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Using StudyMate Activities on an iPod
(Macintosh - iTunes 6.0 or higher)
 Overview
StudyMate activities created for iPods can be downloaded and then viewed with the iPod’s “Photos” function. The iTunes software is used to manage the synchronization of the StudyMate activities with the iPod. Within iTunes, a folder is specified for photo synchronization. When the StudyMate activities are added to this photo folder, the iPod will be able to display the activities the next time it is updated. The general process for copying StudyMate activities to an iPod is as follows:
- Set up an iTunes “Photos” folder (if this hasn’t yet been done)
- Download the file containing the iPod version of the StudyMate activities
- Copy the downloaded folder to the “Photos” folder set up for use with iTunes
- Update the iPod with iTunes
- From the iPod menu, select the “Photos” option
- Locate the StudyMate activity from the list and view it
Setting Up an iTunes Photos Folder
1) If you haven’t already done so, create a folder on your computer for storing photos that will be synchronized with iTunes and your iPod. For example, to create a folder, follow these steps:
- Go to the Pictures folder
- Create a new folder in the Pictures folder using Command+Shift+N (or go to File > New Folder)
- Click on the ‘untitled folder’ title of the new folder and replace the name with something like iTunes Photos
2) To establish this as the default Photo folder in iTunes, follow these steps:
- Connect the iPod to the computer using the cable that came with your iPod
- When the iPod icon appears in the iTunes window, select it and click the Photos tab.
- Select the checkbox "Sync photos from". From the pull-down list at the right, select Choose Folder...
- Locate the photo folder to be used for synchronizing and click Choose. (If the example above was followed for creating a photo folder, locate the Pictures folder and choose iTunes Photos.)
- Select All photos or Selected folders, depending on your preference.
- Click Apply and your iPod will be synchronized with the photo folder the next time it is updated. When the update is complete, eject the iPod and disconnect it from the computer.
Downloading StudyMate Activities from the Web
1) From the web page containing the StudyMate activities, click the download link for the iPod device you plan to use. (The iPod Video uses a 320 x 240 display; the iPod Nano uses 176 x 132).
2) Once the download is complete, copy the folder to the photo folder that is set up to synchronize with iTunes (see above “Setting Up an iTunes Photos Folder”).
3) Connect the iPod to the computer using the cable that came with your iPod. Then update your iPod with iTunes to complete the synchronization with the photo folder.
Viewing StudyMate Activities on an iPod
Once the iPod has been synchronized with the Photos folder that contains the StudyMate activities, follow these steps to view the activities on the iPod:
1) Start your iPod
2) Select Photos from the main menu
3) Select the folder containing the StudyMate materials
4) Scroll forward through each screen to review the materials
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