For Everyday Work

The Compass Lab enables students and instructors with technology. Stop by if you need to borrow a computer for the day, or if you don’t have one of the hundred dongles you need to use your Apple product.

Computers

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MacBook Air Laptops

Available for checkout for 24 hours for classroom or project use. These 2019 Macbook Airs are programmed to work with any SLU account and come pre-loaded with many of the apps the Lab uses for multi-modal composition.

Tablets

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iPad Mini Pro 6 (w/ Apple Pencil)

Our sixth-gen iPad Mini Pros are pre-loaded with note-taking and drawing apps like Goodnotes and Procreate for visual rhetoric projects.

iPad Pro

Available only after consultation with the Lab director

Software & Services

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Special Printing and/or Distribution

Print documents or special-format products at the Lab.

CZUR Shine Document Camera

Scan directly to a pdf with OCR, Word Doc or Excel file.

Piktochart

Editing service for infographics, presentations, reports, etc.

Available on Lab computers.

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SketchUp

2D and 3D modeling.

Available on Lab computers.

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Cast

Record, edit, and publish podcasts within a web browser. Great for recording remote interviews or distanced multi-person audio tracks. Students can take advantage of a 30-day free account or use the Lab’s professional account after consultation with the director.

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Accessories

The following accessories are available for use:

VGA cables
Mac adapters
Clickers for PowerPoint and Keynote Presentations
Dry erase markers

Looking for something else? See what we have for recording podcasts or making videos.