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Many thanks, Debbie; I particularly like the idea about being free to move around when providing a presentation, while facing in the right direction. All content much appreciated Margaret ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr Margaret MacDougall Medical Statistician and Researcher in Education Centre for Population Health Sciences College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Teviot Place Edinburgh EH8 9AG Tel: +44 (0)131 650 3211 Fax: +44 (0)131 650 6909 E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/cphs/people/staffProfile.php?profile=mmacdoug On 12/03/2014 09:38, Holley, Debbie wrote: > Morning Margaret > > I use my iPhone for: > note making (notes function) > photographs - family type but also at conferences when the last powerpoint with the reference list comes up! > To take photos of posters i find of interest at conferences > To tweet (i tweet lots and then email the ones linked to government docs/ reports to myself as an aide memoire to bookmark later > To play angry birds (with the volume off!) in dull meetings > To keep track of emails/ details of contacts i meet (i photo and file their business cards - otherwise always lose them!) > I keep my work email and private email separate but can access both on my iPhone > Skype occasionally > Download Apps sparingly > Have music and audio books to listen > I view presentation slides on my phone as prompts - works better then looking behind me when talking (i tend to 'wander' in my teaching classrooms! > > nothing there that an Android phone wouldnt do, but it links to my iPad well > > Re the cost of contracts - our whole family use GiffGaff a community based network where you only pay what you need... > > best, Debbie > ________________________________________ > From: learning development in higher education network [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Margaret MacDougall [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 11 March 2014 21:55 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: iPhones in Higher Education > > Hello > > I would be interested to receive examples from list members of where > owning an iPhone, as opposed to a basic mobile phone, has enhanced their > working lives. i have decided to do a little research before making any > decision to invest in my own iPhone. > > Many thanks > > Best wishes > > Margaret > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Dr Margaret MacDougall > Medical Statistician and Researcher in Education > Centre for Population Health Sciences > College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine > Teviot Place > Edinburgh EH8 9AG > > Tel: +44 (0)131 650 3211 > Fax: +44 (0)131 650 6909 > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/cphs/people/staffProfile.php?profile=mmacdoug > > > The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in > Scotland, with registration number SC005336. > -- > > World-leading research. The government rated 8 areas of our research activity as world-leading in the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008, they were: Allied Health Professions & Studies; Art & Design; English Language & Literature; Geography & Environmental Studies; History; Music; Psychology and Social Work & Social Policy & Administration. > > This e-mail and any attachments are intended for the above named > recipient(s)only and may be privileged. If they have come to you in > error you must take no action based on them, nor must you copy or show > them to anyone please reply to this e-mail to highlight the error and > then immediately delete the e-mail from your system. Any opinions > expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > represent the views or opinions of Anglia Ruskin University. > Although measures have been taken to ensure that this e-mail and attachments are > free from any virus we advise that, in keeping with good computing > practice, the recipient should ensure they are actually virus free. > Please note that this message has been sent over public networks which > may not be a 100% secure communications > -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.