Comments on: QipIt – Mobile Phone Capture http://edutechie.com/2008/02/qipit-mobile-phone-capture/ Where Education and Technology Intersect Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:08:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Conrad Hametner http://edutechie.com/2008/02/qipit-mobile-phone-capture/comment-page-1/#comment-12629 Conrad Hametner Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:53:18 +0000 http://www.edutechie.com/2008/02/qipit-mobile-phone-capture/#comment-12629 Thanks for the post about qipit (pronounced: kwip-it)! Qipit is indeed a powerful tool for teachers and students. In addition to copying whiteboard notes (less time writing, more time listening) and making it really easy to share class notes (2 or 3 sets of notes are better than one). Qipit can be used as a tool for research in the library (copying reference materials). Another great feature is the ability to <a href="http://blog.qipit.com/2007/06/20/getting-published-is-easy-with-qipit/" rel="nofollow">publish</a> and share over the Internet with a permanent URL. For instance, a math or chemistry teacher can publish the whiteboards of all the formulas from the day's lesson. This will only take a few clicks using nothing more than a digital camera and a computer (or just a higher quality camera phone). The results can be seen online and downloaded as a PDF. Here is an example of <a href="http://www.qipit.com/public/cadimus174/whiteboard_geek_101_class" rel="nofollow">a published whiteboard</a> of a chemistry formula. Qipit’s core technology turns a picture (JPEG) into a highly legible ink-on-white printable document. Qipit removes glare, shadows, distortion, etc. and even crops the images, then they are converted into a PDF as a means for storage and sharing. Have you ever tried to print a picture of a document? Regarding merging multiple pages (PDFs), this is not a problem. Here is a blog post that explains how to <a href="http://blog.qipit.com/2007/11/16/combine-your-qipits/" rel="nofollow">combine your qipits</a> in a snap. In addition to being useful for educators and students, it is also within budget, free! Thanks again for the post. We would love to hear what teachers and students have to say about qipit. Thanks for the post about qipit (pronounced: kwip-it)! Qipit is indeed a powerful tool for teachers and students. In addition to copying whiteboard notes (less time writing, more time listening) and making it really easy to share class notes (2 or 3 sets of notes are better than one). Qipit can be used as a tool for research in the library (copying reference materials).

Another great feature is the ability to publish and share over the Internet with a permanent URL. For instance, a math or chemistry teacher can publish the whiteboards of all the formulas from the day’s lesson. This will only take a few clicks using nothing more than a digital camera and a computer (or just a higher quality camera phone). The results can be seen online and downloaded as a PDF. Here is an example of a published whiteboard of a chemistry formula.

Qipit’s core technology turns a picture (JPEG) into a highly legible ink-on-white printable document. Qipit removes glare, shadows, distortion, etc. and even crops the images, then they are converted into a PDF as a means for storage and sharing. Have you ever tried to print a picture of a document?

Regarding merging multiple pages (PDFs), this is not a problem. Here is a blog post that explains how to combine your qipits in a snap.

In addition to being useful for educators and students, it is also within budget, free! Thanks again for the post. We would love to hear what teachers and students have to say about qipit.

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