This benefited the students by allowing them to share their thoughts about learning science and what they like and dislike about it. I used this information to reflect on, discuss, write about and incorporate it into my future science lessons. It is so small and discreet, the students didn't even pay attention to it except to say that it was cool that I had one and one of them helped me get the recording started. 
Another way this could be used in the classroom is for higher level students in math classes. I am student teaching in a gifted 4th grade class and we teach them fifth grade math. They are all at different levels of abilities and finish their work at different times. A big challenge is to keep the higher level students learning after they are done with their work and the others are still learning in groups. They love playing virtual games and the iPod Touch would be a great thing for them to use to keep learning after finishing their regular work. Tangrams would be excellent for this.
The third use for the iPod Touch in the classroom is in math again. It would come in handy for students who are not getting it and get frustrated with the same instruction that is not working for them. The adding fractions manipulative would have been perfect for this group of students in our last unit because that is what we studied ,but I did not know how to use it well enough to share it with them.