Framingham State University has embraced the use of iPads in the library and in the classroom. In collaboration with the Educational Technology Office, the curriculum library and reference department are supporting three pilot projects: e-textbooks and apps for two biology courses, a small scale iPad lending program for the education students, and the use of iPads and apps within reference. This presentation is geared toward academic libraries, but informative for school and public libraries as well. For more information please contact: Clair Waterbury at cwaterbury@framingham.edu; Kim Cochrane at kchocrane1@framingham.edu; Millie Gonzalez at vgonzalez@framingham.edu

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iPad Pilot Projects at Framingham State
University: Three Use Cases

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Presented by
Kim Cochrane
Curriculum Librarian
kcochrane1@framingham.edu
Millie Gonzalez
Reference Librarian
Vgonzalez@framingham.edu
Clair Waterbury
Instructional Technologist
cwaterbury@framingham.edu

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About FSU
• Public Liberal Arts University
• 6,110 total students
• 3,960 undergraduates
• Student/Faculty Ratio 16:1
• Class Size
98% of classes have 50 or
fewer students

4. iPads go to School
Images : Google images

5. •New Initiatives Funding
•SMART Board for Curriculum
Library
•Furniture upgrade
•Technology for Education Students’
Use
•iPad2s
•Document Camera
•Kodak PlaySport Video Cameras
•Nikon Digital Cameras
•LCD Projector

6. iPad Lending Program
– Who can borrow them?
– Circulation time?
– Restrictions?

7. Process :
•Set up the iPads with (free) Education
Apps
•Agreement form
•Checkout policy
•Check in policy
•One little problem

8. – Mathematics
• Folders: • Hockey Hoopla
– Art & Music • Splash Math (various grades)
• Adding Apples
• Artists Hall
• Fill the Cup
• Squrl
• Hungry fish
• Piano
• Draw Free – Science
• Getty: Life of Art • Science 360
– Social Studies • Google Earth
• NASA
• ShakeEmUp
• Planets
• Presidents
• Moon Globe
• Stack the States
• 3DBrain
• Leaf Snap

9. • Other apps included
– ELA Folder – Voice Thread
• PopWords
• Nagaram
– Idea Sketch
• Phonics Tic Tac Toe – QR Code
• Word Warp – Dropbox
• Evernote – Prezi Viewer
• Dragon Dictation – TED talks
• Sight Words – Common Core
• Brain Quest
– Blackboard Mobile Learning
– Skype
– PBS Kids

10. Pr
Who used them?
Student Teachers
Settings:
Supervising Teachers
One-on-one 100%
Students
Small Group 25%
Grade levels:
Whole Group 25%
3-5

11. % Used iPad
ELA
Math ELA
Math
Science
Social Studies
Language
Science
Social Studies
Languages

12. Rate your
opinion of
student
learning
after using
the iPad

13. •Let students take out the
iPads for longer than 2 weeks
•Get iPads with 4G for those
people in schools with no WiFi
•Get more durable cases
•Add a link to the Curriculum
Library website that lists
sources, ideas and suggested
iPad apps

15. iPads at the Reference Desk
iPads at the Reference
Desk
Millie Gonzalez
Reference and Electronic Resources Librarian
vgonzalez@framingham.edu
Google images

16. Google images

17. Pilot Overview
2010 – iPod Touch
purchased for
experimentation
2011- iPad for professional
development, roving, and
experimentation (in
conjuction with IT and
Curriculum Library’s iPad
project)
Google images

18. Accessories impact adoption.
Relied on standard apps on the
iPad: camera, Facetime, Notes,
browser
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19. Free apps for reference work
• Bookmark your library page on iPad, create icon
• Twitter: tweet from the desk
• Google Voice: monitor SMS texts*
• Meebo: monitor instant messaging*
• Wolfram Alpha: computational search engine
*Helpful if your library uses these applications for SMS and IMs.
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20. Free apps for reference work
• Adobe Reader: read pdfs, annotate
• iBooks: house books, documents
• Browsers: Safari, Google, Bing, Opera Mini, Dolphin HD
• EasyBib: cite a book by scanning
• Bamboo Paper: note taking
Google images

