MyUW Mobile gives UW students on-the-go access to their most important information, and the latest release offers new features that make the app even more useful. Students can now check Husky Card and residential balances, see final exam schedules, compare prices on required textbooks, and view information about the upcoming quarter. Watch a two-minute video introduction to MyUW Mobile.
Want to save money on your cell phone plan? UW-IT negotiated special discounts with AT&T and T-Mobile that continue for 2013. The discounts range from 15-18% for UW employees, 10-15% for UW students, and 15-21% for UW departments, depending on the carrier. Other vendors may also offer discounts; inquire directly with vendor.
A more mobile-friendly version of the UW NetID weblogin service launched December 18, making it easier to access protected resources that use the weblogin service any time, from any device. This update preserves the familiar look-and-feel of the login page, but it introduces an underlying design that is more responsive to the variety of mobile devices and tablets in use today.
Ultra high-speed broadband and wireless networks will be coming to 12 Seattle neighborhoods as a pilot project of a new partnership, announced December 13, involving the City of Seattle, the UW, and broadband developer Gigabit Squared. The city will lease existing unused fiber to Gigabit Squared to support this effort, aimed at stimulating business opportunities, spurring advancements in fields such as health care and education, and enhancing quality of life for residents and businesses in Seattle. This demonstration aligns with the Gig.U initiative.
A new medical educational app--RadLinks--brings hundreds of Internet radiology resources to medical students and radiologists. Developed by radiologists at the UW, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, and Seattle Children's Hospital, this hand-curated collection covers radiology educational Web sites, teaching files, online lectures, and more. It is designed specifically for viewing on tablets. Watch the RadLinks video and download this free application for your iPhone, iPad, or Android devices.
The University Marketing Web Team has released an updated UW WordPress theme that now incorporates full accessibility and responsive (mobile friendly) design. Sites hosted by Marketing have already been updated; UW Webmasters who run their own WordPress installs are encouraged to download the latest version. Marketing is also working with the UW community to create a UW theme for Drupal 7. Lastly, all UW Webmasters are invited to test the new responsive UW Alert Banner on their sites before it goes live November 23.
Students can now use SpaceScout to find the perfect place to study at UW Seattle. The new SpaceScout mobile app, released in August for any iOS device, features some 200 study spaces in 26 buildings. Students can use the map, or search by criteria such as capacity, hours, amenities, and more. The Web version was released in mid-October. Learn more.
The UW Directory has been updated with the familiar UW branding, and now you can easily search for someone whether you are using your mobile phone, iPad, desktop, or laptop. This responsive design approach to making key UW information usable on all devices no matter what the size screen has been a collaborative effort of University Marketing and UW-IT. To view additional directories or to update your information, please use the links provided on the page.
The 2012 Accessible Technology Webinar Series seeks to increase awareness of the importance of providing equal access to information tools used in the workplace and social media. The next Webinar is "21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act" on June 12; register online by June 11. You also can see upcoming Webinars—on accessibility of Web authoring, mobile, and more—and access the archived sessions. This free series is coordinated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) National Network.
More than 26,000 UW students, faculty, and staff are getting significant discounts (about $3 million a year) available through contracts negotiated by UW-IT with cellular carriers. If you are a AT&T or T-Mobile customer, you can contact them about receiving the discount. The AT&T discounts are 21 percent for cellular services paid by the UW and, for personal plans, are 18 percent for faculty and staff, and 10 percent for students. T-Mobile has a 15 percent discount.
Get UW information on the go via the UW’s mobile phone app, m.UW, now available for your Android smartphone, as it has been for the iPhone and BlackBerry. Download the Android version from the Android Market to access the UW course catalog, campus directories, maps, news, sports, and photos.
The Accessibility Capstone Premiere presents posters and demonstrations of six design projects from CSE 481H. These accessibility-oriented applications for the Google Android feature exciting new ideas such as The Phone Wand, which uses vibration and orientation feedback for navigation, and Street Sign Reader, for people with limited vision. Presentations are March 14, 10:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., in the Microsoft Atrium of the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering at UW Seattle.
Making wireless cell phone communication through sign language a reality in the U.S is the goal of MobileASL, a video compression project at the University of Washington. Professors and graduate students from Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, and the Information School do the research.
The UW's mobile phone app, m.UW, is profiled on Apple's iPhone in Business site. An engaging two-minute video tells the story of m.UW, which has been downloaded thousands of times in 33 countries. As a global, leading research university, the UW through m.UW has helped transform the way students, faculty, and staff study, work, and share information on the go.
The UW is the first educational institution to provide campus information on BlackBerry handheld devices. The UW’s new m.UW BlackBerry app - like the iPhone app already available - offers course catalogs, campus directories, maps, news, photos, and sports scores in a format optimized for that device.
UW computer scientists are using Android, the open-source mobile operating system championed by Google, to transform a cell phone into a flexible data-collection tool, reports Uweek. Their free Open Data Kit is used by organizations around the world that need inexpensive ways to gather information in areas with little infrastructure.
Didn't make it to the Student Tech Fair last month? Want to know what’s on deck for green computing, cloud computing, and mobile computing at the UW? You're in luck. You can listen to the presentations online in streaming audio and view the PowerPoint slides.
The UW's new iPhone application offers convenient mobile access to campus resources - such as the UW Seattle campus map and online directory - on the go. If you use a Blackberry, Windows Mobile, or a "text phone" you'll have access to much of the same information. Go to m.uw.edu on the Web to learn more and see a simulation, or on your mobile device to get the app. In the first ten days, there were over 3500 downloads.
To avoid receiving calls from telemarketers (which could cost you on your cell phone, depending on how your minutes are charged on your plan), register your phone numbers with the National Do Not Call Registry. It takes 31 days from the time you register for it to go into effect.
With new iPhone and iPod touch software updates, you can download iTunes U videos directly to your phone. The 3.0 software updates make iTunes U directly accessible over both cellular and Wi-Fi networks through the iTunes Store.
What do you call a mobile phone application that gives you Husky sports, the UW directory, our course catalog, an interactive campus map and more? Submit your suggestion by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Sunday, July 26, 2009 and you could win an iPod touch. Check the UW home page August 15 for the winning name.
Now you can download free cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and choking aid training applications to your iPhone or Google app compatible phone (Android). Dr. Mickey Eisenberg, UW Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medical Director for King County Emergency Medical Services, worked to make these life-saving techniques available to a wider audience. The one-minute videos are adapted from those on the Learn CPR Web site, which has details on how to get these mobile apps.
