iPad Adventures

Having recently spent a week at home recuperating from a back injury, I found the iPad extremely convenient! First of all, it lasted three days before I had to recharge it. Second, I could read and respond to all of my email conveniently. Of course I could search the web to my heart's content. And, finally, I played around with my favorite apps and added a few more.

Our other iPad "piloteers" (is that a word?) are having equal fun. This week at our iPad meeting we learned how to take a screenshot (hold down power and home buttons until the screen flashes, then look in Photos for the screenshot). A swimming coach, Lundy Smith, shared how he's capturing video on a camera and then uploading the videos to the iPad, which he described as a very convenient and timely way to review swimming form and progress with students poolside rather than waiting until later. Since the kids are at the pool, they can immediately take note of suggestions and apply them to the rest of their practice.

At the iPad meeting, we also took a look at some of the great resources available on iTunesU: archival film, audio, lectures, performances of every kind, arts. Wow. So much to explore. I almost wish I had another week of recuperation (not really). :)

eReaders

Here's a very interesting post on how to use (mostly free) software with a Kindle for organizing and reading professional digital materials. I agree with the author: my eyes sting after a whole day of reading my computer screen, so I may check this out. If you read the comments section, you'll also find some iPad tips for doing the same thing.

http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/integrating-an-e-reader-into-your-workflow/30668

iPads at Exeter

Watch this blog for more on our iPad experiments

Cartooning Software as Educational Tool

Here's an interesting article in The Chronicle on the use of Cartooning sites in academia.