"Hello Hal. Do You Read me, Hal?":
iPad Preparation and Configuration
- Deciding on Apps
- Using Apple Configurator
- Setting up Apple IDs
- Setting up Security and Access Settings
- Preparing for Initial Deployment
"Open the (i)Pod bay doors, Hal.":
When Technology Doesn't Cooperate
Questions, Discussions, and Ideas
- Working with Configurator
- To Update or Not to Update
- Setting Security
- Moving Away from Configurator
- Allowing for End-User Changes and Updates
- Networking and Infrastructure Problems
- Ideas for Usage, Promoting, and Encouragement
- Are Other Systems Already Using Mobile Tech?
- Do Other systems Have Plans for Implementing?
- How Do Other ILS Platforms Interact with Mobile Technologies?
"Failure is Not an Option"
The Final Frontier:
Best Practices and Where do we go from here?
- Program Design and Implementation
- Establishing a Pilot Program
- Preparing and Scheduling for Training
- Device Preparation for Pilot
- Maintaining System-Wide Deployment
- Follow-Up Training, Branch Visits and New Staff Orientation for Program
- "System-Wide Buy In"--Increasing Usage, Motivating Staff, and Communicating Goals
"Ground Control to Major Tom":
Staff Training for the Pilot Program and full deployment
- Basic iPad Training
- Safety and Security Concerns
- Training for Pre-installed Apps
- Training for Mobile Circ Module
- Preparing for System-Wide Training
- System-Wide Training Roll-Out
- Change to Webex Format
- Using AirPlay/Reflector for Virtual Training
"We Choose to Go to the Moon"
- Goals and Rationale for the Program
- Program Details
"Okay, Huston, We've had a problem here":
What went wrong
- WI-FI Access, Connectivity and Timeouts
- Apple IDs, Administrator accounts and Updating
- Mobile Circ Issues
- Setting up Individual email for Static Lists
- More WI-FI Troubles
- Communication Ports. Did Anyone Mention Communication Ports?
- Adoption, Confusion, Restarts, and Such
"It's Different, but it's very pretty out here":
What went well during the Pilot program.
Weightless: Using Mobile Technology to Overcome the Gravity of your Reference Desk
- Using the iPads for Outreach
- Using iPads for Roving Reference
- Using iPads for Training and Staff Development
- Using iPads for Story Time
- Using iPads for Tech Ops
- Using iPads for Reserves and Daily Tasks