One week in…
I’ve used the iPads in two classes now, over three sessions, and have found some interesting uses for the iPads, plus some major drawbacks. Most of the time, we tend to stick with Blackboard. There are...
View Articlenotify us the Friday before apps/docs are needed on carts
I’m excited about how much the iPad carts are being used. However, managing the apps and documents is beginning to take more time than I had anticipated. I would like to ask participants to let us...
View ArticleGreat iPad Interest at SIGUCCS Conference
Trevor Murphy, from Williams College and I coordinated a discussion of the Teaching and Learning with iPads at the SIGUCCS (Special Interest Group on University and College Computing Services) Fall...
View ArticleStudent comments on using the iPads in class
Below you will find a collection of comments from students in one of the courses that has been participating in the iPad project this semester. The instructor has omitted names and specific...
View ArticleIdeas for next semester
Next semester I teach the same class sequence, but this time I’m actually going to work with the iPads on tighter integration between learning elements in performance and rehearsal. The idea is to...
View ArticleAdditional benefits of using the iPad
I can tell you that unexpectedly the one iPad you’ve loaned to me has been very beneficial in conferences with my dance students as we discuss in detail a video of them dancing in technique classes.
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Some interesting changes in the new iOS
The lock screen button is now the “Silent” feature for the audio. You need to use the software settings to lock the screen. Here’s how you can do it: And then there is multitasking. Here’s a link to...
View ArticleNew semester, new feelings.
This semester didn’t start very well from a technological perspective. In fact, the second class had me running to the xerox to create (gulp) handouts. I’ve been trying to get iAnnotate to work for me...
View ArticleReflections of a librarian–Kathy Abromeit
Vic Vaughan was in the iPad pilot program, and I did a library session with the class using iPads as their research tool. Their assigned task from me was to find four relevant articles and two...
View ArticleA new school year, a new group of students, and a WHOLE new outlook on iPads.
I was pretty surprised to begin this new year, not because I’m more comfortable with the iPads (although I am) but because the students are considerably more open to the idea of using mobile apps. I’m...
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