Category Archives: iPads

Using iPads in the Rare Book Room

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

This guest post by Cathy Turner describes her experiences with our iPads in the Classroom program: This year in my class, Literature of the Great Depression in America, I designed three class days (I called them clinics) around connecting the … Continue reading →

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Come Try our new iPad, Surface, and Nexus tablets!

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

Well I certainly know what *I’m* thankful for this year. We just got an iPad 4. And an iPad mini. And a Nexus 7. And a Nexus 10. and a Microsoft Surface. Oh yes we did. And they’re all here … Continue reading →

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Announcing our iPad Program Report

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

We’re glad to announce our program report on the iPads in the Classroom pilot and welcome your comments. Please do share the report widely. We began our pilot at Gadget Day in August 2011and over the past year, we have explored … Continue reading →

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Gadget Day is August 22

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

At our last Gadget Day on April 11, we received many helpful comments. One comment in particular stayed with me. An attendee mentioned that it was difficult to decide whether to take time to attend a session when the title … Continue reading →

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Publishing your book as an e-Book.

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

If you’ve written a book and would like to publish it as an eBook, there are a lot of options worth considering. If you’ve already formatted your book in Adobe’s InDesign software, you should take a look at this blog … Continue reading →

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WIC iPads at Penn IT Staff Convention

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

On May 16, two of us from WIC had the great opportunity to present alongside colleagues from Wharton and PennGSE on “iPads and Tablets in the Classroom” at the Penn IT Staff Convention 2012. Slides from our presentation appear below: … Continue reading →

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WIC iPads at Drexel e-Learning Conference

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

On Thursday, March 29, two of us from Penn Libraries shared some preliminary findings about the iPads in the Classroom Project at the Drexel e-Learning Conference. Caitlin Shanley, Educational Technology Librarian at WIC, and Eric Janec, former WIC intern and … Continue reading →

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Gearing up for Gadget Day

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

Join us on April 11 for the Spring 2012 Gadget Day. Our program includes Skype, Pixelture, GotoMeeting, Adobe Connect, Teamviewer, a variety of iPad apps, tips for using Firefox, introductions to several mobile phones, Tumblr and scanning technologies. We have … Continue reading →

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A Review of iPad Styluses

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

We get occasional questions in the Vitale Digital Media Lab about using a writing stylus with an iPad or other tablet.  Apple has always looked down on styluses (I refuse to say “styli”), and Steve Jobs famously said on more … Continue reading →

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The library in the palm of your hand

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Do you know about the library’s mobile pages? Designed for quick access to information on your wireless  hand-held device, Penn Libraries’ mobile apps can help you with the following scenarios… You’re in Van Pelt, lost in the stacks. This place … Continue reading →

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