bSpace Basics Workshop

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Learn the basics of bSpace. This introductory workshop will go over adding a syllabus and resources into your course website. We will also discuss the features of bSpace along with some best-practices for using it.

Available Dates

Mar. 14, 10am – 11am
Mar. 15, 1pm – 2pm

To sign-up email John-Mark Ikeda at, jikeda@law.berkeley.edu.
Please Specify date and time. If you are unable to make these dates, please contact us and we can make arrangements for a personal consultation.

RedDot Basics Workshop

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As an introduction to RedDot, we will go over how to login and update a webpage. Skills covered in this workshop include, editing text, adding links and submitting changes to the workflow.

Available Dates:

Mar. 16, 1pm – 2pm
Mar. 30, 1pm – 2pm
Apr. 13, 1pm – 2pm
Apr. 27, 1pm – 2pm

To sign-up email John-Mark Ikeda at, jikeda@law.berkeley.edu.
Please specify date and time. If you are unable to make these dates, please contact us and we can make arrangements for a personal consultation.

iPad App Review: Pen Ultimate

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Is Pen Ultimate a notebook, or a digital whiteboard app? The answer is both. As a notebook or notepad replacement, Pen Ultimate sports extremely smooth handwritten text. Paired with a stylus, it’s likely the closest you can get to feeling like you are writing directly on your iPad. Pages are intuitively grouped into notebooks, that can be customized with different types of paper. Plug your iPad into a classroom projector cable and it transforms into a digital whiteboard. (more…)

Digital Teacher’s Tool Kit: Flash Drive

Digital Teacher’s Tool Kit: Flash Drive
Small, Portable, Storage

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Before class begins, a professors walks into his classroom to set up. Having requested a laptop from Media Services, he finds it set up on the podium, plugged in and ready to go. With only a few minutes before class begins, he quickly pulls out his flash drive, plugs it into the computer and a couple seconds later has his Powerpoint on the screen ready to go.

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Faculty Spotlight: Professor Herma Hill Kay Use iPad as Digital Whiteboard

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Professor Herma Hill Kay poses a question to her students about how one determines a home state in child custody matters. After a brief discussion about the days assigned reading, she decides to highlight several factors that will guide her students through the material. Instead of standing up and walking over to the whiteboard to write out her points though, she quickly jots down her notes on her iPad using her finger. The transition between discussion and presentation is seamless. (more…)