Author Archives: n.chandler-smith

As it turns out, I am not teaching any classes this semester. Instead, I am offering a series of academic workshops to students in the Ujima Scholars program. Consequently, I am having to re-think how I incorporate the iPad into my work for the time being. My initial project was based around elements of HipHop culture. That project will continue in its full form in the Fall 2012 semester, when ...
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Midterm season is in full swing. As such, students in my African American Studies class are doing oral presentations, many of which are combined with visual presentations (powerpoints, short films, musical selections, etc.), which I thought would be a great opportunity for them to engage with the iPad. So far, however, I have found it tedious and challenging for them to use the iPad for their p...
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I was initially going to write this as an app review. In teaching a class on African American Studies, I thought that I would peruse the App Store to see if there were any relevant apps, which could be integrated into my class for general purposes. I discovered one app right away called African American Studies Books. The description of the app says: “This app contains book [sic] about Africa...
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On the first day of classes this semester, I thought that I would hit the ground running technology-wise, so I brought the iPad into the classroom to give it a test run. First of all, I must say what a joy it was not to have to lug my laptop (which now seems like it weighs 45 lbs compared to the iPad) around campus. Having already downloaded the Blackboard for iPad app, I figured that it would ...
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