Mobile Technologies in Libraries

Open source software for building cross-platform mobile apps.

I'm just including this because I think its indicative of how much mobile technology is changing the world and how we interact with it. One company providing the service: http://www.mgive.com/

list of links, mainly directed for primary and high school policies regarding mobile phones; does have some links for ideas on using iPhone and iTouch in classroom settings

These days, everyone wants to build their own iPhone applications, but not everyone knows how write the code necessary in order to create them. Fortunately, there are now ...

This is a very useful whitepaper on the mobile web, and how libraries can teach in the mobileweb. Some good practical exercises.

Stanford has made their course on how to build iPhone apps available on iTunes.

This might be an example to follow as we try to move forward and collaborate with specific classes.

We briefly touched on augmented reality in our meeting. I'm including this link because it demonstrates how AR can be used to solve real world problems. The technology is still in in infancy, but I find the possibilities exciting. Imagine walking in your library and asking your phone "Where do I find info on the history of Spain" and getting dynamic information as you move through the library - including links to online information and databases that you could access from your phone. Pretty cool

A free tool to create mobile education assets. Flashcards, study guides, quizzes etc.