My iPod Touch won't work unless I plug it into iTunes?

I don't know how it happened, but I was just using my iPod touch and out of nowhere, a screen pops up. This screen shows an iPod charger below with a white arrow pointing up towards the iTunes logo. I tried plugging it into iTunes, but the only thing it would let me do was restore my iPod and that would mean wiping the memory clean. How do I get rid of this screen to proceed with what I was doing before, and how can I prevent this from happening again?

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For how to restore:
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To restore from backup see:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
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 most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store        

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