Equipment

  • Apple iPad 2, 16GB with WiFi, plus AppleCare+ (30)$16,740.00
  • Marware iPad CEO Hybrid Cases (30)$942

For storing, charging, updating, syncing iPads:

  • Bretford Powersync Cart for iPad (G3635LL/A)$2599.95
  • Apple Mac Mini tower W/Apple Configurator Software package$669
  • Computer Monitor
  • Computer Mouse
  • Computer Keyboard

For connecting, displaying, sharing iPads in classrooms and other teaching spaces:

  • Apple TV$99
  • Apple TV to VGA W/Audio Ports
  • 6’ HDMI Cable
  • iPad charging cable(For instructor’s iPad)
  • iPad to VGA Adaptor
  • iPad to HDMI + Charger Adaptor

For transporting iPads:

  • Pelican 1690 Transport case$386.89
  • Uline Handimover platform hand truck$170.00
  • Used suitcase with wheels

Examples of active learning with tablets

at UW-Eau Claire-McIntyre Library

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tudents in a 19th Century Women’s Literature course conducted catalog searches on the iPads, identifying relevant books that were shelved in a variety of collections and locations throughout the library. They went to the stacks, using the iPads to take a photograph of the book they found and the neighboring books to capture the subject area of the relevant book. Students then shared their photos and explained how the subject area to which they were taken could contribute to their research. Since all destinations were related to the class research project, students learned from each other of the myriad possibilities surrounding a chosen text, and all were able to ‘visit’ each destination.

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tudents in social work, public health, and political science courses used iPads as they worked in pairs, searching in library databases for literature related to public policy, health, and social issues. When they found promising sources, students traded iPads and showed their partners how they had located the information, and how to save the information for future reading.

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tudents in an American Indian Studies course used iPads to search the Web, Wikipedia, and library databases for sources about Native cultures in Wisconsin. Working in pairs, they used the Notes application to compare sources, evaluating quality and reliability of sources, and sharing the completed notes at the end of class.

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pper level nursing students were introduced to medical apps they are likely to encounter in a clinical setting, and they were given experience in using and evaluating these apps.

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Pads can turn any space on campus, such as Special Collections and Archives, into a computer lab.

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tudents work with partners to search for resources on their freshman composition research topics. Using Apple TV technology and the iPads, they can share search results with the entire class by taking control of the classroom projected screen.

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Pads are used in training session for library student assistants, making training more interactive and hands-on.

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Pads enabled the development of interactive self-guided library tours for new students and visiting high school groups.