Inside AdSense LIU Brooklyn Campus Extends iPad Program Mobile Computing | News LIU Brooklyn Campus Extends iPad Program Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University is expanding a program it implemented earlier this semester to provide its students with Apple iPads. The institution's initial iPad pilot program began delivering free iPads to all full-time incoming freshmen and undergraduate transfer students this semester. Now the Brooklyn Campus is expanding that initial pilot to all of its students, though it will not be supplying the devices completely free. The university said the program is designed to help students "connect with classmates, faculty members and advisers; organize, store and share files, assignments and presentations; access their academic and financial aid records; download digital books; take notes in class; and conduct research online." "We are delighted to put this cutting-edge device in our students' hands," said Gale Stevens Haynes, provost of the Brooklyn Campus, in a prepared statement.
Official SketchUp Blog Designing mLearning Google News Blog Global mobile statistics 2011: all quality mobile marketing research, mobile Web stats, subscribers, ad revenue, usage, trends… The mobiThinking compendium of mobile statistics and research The stats, all the stats and nothing but the stats… In the past three years, we have gone from a smattering of mobile statistics to an abundance of useful information. But there's still a long way to go, there are still huge gaps in our knowledge, some countries enjoy a proliferation of data sources, while others have little or none; and the quality of statistics varies incredibly. As telecoms regulators and industry associations start to collect and share meaningful data, things will only get better. An unfortunate side effect of the media’s recent surge of enthusiasm for mobile in the past year is a tendency to highlight data of dubious quality (often when better is available), and/or widespread misunderstanding, misreporting and failure to qualify figures they have cherry-picked. Finding your way around the mobile stats compendium: Section A: Mobile subscribers; handset market share; mobile operators Don’t miss:
Google Testing Blog Bucks Unveils First Mobile App « Buckslib Blog Library users will be the first to benefit from the brand new “Bucks Mobile” app which is now available for nearly all mobile devices. Bucks Mobile is compatible with Android, BlackBerry, J2ME, Palm OS, Symbian S60, Windows Mobile and iPhone. Most users can get the app by visiting from their mobile device (iPhone/iPod Touch users must visit Apple’s App Store). “Bucks Mobile” app is available via the iPhone App Store and in the Android Market store. Search for “Bucks” or “Bucks Mobile”. You can use “Bucks Mobile” to find materials in the Bucks County Community College library, locate services, connect with staff and more! Search the BCCC library catalog—Enter search terms such as keywords, author or title.Find a BCCC library near you with the Library LocatorCall a BCCC libraryMap a route to a BCCC campus location Future development is planned for this app which includes the addition of course descriptions and more. Download it today and let us know what you think!
Google Developers Blog business students integrate iPads into Study Abroad experience Posted June 11, 2010 As a part of ACU Study Abroad, 32 students in the College of Business Administration's (COBA) Global Apprentice program are putting Apple's new iPad to work. Matt Boisvert, instructor of marketing, and Dr. "The iPad debuted in England a few days before we arrived at Oxford," says Crisp. Three of his Management Information Systems students are documenting their experiences on a Facebook fan page ("iPads in Oxford: Where History Meets Technology") for a course assignment on social media. "Being able to evaluate new technologies is a critical skill in business," Crisp says. Students working with Boisvert are doing a project for A.C. "ACU business students are uniquely positioned to explore this intersection of technology and business. Global Apprentice students will use the iPad for data collection. Did you know?