21. Free apps for reference work
•Overdrive: show how to download Overdrive titles
•Kindle: Overdrive titles on Kindle
•Foursquare: check in and leave library tips
•Dropbox, Evernote: storage
Google images

22. $ apps for reference work
•Pages: word processing
•Keynote: presentation software
•Side by Side: split screen app
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23. Free database apps
• Gales’ Access My Library/Access My Library College*
• EBSCOhost*
• Science Direct*
• WorldCat
• Mango Languages*
• Blackboard Mobile Learn*
• PubMed
Google images (*institution must have subscription)

24. Literature Review*
Few articles on specifically using the iPad at the reference desk. Focused on roving
reference as defined by Courtois and Liriano: “library employee circulating within the
reference area or other parts of the library to offer assistance to users.”
In Roving Reference with iPads, the authors of the study found the iPad offered
advantages like, “portability, suitability for simple on-the-fly web searching, ease of
gathering user feedback for assessment, and ability for several people to easily see the
screen.” “The multifunction capabilities and long battery life” were found useful. Some
librarians disliked the pop-up keyboard and missed the keyboard shortcuts.
In Using the iPad for reference services, the iPads were primarily used for roving
reference. “The inability to ‘multitask’ by toggling through several applications has some
negative implications…” The authors hope to use the iPad for video chat reference.
*Citations to articles on roving reference are
included in list of references at the end.

25. Survey of reference staff
• All of the reference staff used the iPad in varying degrees.
• The librarians who used the iPad more actively played with
the apps, used Facetime and camera. They have also used
the iPad with students.
• The rest browsed the web, played with the keyboard and/or
read email.
• All of the reference staff preferred to use the computer at the
reference desk. One would like to use both the iPad and the
computer at the reference desk (the iPad to check for links
and searching databases).
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26. Survey of reference staff
•All found value in using the iPad for roving reference (only two
used it for this purpose). Those that “roved” used the iPad in the
stacks for catalog/periodicals searching on the catalog. One
person would like to take it to meetings and conferences as well.
•Most found benefit in using the iPad as a second screen at the
reference desk. The majority did not feel it was a necessary tool.
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27. Next steps / future
• Roving reference trial with ipads and/or ipod
touch for the fall semester. Suggested
location: campus center
• Discussion of Facetime/messenger reference
• Survey collection using LibAnalytics
• Departmental communication via ipad
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28. Resources
• Bibliography on Refworks:
http://www.refworks.com/refshare2?site=042421
170651600000/RWWEB1041458836/IPAD
• Recommend ALA course: iPads, Tablets, and
Gadgets in the Library: Planning, Budgeting,
and Implementation eCourse
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The Anatomy of
iPads:
A look at iPad study conducted
by a Biology professor

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Pilot Involvement and
Goals
• Faculty/ ITS/Library and Student
Collaboration
• Increase student engagement
• Multi-dimensional Analysis
• Evaluate e-book, Apps, overall
use

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Phase One
Hardcopy e-book on Laptop e-book on
Text iPad

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Phase Two
Instructor Selected Institution Text on
iBook Purchased Apps CourseSmart

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Recommended Apps!

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Issues, Results and Implications:
Not as many volunteered as anticipated
Students liked:
BB Mobile App, Portability, Easy Access
Reading Preferences:
No preference for e-book or Hardcopy
All agreed on using eText again
Phase 2: Concluded May 2012

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User Services
Library Mobile Networking
Task
Force
Education
Faculty
Technology

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Task Force creation Mobile presence
Where to start Teaching & Learning
Categories iPad Pilot
Procurement Strategies
Support Next Steps

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FSU GOes Mobile!

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