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INTEGRATING IPADS AND TABLET COMPUTERS
INTO LIBRARY SERVICESPART I
Heather Moorefield-Lang, and Carolyn Meier
February 13, 2014
Overview of Workshop, Part IFebruary 13, 2014
Welcome and overview of WebexIntroductions of presenters Tablets: A History? Why tablets?Tablet comparisons Case studies of Tablets in PracticeQuestionsPreview of next week
Quick Poll!
Why are you participating in today’s workshop?
A. My library is interested in starting or improving our tablet program
B. Personal interest in tablets
C. I own a tablet—what do I do with it?!
D. My boss made me do this
E. All of the above!
Integrating iPads & Tablets What types of libraries are integrating iPads and other
tablet computers?
This webinar will touch on the use of tablets in academic, public, and school libraries.
Many thanks to our friends in different libraries all over the country who have shared their stories with us!
Follow us and information about our Tablet Projects as a follow up for this webinar at our Tumblr: http://tabletsinlibraries.tumblr.com/
Tablets: What Are They?
Image shared by Anandbadsu via a CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license
• Tablets are not a new technology
• The term “tablet” is a bit loaded, since it evokes recent machines (tablet PC) to bear this name, which were really convertible laptops
• In this presentation, we will use the term “tablet” or “slate” to refer to the most recent generation of tablet computers, often exemplified by Apple’s iPad
• Let’s review the evolution of tablet computers…
How Far Back do You Want To Go?
Image Courtesy of www.ancientegypt.co.uk
Rosetta Stone
Okay that may be too old
The Telautograph
Patented in 1888, the telautograph, is considered the precursor to the fax machine and to the modern tablet computer.
The machine uses an electrical stylus-type device to create handwritten messages that can be sent from one station to another.
The Dynabook
Image from edibleapple.com
Conceptualized by computerscientist Alan Kay in 1968, the Dynabook was intended to be an educational tool to be used by children.
Interestingly, Kay, who is involved with One Laptop per Child, has inspired the development of an under-$100 OLPC tablet, the XO-3:
Visit One Laptop per Child for more information: one.laptop.org
The Apple Bashful
Image from technabob.com
In 1983, Apple dreamed up the Bashful, an early tablet-like computer that never made it to the market.
The photos of these prototypes were only revealed in 2011, after Apple’s actual success with a tablet product!
The GRiDPad
Image from thetechcentral.com
In 1988, the GRiDPad was released. The touchscreen worked on a handwriting-recognition system that was used in Palm devices. Palm Computing was later founded by the GRiDPad’s creator, Jeff Hawkins.
A GRiDPad cost $2,370, and was mainly used by professionals in healthcare and law enforcement.
The Apple Newton
The Apple Newton , although it may look like a precursor to the iPad, was actually one of the first personal digital assistants (PDA) on the market. That term—personal digital assistant—was actually coined by Apple’s CEO (at the time) John Sculley.
The Apple Newton was 4.5 X 7 in., and weighed nearly a pound.
The MS Tablet PC
The MS Tablet PC, like the one pictured here, started shipping in 2002. This is the image that many think of when they hear the term “tablet computer.” Really, it’s simply a laptop with a swivel screen.
These machines ran Windows XP Tablet PC edition, and included pen-enabled, handwriting-enabled, and speech-enabled applications. This sort of “tablet” computer never gained much of the market share, and
The iPad
2010: Steve Jobs unveils the new “touchscreen tablet” that renews the way that consumers view and use “tablet” computers.
While the first generation iPad had a few issues--no camera and no multitasking--the iPad re-envisioned personal computing, and led to the boom in touchscreen tablets that we currently see. Image from apple.com
Why Tablets? Tablets usher in the “post-PC” or “PC plus”
eraFlexiblePortableIntuitive/easyRange of sizesTouch technologyApps and other content
But, is there more? Particularly, for libraries?
Something to Think On
Its not about the Device its about…
The Teaching/Instruction The Conversation The Apps What you can do with it!
Tablets in 2014 Tablets are evolving nearly faster than we can
keep up with!
In the third quarter of 2012, 25% of all computers sold were tablets. The same market research firm (IDC) also confirmed a 75.3% increase in tablet sales compared with the same time period of 2011.
Pew Internet & American Life Project keeps tabs on gadget ownership growth…
Retrieved from: http://www.pewinternet.org/Trend-Data-(Adults)/Device-Ownership.aspx
Quick poll!
What do you own or use?
