My ipod shows up on itunes but i cant transfer the songs to my ipod

Was the iPod previous synced to another iTunes library/computer?

Have you successfully synced from this iTunes library/computer before?

If so have you done anything like update iTunes on the computer since it last successfully synced?

Do the songs play in iTunes?

Does any media now sync to the iPod?

Do you have the right boxes checked to sync?

iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod

Try syncing using the manual method

Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod

Last, backup and then restore from backup. See:

iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes

yes this ipod was previously synced to another computer