Category Archives: technology

AppSheet ideas

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Andy Rundquist

AppSheet is a google product that enables you to use Google Sheets as a backend database for a mobile app that works in both the Android and Apple ecosystems. I encourage you to check it out, as it’s become a … Continue reading →

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Creating bike routes with python

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Andy Rundquist

This weekend my goal was to ride 50 miles to and from my house. In my last post I showed four ways to find where I could get to for a certain distance, but I really hate “there and back” … Continue reading →

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What’s my 30 mile cycle limit?

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Andy Rundquist

UPDATED WITH 4th APPROXIMATION! Last weekend I went hammock camping by towing all my gear behind my bike. I loved it and now I’m interested in finding other adventures that won’t tax me too much. I really think that, for … Continue reading →

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Classroom photo sharing app

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Andy Rundquist

For a long time I’ve wanted an app that could Allow my students to take a picture of their work and share it with the class Certainly my computer should be able to display it, but with thumbnails for all … Continue reading →

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Book editor in Google Apps Script

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Andy Rundquist

I’m teaching a class in the fall called “Web App Development with Google Apps Script” that I think I want to write my own book for. I started doing some of that using wikibooks, but I was frustrated at some … Continue reading →

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Synchronous dashboard with audio and breakouts

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Andy Rundquist

I teach again in just a week and have set a goal for myself to make an app that I can use in my synchronous meetings. As of this weekend, I think it’s working (see github repo here)! You can … Continue reading →

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Privileging screen space in virtual meetings

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Andy Rundquist

I’ve been thinking a lot about ways to make virtual classes and meetings as useful as possible. Certainly that’s what’s behind all my work with my synchronous dashboard (see here and here). These days I’m part of a team helping … Continue reading →

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Computational Data Science early semester thoughts

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Andy Rundquist

I’m back in the classroom! At least for a semester anyways. In the dean’s office I teach one class per year and last year was a fully online course, so this is a fun adventure (so far at least). This … Continue reading →

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Virtual Physics Conference

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Andy Rundquist

I’m part of a grant team right now brainstorming a new project, and a part of it is potentially hosting a conference. We kicked around some ideas about it, and as usual in situations like this, we casually talked about … Continue reading →

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Scripting in the Dean’s office

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Andy Rundquist

Today I spent a good part of my day solving a couple of problems with a couple of colleagues. It was a pretty typical day in the Dean’s office (I’ve been the Associate Dean for undergraduate programs in the College … Continue reading →

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