Phantom iPod (broken alias?)

I have a 3rd Generation iPod that doesn't show up in Finder or in iTunes. When I open Disk Utility, my iPod shows there, but is greyed out. I'm not sure why this is happening, but I may have a guess:
I was using it to listen to music at school (I'm a teacher), and I changed the permissions (using "Get Info") so that my students couldn't access it from the finder. (I keep school work, newsletters, and reports on it.)
Now, no matter which computer I'm using, I can't access my iPod to change the permissions back. Also, since it's not showing in iTunes, I can't play it from my computer at school anymore.
One more thing: When I search for it in finder, I get a hit, but there is no iPod icon. When I double click it, I get some message about a broken alias and do I want to fix alias?
Any advice?
Thanks,
Rob

Follow the instructions in this FAQ to regain access to your iPod.
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