A. iPad
B. Android Tablet
C. Microsoft Tablet
D. Dedicated E-reader
E. Tablet AND dedicated E-reader
F. None of the above
2011 vs 2014 Comparison
Retrieved from: http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2014/E-Reading-Update/Overview.aspx
Who Owns Tablets
Retrieved from: http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2014/E-Reading-Update/Tablet-and-Ereader-Ownership.aspx?view=all
E-readers and Tablets
Retrieved from: http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2014/E-Reading-Update/Overview.aspx
2013 Tablet Market
Retrieved from: http://bgr.com/2012/12/05/tablet-market-share-2012/
Glimpse of the Future
Retrieved from: http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/05/portable-pcs-dominate-now-and-will.html
Investing in a Tablet
New technologies are big investments in money, time, and other resources
Before deciding to make this investment, ask a few questions: What can the tablet(s) do that other technologies (e.g., e-
readers, netbooks) cannot? Who will be using the tablet(s)? How will users be using the tablet(s)? Where will users be using the tablet(s)? Who will support and maintain the tablet(s)? Is there an interest in continuing to explore the possibilities of
tablets? Who will stay up to date on updates, etc.?
Why and how do people use tablets?
Retrieved from: http://www.journalism.org/analysis_report/future_mobile_news
Comparisons
Operating Systems
Currently, three main (competing) operating systems:
• iOS 7.1 (update released February 2014) • Android 4.4 (Kit Kat, update released February
2014)• Windows 8.1 (release March, 2014)
Range of Specs
Display: 7” – 12.2” Price: $150 - $1000 Connectivity: Wi-Fi only, Wi-Fi + cellular
(3G/4G) Features: Cameras, microphones, USB
ports, accessories Storage: 8GB - 128 GB Apps: App Store, Google Play, Windows
Store
Current Brands Acer Amazon Apple Archos Asus Barnes & Noble Blackberry Coby Google Lenovo
• Microsoft• Motorola• Pandigital• Pantech• Samsung• Sony• T-Mobile• Toshiba• Velocity Micro• ZTE
Samsung Galaxy Tab
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 inch
Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 inchImages from: http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxytab/10.1/index.html
Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 Inch
Microsoft Surface Pro
Images from: http://www.microsoft.com/Surface/en-US/surface-with-windows-8-pro/home
Surface
Surface 2 Surface Pro 2
Kindle Fire HDX
Image from: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BHJRYYS/ref=fs_ta
Tablet Price Display/weight
Storage Connectivity Battery Life
Features Apps
iPad $399-$529
9.5 in. /1.33 lbs.
16/GB Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi + cellular
9/10 hrs. Cameras (2)Video Rec.Speaker/Mic
Over 475,000 des. apps for iPadin Apple App Store
iPad Mini $299-$829
7.9 in./0.68 lbs.
16/32/64/128 GB
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi + cellular
9/10 hrs. Cameras (2)Video Rec.Audio/Mic
Apple App Store
iPad Air $499-929 9.5 in./1 pound
16/32/64/128 GB
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi + cellular
9/10 hrs. Cameras (2)Video Rec.Audio/MicRetina Display
Apple App Store
Samsung Galaxy Tab
$199-$800
7.0 in./0.85 lbs.
10.1 in./1.25 lbs.
16/32/64 GB Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi + cellular
9 hrs. CamerasVideo Rec.Audio/Mic.
700,000+ in Google Play
Google Nexus $199-$499
7.0 in./0.75 lbs.
10.0 in./1.3 lbs.
16/32 GB Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi + mobile
9.5 hrs.
9 hrs.
CameraMicropphoneGyroscope
Google Play
Windows Surface (RT and Pro) Tablet
$499-$999
10.6 in./1.5 and 2.0 lbs.
32/64/128 GB Wi-Fi only 10 hrs USB portsCamerasVideo/audio
30,000+ apps in Windows Store
Kindle Fire HDX $229-$379
7.3 in./0.87 lbs
16/32/64 GB Wi-Fi only 11 hrs. USB portsAudio
Google Play
Barnes & Noble Nook HD
$199-$229
7.0 in./0.69 lbs.
8/16 GB Wi-Fi only 10.5 hrs. Audio Google Play
Asus Eee Pad Transformer (TF201)
$500 10.1 in./1.3 lbs
32 GB Wi-Fi only 8.5 hrs. CameraSpeakersMic
Google Play
Toshiba Excite $399-$600
10.1 in./1.32 lbs.
7.7 in./0.7 lbs.
16/32 GB Wi-Fi only 9.3 hrs.
10.0 hrs.
CameraAudioMic
Google Play
Quick Poll!
What sort of trends do you see in your library?
