Thursday, January 17, 2013
unh mobile apps

The 易胜博官网 Mobile app is now available for Android devices. It contains 18 modules including a course catalog, directory, news and events feed, livestream of W易胜博官网, maps, athletics, social media and more!

Free. Fun. Fantastic.

Access to all things 易胜博官网 is available for Android devices through a new mobile app that has an 18 module suite with a customizable home screen (springboard personalization), granting users the ability to view only the modules they wish to use. Six of the modules link directly to 易胜博官网 websites, leveraging the device's built-in browser. The other 12 modules live within the app suite.

易胜博官网 Mobile, developed as a collaborative effort between members of Information Technology and New & Emerging Media, was released in December 2012. The iOS (iPod, iPhone, iPad) version is in development and will be ready for use this spring.

The 18 modules include:

1. Athletics: features Wildcat news, providing instant access headlines, as well as up-to-the-minute scores, live stats, audio streaming, schedules, team information, rosters, TV/radio, and more.

2. Augmented Reality: location-based augmented reality module consumes the following AR channels: 易胜博官网 map info, Wikipedia, Twitter.

3. Computer Labs: real-time computer availability in computer labs across campus. The module integrates with Maps app to show the building locations, directions, etc.

4. Courses: search 易胜博官网 and 易胜博官网M course catalogs. Fall, spring, summer and J-Term courses are represented; courses are categorized by category, but can be broken down by online, general education, or Discovery. The bookmark feature allows users to keep track of courses of interest.

5. Dining: shows a 10-day menu forecast for Holloway, Stillings and Philbrook. Users can also search for and then select specific food items to view a recipe and an interactive nutritive analysis of their entire meal.

6. Directory: search student (requires Blackboard authentication and authorization) and employee directories.

7. Events: shows links to websites for upcoming 易胜博官网 events, as well as the event calendar RSS feed.

8. Get help: displays emergency contacts including 易胜博官网 and Durham police, Health Services and the IT service desk.

9. Learn: a link to the Blackboard Mobile Learn application. The Bb Learn app needs to be downloaded separately from Google Play to run within the 易胜博官网 portal shell.

10. Map: campus map includes a 鈥減laces鈥 feature in which buildings and places are grouped by category (academic, athletics/recreation, landmarks, etc). The GPS/WiFi integration enables the app to detect your location and provide driving, walking or biking directions to your next destination.

11. News: mobile version of the Media Relations website; lists most recent news releases with links to searchable news archive. Also provides searchable directory for faculty experts.

12 Photos: gallery of 易胜博官网 images.

13. Social Media: module is a link to the mobile version of the 易胜博官网 Social Media website: ., and features a collective list of affiliated groups supported by 易胜博官网, including: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Foursquare, Instagram and Flickr. Updated on a regular basis.

14. Transit: displays schedules for Campus Connector and Wildcat Transit, with full route information. The data integrates with your device's onboard map to pinpoint the locations of bus stops. In addition to providing directions to 易胜博官网 (via bus, train, car and boat), the module also shows up-to-date information about vacation schedules, exceptions, late-night services, and more.

15. Videos: 易胜博官网 YouTube videos, grouped by playlists. Videos can be bookmarked to create your own playlist. You can also search for videos and playlists that exist within the 易胜博官网Video channel.

16. Virtual Tour: virtual tour of campus, dining halls, academic buildings, recreational offerings, and student life. It was recently optimized for mobile display featuring a swipe-enabled slideshow, with video / photo toggle view options.

17. Wildcat Link: the mobile version of the Wildcat Link website, wildcatlink.unh.edu, serves as a resource for student organizations at 易胜博官网, featuring an updated event listing and a student org directory with searchable fields.

18. W易胜博官网 91.3FM: makes use of onboard media-streaming services to enable livestream of W易胜博官网 91.3FM. The module interface also indicates which program is on air.

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Campus Journal