Tips in a Minute: Noodle Tools Part 5 - Organizing Notecards

In this video, the fifth in the Noodle Tools video series, students and teachers can learn how to organize notecards using the Noodle Tools "Notecards Tabletop".  This virtual notetaking table top is an easy way to interact with your notes as you prepare for your paper!

To watch all the Noodle Tools videos, click here to access our special Noodle Tools video playlist.

Office 2 HD: "App"-solutely Fabulous!

Apps are changing the nature of how we interact with technology. In this blog series, we will highlight some great apps that are guaranteed to make your life a little easier. Consider downloading these apps onto your personal smart phone or tablet device, or come to see them in action in the MS/US library.

About Office 2 HD

While there are a few Office-document writing apps available on the iPad, Office2 HD is one of the best. With Office 2 HD, you can create documents on the fly and then email them to your self, open & edit documents from email, or even synchronize your google docs or dropbox account to open, access, and edit documents on the fly.

If you want to use your iPads to open and edit Word documents, this app is a must-have!

Notes from the iPads at NCS Open House

On Wednesday, January 12 and Thursday, January 13, the NCS Library held an open house for faculty and staff on the use of iPads at NCS.  The purpose of this open house was to get iPads into the hands of our instructors to show off the potential of these devices.

Below is the brief outline presentation with screenshots of some of the apps that were covered, as well as a link to some of the resources and websites mentioned.

Thanks to everyone who was able to attend!  If you could not attend the session, please schedule a time with Chip Chase and we'd be glad to cover it again during your free time.

iPads at NCS Presentation

Resources and Websites

All of these resources are located on our "iPads at NCS" website.

• I Education Apps Review - A great resource for learning more about education apps, reviewed by a community of educators from across the country.
• iPads in Education Ning - This social network of educators focuses on using iPads and Ebooks in schools and colleges.

iA Writer: "App"-solutely Fabulous!

Apps are changing the nature of how we interact with technology. In this blog series, we will highlight some great apps that are guaranteed to make your life a little easier. Consider downloading these apps onto your personal smart phone or tablet device, or come to see them in action in the MS/US library.

About iA Writer

This app is special not because of all the bells and whistles it offers, but rather for the focus it provides through its simple design.

iA Writer is an app designed to be an ideal distraction-free writing tool. Instead of offering a variety of formatting options, iA Writer is a simple text editor.  Using this app is an ideal way to force yourself to get things done with minimal distractions.  It even offers instant character counts, and a "focus mode" to grey out surrounding text, forcing you to focus on the most recent three lines of text you are working on.

For more, watch this iPad App Review:

Penultimate: "App"-solutely Fabulous!

Apps are changing the nature of how we interact with technology. In this blog series, we will highlight some great apps that are guaranteed to make your life a little easier. Consider downloading these apps onto your personal smart phone or tablet device, or come to see them in action in the MS/US library.

About Penultimate

Penultimate is a great handwritten note-taking tool for the iPad.  Use your finger, or a special iPad stylus to take handwritten notes quickly and easily.  This app lets you create multiple notebooks, change pen color, and even email or export your notes to PDFs.

Currently, Penultimate is on a special holiday sale for only 99 cents!  Make sure to download it while you can.