Tag Archives: iPads

CamScanner for Apple and Android

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

This guest post by Oliver Jenkins, a freshman in SEAS and Wharton, describes an app that could help with studying and notetaking: Hi everyone! I’m here with a great app for iOS and Android which has gotten some recent changes which … Continue reading →

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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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New Workshop Series: Tools, Not Toys

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

Last week at the Apple announcement, we heard Tim Cook boast that the App Store now has 700,000 apps available for iOS users, and that the average customer uses over 100. When talking with colleagues from the Weingarten Learning Resources … 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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Study Break – Gesundheit!

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

The library’s AppsOnTap blog has my quick review of a cute iPhone/iPad game that’s perfect for a study break.  You play a green pig with a bad cold.  So you know it’s going to be good. Plus, I’ve installed the … 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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Converting your InDesign document into an eBook

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

 If you have an InDesign document you’re just dying to convert to EPUB and MOBI for use with your favorite eBook reader, you may have noticed that it’s not the easiest thing in the world. This is because most current e-readers do not support … Continue reading →

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Mountain Lion

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Earlier today, Apple announced a sneak preview of their new, upcoming operating system, OSX 10.8, known as Mountain Lion.  The most obvious thing you notice is the increasing similarity to iOS, especially as it runs on an iPad. iChat is … Continue reading →

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