Handheld Technologies: Enhancing Learning Within Music at Key Stage 4

For many teachers, the thought of using handheld learning devices in the classroom raises some interesting questions, such as ‘will it be expensive to run?’ or ‘am I confident enough with the technology to make this work?’ Some will inevitably ask themselves what the place of an iPod or iPhone is in education. Let loose with up-to-the minute technology, surely many students will simply be tempted to mess around on social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter or play games in lessons?