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The mobile app marketplace is turning five years old! Read a short history and try to figure out where it’s going. (New Yorker) A new app from the folks behind the Botswana-UPenn Partnership (BUP) will help avoid miscommunication between healthcare workers with language barriers. (Penn Current) Check out some cool ways […]
The Situation Last year, on the day of the final of the last section of my course, I received my University-issued iPad. I teach chemical information to graduate students and give a “practical” exam; the students are asked to search the literature and retrieve relevant information to answer a series of questions that I ask. […]
I attended a fascinating presentation in late March sponsored by the Perelman School of Medicine’s Faculty Affairs & Professional Development Office. Dr. Kenric Murayama, Chief of Surgery at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, demo’ed how he uses his iPad to enhance productivity and makes his professional life easier to manage. It’s great to hear what apps […]
Thinking about getting one of the new tablets that have hit the market recently? Maybe you’re not sure which one to ask for buy someone as a holiday gift? The folks in the Vitale Digital Media Lab in Van Pelt Library just got: iPad mini iPad 4 Nexus 7 Nexus 10 Microsoft Surface And you’re […]
By now, hopefully you’ve discovered Penn’s new Penn+Box service, which works a lot like Dropbox, except that you get 20GB of free storage. (If not, here’s Kate’s review: http://appsontap.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/dropbox-full-try-pennbox/ ) There’s a Box app for the iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, and it turns out you can use your PennKey to log into it, but […]
It’s back to school season! Flashcards, whether physical or digital, are an effective study tool. There are many flashcard apps and software programs out there, but today I’ll be reviewing two of the most popular options. Evernote Peek Our first option is a free app from the creators of Evernote. It’s called Peek, and the […]
The Weigle Information Commons has posted the schedule for Gadget Day: 10 am – CloudOn for iPad – Use MS Office Easily 10:30 am – Raspberry Pi – Tiny, Cheap and Powerful Computing 11 am – Google@SAS – Teaching on the Cloud 11:30 noon – Google Chrome Laptop – Lightweight Cloud Access Noon – Mobile […]
Say your research studies spatial relationships – maybe it’s the neighborhood effects of vacant buildings, or the spread of an invasive species – and you need to collect data in the field. Traditionally, a project like that could require GPS units, cameras, notebooks, clipboards, and paper-based forms. It’s a lot to lug around, not to […]
Nick down in the Vitale Digital Media Lab has written a great blog post on how to publish your document in one of the e-book formats so that people can read it on their Kindle, Nook, iPad or other e-reader. He addresses the issues of which software to use to convert your book to the […]
Want to explore anatomy in 3D? Visible Body has developed a series of three educational apps that allow you to do just that! Their detailed 3D imagery makes visualizing the human body a rich multimedia experience, and their in-depth content makes these apps valuable reference tools for learning and teaching anatomy. If you’re enrolling in […]
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