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iPads Used for City and Regional Planning

Armed with iPads as data collection tools, undergraduate City and Regional Planning students are working together to develop a facilities master plan for the College of Engineering.
The studio course — CRP 4910: Realizing the Plan — taught by Professor Jennifer Evans Cowley and Lecturer Jason Sudy, is designed to provide students with the opportunity to …Read more at the full article: iPads Used for City and Regional Planning

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Biology Students Use iPads in the Classroom and in the Field

In Dr. Cynthia Dassler’s classes, students are using iPads to complete assignments in new ways. This semester, Dr. Dassler is teaching Organismal Diversity, EEOB 3320. She also taught a 7-week course, Ohio Plants, EEOB 2210, at the beginning of the semester. In both classes she has implemented iPads in student-driven activities to enhance and support …Read more at the full article: Biology Students Use iPads in the Classroom and in the Field

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Develop apps and earn cool stuff at this weekend’s Microsoft 8 Winter Workshop!

Everybody loves free stuff, right? For some reason, hardware and software developers simply love giving away tons of really expensive things—ranging from free software and games to phones, computers, and tablets—in exchange for hardly any work by the lucky recipients. Whenever a huge piece of technology is released to the public, you can bet that …Read more at the full article: Develop apps and earn cool stuff at this weekend’s Microsoft 8 Winter Workshop!

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Market Your Apps and Inventions with Ohio State’s Technology Commercialization Office (11/7/2012)

In a series of workshops offered on Tuesday, November 7, 2012, we found out how to take an idea from dream to success with the help of Ohio State’s Technology Commercialization Office. In three separate sessions, we discussed topics of interest to app developers and other innovators.
Dream, Build, Believe: Taking Your Big Idea from Napkin to …Read more at the full article: Market Your Apps and Inventions with Ohio State’s Technology Commercialization Office (11/7/2012)

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Edit Microsoft Office Documents on Your iPad Using SkyDrive for Buckeye Mail

I recently heard about SkyDrive, the data storage feature that now comes standard with Microsoft Outlook and Buckeyemail email accounts.  By simply clicking the “office” dropdown menu on the outlook email website, you can access the SkyDrive web app, which gives each user 7 GB of free internet storage (much more impressive than Dropbox’s 1 …Read more at the full article: Edit Microsoft Office Documents on Your iPad Using SkyDrive for Buckeye Mail

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OSU Wireless Setup Apps for iOS and Android

Mobile Users: There’s now an even easier way to connect wirelessly on campus with the new OSU Wireless Setup application. With this simple application you’ll no longer need to manually configure the correct security and encryption settings, or download a utility file from an OCIO knowledge base article to connect to OSU Wireless. It’s available in the …Read more at the full article: OSU Wireless Setup Apps for iOS and Android

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Want to become an iPro on your iPad? Check out these training videos!

The Digital First team has produced a number of iPad training videos to help faculty, staff, and students get familiar with the device. We will be producing 2-3 training videos per month covering tips and tricks, apps, and other cool features. The Digital First resources page will be updated as we add featured videos so …Read more at the full article: Want to become an iPro on your iPad? Check out these training videos!

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Use Doodle to Dodge Scheduling Muddles

Doodle is a free and easy-to-use resource for scheduling meetings and other appointments. Its poll feature helps you survey invitees to identify best dates/times. You can then use other features to coordinate registration and follow-ups. Doodle can be especially handy if you need an alternative to using Outlook, when some invitees do not have Ohio …Read more at the full article: Use Doodle to Dodge Scheduling Muddles

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Digital Union Staff’s Favorite iPad Apps: Notetaking

It’s time for round two of Digital Union staff members’ favorite iPad apps.  These are the apps that will help us all with taking and organizing notes.  Good for students, staff and instructors alike, these apps all make it fun and easy to take notes on your iPad (or iPhone), and email or save your …Read more at the full article: Digital Union Staff’s Favorite iPad Apps: Notetaking

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The Sound of My Favorite Apps

When I was thinking about what mobile device apps I might consider my favorites, I felt like I was a kid again being asked what my favorite color was… One week’s response would probably be different from the next. My favorite iPad apps do tend to change often as I’m exploring and testing.
So, without further …Read more at the full article: The Sound of My Favorite Apps

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