August 2012 MUG meeting At the August 28th, 2012 MUG meeting, Tim Matheny (Senior Systems Engineer) and Rusty Boozer (Senior Account Executive) from Apple hosted a session focusing on iPad use in teaching and learning. Tim Matheny can be contacted at: matheny@apple.com Rusty Boozer can be contacted at: rboozer@apple.com Presenting with the iPad • The iPad 2 has the ability to mirror (using an HDMI connector or VGA connector) to the audience what’s being shown on the iPad screen. • Tim demonstrated using the Apple TV as a “connector” to show what’s on the iPad screen without the need to be tethered to a podium. • iPhone 4S and iPad 2 – Support mirroring via Airplay • Kanex – a company that has a dongle/box that plugs into the Apple TV with a VGA out connection. • The Kanex ATV Pro sells online for $59.95 at http://www.kanexlive.com/atvpro iBooks Author • iBooks can be created on a Mac using the free iBooks authoring tool. You must be running Lion or Mountain Lion in order to use iBooks. • Can edit using the iPad or on the Mac while authoring an iBook • You can drag a Keynote or PowerPoint file into the iBook that becomes interactive and people can work with it. The text on the page automatically wraps around the newly added interactive item. • Any interactivity in your Keynote or PowerPoint file is respected including interactive hot spots, animations, and clicks. • Alternate image tags (alt tags) are automatically inserted. Alt tags have the ability to read information aloud and are very useful for visually impaired users. • Interactive versions of iBooks must be obtained through iTunes and can only be viewed on the iPad. • Books created within iBooks can be exported as a PDF file and viewed (without interactions) on any computer or device. • Know your PH – an iBook developed about pulmonary hypertension http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/know‐your‐ph/id505394389?mt=11 o Created by Harvard Medical School o Contains features such as an interactive glossary, ability to add notes within the book, and the ability to automatically create flash cards based on highlighting of text within the book. o If you would like to try out iBooks, the UTHSC Library has installed Lion on 6 Macs. August 2012 MUG meeting iTunes U app • Individual instructors can create their own class. • iTunes U course manager – web‐based tool that runs on any modern browser https://eduapp.apple.com • Courses can be public or private • Courses can be interactive and self‐paced • Example available in iTunes: Introductory Chemistry – Instructor uses some of his own materials as well as linking to others such as Khan Academy. Additional Resources: machealthcare.org • MacHealthcare’s Mission Statement: MacHealthcare.org is an inter‐
professional community of health science educators to support the advancement of human health through the effective use of information technologies developed by Apple and other vendors. Our mission is to advance patient care by improving the education of clinicians, learners and patients and promoting the secure sharing of health information amongst practitioners and patients. Tablet Ownership Skyrockets Among College Students • http://www.convergemag.com/infrastructure/Tablet‐Skyrockets‐College‐
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