A. More patrons or students with tablets
B. More patrons or students with e-readers
C. Patrons seem to use tablets and e-readers about equally
D. I’m not sure yet
Practical Applications/Case Studies
The Way it Was
Courtesy of www.istockphoto.com
Image courtesy of Montlieu Academy of Technology
The Way it Is
The Way it Could BeGoogle Glass
Large Interactive Touch ScreenFlexible Tablet
Hologram Projector
public libraries
L.E. Phillips Memorial Public LibraryEau Claire, Wisconsin
iPad program launched on September 21, 2011 Funding
$50,000 grant from the Presto Foundation To provide tools to address accessibility issues, and to help
the community be able to explore new technologies Program basics (at the start):
Circulating 32 iPad1 devices, 6 for in-house use 64 GB, Wi-Fi only 7-day loan period
Content: 1000 public domain e-books 10 audiobooks (because of space and restoration time) Free apps and shortcuts (to avoid legal issues)
Program specifics
L.E. Phillips Memorial iPad Webpage
http://www.ecpubliclibrary.info/services/library-services/ipads.html
• Available through grant funding
• Content loaded onto each device
Help guides
User agreements
Non-Flash tutorials
Marketing & Media
iPad Catalog Record (10/2011)
10/3/2011
12 days in, the iPad circulation program is extremely popular
iPad Catalog Record (3/2012)
3/3/2012
5 months later, popularity remains
iPad Catalog Record (3/2013)
Popularity waning a bit, for a number of reasons…
iPad Catalog Record (1/2014)
Three years later they are still continuously checked out.
Available: http://eauclairepubliclibrary.com/survey/index.php?sid=56372
User Survey
Media Coverage
Be proactive and anticipatory when coming up with policies and help documentation
When you have many tablets (e.g., 32), don’t circulate them all at once; instead, allow staff to become familiar with the checkout procedure by releasing a few at a time
Lend the devices out to staff first, so the staff can become familiar with them
Seriously consider the content that you place on the device—how much space is there? What’s legal?
Make sure that the library website, and help documents, are tablet friendly: mobile, and not Flash-based.
Assess the entire program from day one!
Lessons from Phillips Memorial
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Charlottesville SchoolsCharlottesville, VA
Fujitsu 580 Tablets (Lifebook) Windows 7 Full Computer in a Tablet form Every student 6-12 grade in the school
system
Devices
Image courtesy of http://www.fujitsu.com/us/
Started planning in 2009
Decided to adopt tablets instead of textbooks.
Had two committees textbook and tablets
Teachers received tablets in Summer, 2011 for training
Students received tablets in December, 2011
Strategic Plan
Physics: Doing experiments: Probes attached to tablets
Library: When French delegation was visiting, students and librarian were researching
Government: Polling
Math: Handwriting features
Music: All types of music apps. Vocal parts on the tablets.
Courses for virtual high school
How Are They Used?
Earthquake in Japan set orders back. Always have a back up plan.
Set your deadline out. If you think it will arrive in December tell everyone it will be January just to be safe.
Gain additional funding if you can. Internet access for all students.
Challenges
Montlieu Academy of TechnologyHigh Point, NC
Image courtesy of Montlieu Academy of Technology
Montlieu: Given half a million dollars for all of their students, approximately 430 students, to have an iPad
They stay at school. But next year 4th and 5th will get to take them home
Teachers each got an iPad and a Mac Book Pro as well as cart for charging
Tech Person hired for training
Grant
Image courtesy of Montlieu Academy of Technology
Facetime to read books from another room
Facetime to speak to class when teacher is not at school that day
Digital pen pals using Facetime with other schools across the country or world
Letters Learning for Letters
Doodle Buddy for letters
Take screenshots of work to show parents for parent/teacher conferences
Examples
Rocket Math for math skills
Communication by e-mail for parents.
Concept mapping tools
Puppet Pals for StoryTelling
Cutting and pasting skills
Safari/Internet searching skills
Parents are learning too from their children
Apps & Content
Meet every quarter and share apps. Have to “sell” your app. The best apps get purchased for the educators.
Teacher Pal: Seating arrangements, picture of the child, information on each child. Very useful for substitutes.
Differentiated instruction for the children. 21st Century learning skills and Technology skills for the teachers.
For Teachers
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Newman Library
Ten iPads that can be checked out at the library circulation desk for library tours
Screencasts on each section of the library Numbered QR codes linked to screencasts QR codes are scannable iPad scans code and tells student about that part
of the library Beautiful in its simplicity
iPad Tours
Initial tours done in other universities relied on student’s personal devices to scan the QR codes
When iPad 1 came out we waited for 2 because a camera would be on it.
