Like Jessica I kept going back to the idea that "it's not about technology, it's about the learning." Yet after much mucking about, I kept coming back to this article which one of you introduced early in the semester. To my "pre-app developer" self, it was a real eye opener and inspiration to imagine all these topics being covered (some better than others) in this visual, graphic mode and living on one device. So in the spirit of inspiration, I offer this article as a favorite.

I am interested in this app as I suffer from hearing loss, though have not made the leap to hearing aids ... yet. It has mixed reviews. I think it would more feasible with an iPhone than an iPad, something I don't have ... yet!

"It wasn't so long ago that Chris Grant would regularly take a whole lab's worth of equipment with him into the wilderness. Today, he just takes an iPad." This article discusses how scientists are just beginning to use mobile devices, specifically the iPad, to assist them in field research. It is exciting to see how they are using it, and how new this is - even for "real" scientists. I feel like i am in good company! This is also exciting because I may be able to use this kind of information to acquire funding for field research studies and equipment for BEEC..

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