Dear Gerry,
Thanks for your rapid response to my - too rapidly-penned - original
message. I'm probably overly suspicious about messages on "serious" bulletin
boards that have links into suppliers' web sites. I maintain a large safety
site as part of my responsibilities as departmental safety officer and I'm
constantly fending off people who want me to include ads on the site or
enter into some sort of agreement which would lead people from my site to
theirs. I imagine you hear from the same folks.
My apologies if my email was a bit abrupt, which it was. I'm still
unsure whether an iphone might be of value in my own teaching (I spend my
time telling students to turn their phones off rather than encouraging their
use) but I guess an experiment in my undergraduate lab that used a phone
instead of a spectrometer just might get the students talking chemistry;
we'll see.
Hugh
Dr Hugh Cartwright
Department of Chemistry
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory
University of Oxford
South Parks Road
Oxford, England OX1 3QZ
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From: McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 12 November 2009 17:31
To: Hugh Cartwright; [log in to unmask]
Cc: McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]
Subject: RE: Can You See Me Now ? 8X Telescope For iPhone 3G / 3GS
Dr Hugh Cartwright/List
Thanks for your observations.
As I noted at the of my message >
"BTW: I Am Greatly interested In Other Cell/Smart Phone Appliances; Please
Add As A Comment On The Posting"
BTW-2: I'm sure you can recognize sarcasm when you see it >
"Just In Time For Thanksgiving"
"Want to turn your iPhone to superb stuff?"
"Recommend of usages - Watching the match"
">>> Ships On / Before 25 Nov 2009 <<<"
"Links To Supplier Site"
I do not receive payment for profiling innovative educational tools / I do
hope that this is one purpose of this list [?]
Regards,
/Gerry
From: Chemistry education in UKHE [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Hugh Cartwright
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 11:06 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Can You See Me Now ? 8X Telescope For iPhone 3G / 3GS
This is the second recent post from Prof McKiernan. I don't myself see that
the postings have much relevance to chemistry education.
It's one thing to keep members of the list updated with items that we might
use in teaching, but what do we make of.
"Just In Time For Thanksgiving"
"Want to turn your iPhone to superb stuff?"
"Recommend of usages - Watching the match"
">>> Ships On / Before 25 Nov 2009 <<<"
"Links To Supplier Site"
.and so on. If Prof McKiernan has original ideas about how we can use an
iphone in the lab, that's great - let's hear his suggestions.
However, the links to the supplier site take us through the Prof's own site,
which makes me a wee bit suspicious. If he just wants to tell us what we
might buy the kids for Christmas (and perhaps by directing us to a supplier
from his web site is picking up a finder's fee as well) I'd prefer he sent
the adverts elsewhere.
Hugh
Dr Hugh Cartwright
Department of Chemistry
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory
University of Oxford
South Parks Road
Oxford, England OX1 3QZ
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From: Chemistry education in UKHE [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]
Sent: 12 November 2009 16:28
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Can You See Me Now ? 8X Telescope For iPhone 3G / 3GS
Colleagues/
First The Microscope [ http://tinyurl.com/ylal5rv ], Now The Telescope !
>>> Just In Time For Thanksgiving <<<
/Gerry
Want to turn your iPhone to superb stuff? Now you have one more kit.
This telescope has a superb 8X expansion that can help you to close up any
objects from afar 8 times.
It is a Telecsope with manual focus, just turning the ring in the front of
the scope to the clearest shot. It comes with a stand that you may have your
iPhone 3G / iPhone 3Gs clipping on the stand to take pictures and movies.
Advantages >
- Avoid the contortion of image
- Detachable from the crystal case
- Superb 8X OPTICAL ZOOMING
- Manual Focus adjust
- Comes with a stand for taking pictures and movies
Recommend of usages >
- Watching the match
- Watching the concert
- Travel
- Shot remotely in a zoo
- Etc...
This accessory is compatible with:
- iPhone 3G
- iPhone 3GS
Package Contents:
- 8X Telescope with manual focus
- Hard Case x 1
- Holder x 1
- Mini Tripod x 1
[snip]
Note >
This is a fixed 8X optical Zoom lens, not a gradual / changeable (0 ~ 8X)
optical zoom.
>>> Ships On / Before 25 Nov 2009 <<<
Links To Supplier Site, Photos, and Brief YouTube Video Available At
[ http://bit.ly/1nFzPJ ]
!!! Thanks To Mashable / The Social Media Guide / For The HeadsUp !!!
BTW: I Am Greatly interested In Other Cell/Smart Phone Appliances; Please
Add As A Comment On The Posting.
/Gerry
Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library
Ames IA 50011
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There Is No Answer, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying
The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed Attributed To
William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspacery
