One of the wishes expressed by multiple faculty members during this initiative is the ability to use the iPad for field research. Imagine being able to use the iPad to collect survey, image, and/or geographic data in the field, and … Continue reading
In the few weeks I’ve had the iPad I’ve become almost inseparable from it. I’ve been using it for everything; it’s especially useful for reading, checking email, etc., on the bus, extending my productive work day on both sides. But … Continue reading
Wouldn’t it be great if you could show Keynote slides on your iPad in the classroom via a handheld remote? You can! For those of you who have an iPhone, there is an app called Keynote Remote. Just tap the … Continue reading
One of the topics I covered during our first session on Monday was using Dictation to speak to your iPad and produce typed text. You can use Dictation to type in pretty much any field where you can use the … Continue reading
To me the mark of an interesting web technology is it’s adaptability and efficiency. For example, Twitter had more value to me when I realized it was an efficient way of receiving news. In late September 2010, I was at … Continue reading
Many of you have asked about how to markup or notate documents scanned with Scanner Pro. Here’s a sample workflow for using images captured in Scanner Pro and then notated in GoodReader or PDFPen. 1. In Scanner Pro, capture images … Continue reading
Several faculty at the workshop already had ZaggFolio cases with an integrated keyboard. Is there a consensus that that is the best overall external keyboard solution? Is everyone happy with theirs? Any problems? What I’m still wondering about is: what … Continue reading
I found this article this morning describing a new app for iPad that may be a better way to store and access files. It’s called Files App, available from iTunes for $.99.
Go to: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/03/26/files-app-insider-pages-numbers-keynote/2022109/
And: www.getfilesapp.com