IPod Touch locked out

My daughter locked her iPod Touch, I believe it's 3rd Gen. I have no idea which operating system it has (it was a gift from a friend). Anyway, she forgot the password and it's now locked out. She's tried to connect it to iTunes, but it's not being recognized. I'm totally at a loss on what to do. Any help and/or suggestions would be appreciated (REALLY don't wanna spend any $$ for this )Thanks!

Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
iOS: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen                         
If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.                        
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings        
For how to restore:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
To restore from backup see:
iOS: How to back up     
If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
You can redownload iTunes purchases by:
  Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

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