Tour has become very popular. Students like being able to tour at their convenience
Set Up
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
Image courtesy of www.amazon.com
“Tablets are like the Swiss Army Knife to academic excellence” --statement from former Chief Information Officer for The University of Southern Mississippi.
700 Samsung Galaxy tablets 1 For every Honors College and McNair
Student at Southern Miss Received as Freshmen/Sophomores
continue through college using them for their senior thesis
Uses
Course Projects Videos (Flipped Classroom) Access Readings Distribute Presentations to Students Student email
Different professors are using them at different levels depending on comfort
Cautionary Tale University did not have everything planned
for tablet project Logistics were determined later Students thought they were getting to keep
tablets initially Grant funded project, this was not the case Tablets were not bar coded initially, had to
be recalled and catalogued. Have a plan going in
Prepare for Next Week:
If you have questions that we didn’t answer this time, email Heather before next Thursday (2/20): [email protected]
We will post our app guide before next week: http://tabletsinlibraries.tumblr.com/
Next Week, We Will Discuss Your questions Setting up tablet programs Roving Reference Setting up training programs Recommended apps useful in all library
environments Strategies for staying up to date with
technology
References: Part I Acer Inc. (2011). Iconia Tab. Retrieved from
http://www.acer.co.uk/ac/en/GB/content/series/iconia-tab-a Amazon.com. (2014). Kindle Fire. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BHJRYYS Apple Inc. (2014). iPad Technical Specifications. Retrieved from http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/ Bensinger, G. (2013, January 4). The e-reader revolution: Over just as it has begun? The Wall
Street Journal. Retrieved from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323874204578219834160573010.html
Consumer Reports. (2013, January). Hot new tablets: Three recent arrivals are welcome additions to the market. Consumer Reports, 78(1), 20-22
Consume Reports (2013, January). Quick guide: Computers, tablet. Consumer Reports 2013 Buyers Guide, 31-34.
Johnson, L., Adams Becker, S., Cummins, M., Estrada, V., Freeman, A., and Ludgate, H. (2013). Tablet computing. In NMC Horizon Report: 2013 Higher Education Edition (p.
15-19). Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium. Retrieved from: http://www.nmc.org/system/files/pubs/1360189731/2013-horizon-report-HE.pdf
Johnson, S. (2013, January). Tablet sales hit record in fourth quarter last year. Retrieved from http://www.siliconbeat.com/2013/01/31/tablet-sales-hit-record-in-fourth-quarter-last-year/
King, Rachel. (2012, February 23). Apple no. 1 in mobile-PC market share worldwide. CNET. Retrieved from http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57383825-37/apple-no-1-in-mobile-pc-market-share-worldwide/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20.
References: Part I Mitchell, A., Rosenstiel, T., Santhanam, L. H. and Christian, L. (2012, October 1).
Future of mobile news. Journalism.org. Retrieved from http://www.journalism.org/analysis_report/future_mobile_news
Nielsen News. (2011, May 5). Connected devices: How we use tablets in the U.S. Retrieved from http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1800514
Pew Internet & American Life Project. (2014, January). Tablet and ereader ownership. Retrieved from http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2014/E-Reading-Update/Tablet-and-Ereader-Ownership/Half-of-American-adults-now-own-a-tablet-or-ereader.aspx.
Samsung Electronics Co. (2011). Samsung Galaxy Tab. Retrieved from http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxytab/10.1/index.html
Steele, C. (2011, August 7). History of the tablet. Retrieved from http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/285757/history-of-the-tablet/
Tablet computers (cover story). (2011, December). Consumer Reports, 76(12), 26. Turner, A. (2011, January 28). Houston libraries want preschoolers to check out iPads.
Houston Chronicle website. Retrieved from http://www.chron.com/business/technology/article/Houston-libraries-want-preschoolers-to-check-out-1689013.php
Wang, M. and Tsai, J. (2013, January 23). Apple to see tablet market share dip in 1H13. DigiTimes. Retrieved from http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20130123PD214.html
Credits & thanks: Part I Susan Asselin, Professor & Dept. Chair, Teaching and Learning, Virginia
Tech Rick Barrow, Project Associate, VA Assistive Technology System, Virginia
Tech Department of Assessment & Library Access Services, University Libraries,
Virginia Tech Ross Edmonds, Web Designer & Software Manager, University Libraries,
Virginia Tech Neal Henshaw, Classroom Manager, University Libraries, Virginia Tech Lesley Moyo, Director for Library Research & Instructional Services,
University Libraries, Virginia Tech Stephen Rechtman, PC Hardware/Software Support Analyst, University
Libraries, Virginia Tech John Stoneberg (and staff), Library Director, L.E. Phillips Memorial Public
Library
