Video: How to lock your iPad's Home button when using Mobile Event Capture

When you are at an event, using Data Harvesting's Mobile Event Capture from the Student CRM, you want to prevent students using the Home button to close down the app and do something else. The last thing you need if for a student to close the app and browse to something, well shall I just say 'something less desirable' for the next visitor to your stand to see.

OK, you have 2 choices:

1. Cover the iPad's home button (many lockable iPad stands do this)
2. Lock the iPad's home button (if your stand does not cover it, or if you don't use a stand)

How to lock your iPad's Home button when using Mobile Event Capture

n iOS 6 you can limit your iPad to one app by disabling the 'home button' access and restricting touch input to certain areas of the screen enabling your iPad to be left unattended. Only available on iPad 2 and above.

1. Go to Settings
2. Tap General
3. Scroll down to Accessibility
4. Scroll down to Guided Access
5. Tap Guided Access
6. Switch Guided Access to on and Set Passcode if not already set
7. Go to an app with a scrolling picture, triple click on the HomeButton, Press Start in the top right-hand side of screen. Your screen is now locked.
8. To unlock - Triple click the home button, enter your passcode and in the top left-hand side click End.

Smartphones, students and recruitment

Student recruitment using smartphones and tablets. This infographic gives a useful insight into how students are using smartphones every day.

How will this impact your recruitment in the future? Click image to see full size:

You (heart) Mobile Event Capture

Nice Mobile Event Capture feedback in just now, thank you everybody, we love to hear that you love using our CRM!

"The Mobile Event Capture and platform was an easy way to collect student details and a great way to keep in touch with students in a timely manner. The data was organized just the way I wanted it for my records and it saved me a lot of time." Senior International Recruiter, International Recruitment & Admissions, Wilfrid Laurier University

"I love the app!  It is simple, clean and easy to use." Manager Student Recruitment, University of Saskatchewan

"I must say that your system was extremely easy to use and the features were also very user friendly." Vice President International Development, International College of Management, Sydney Australia

"I did indeed enjoy using the app, I thought it was very easy and convenient for not only us but the student." Assistant Director International Admissions, East Carolina University, USA

"I really enjoyed using your app. It was easy to use, quick to install and we were able to contact the interested students very easily afterwards.

As students meet a lot of people and see many opportunities during the fair it’s good to contact them afterwards and remind them about the existence of your institution.

With your app it was easy and we were able to modify the mails already beforehand and the app sent the messages automatically so there was no need to remember to do it myself." Coordinator of International Education, Tampere University of Technology, Finland

We believe that everybody's CRM software should leave them feeling this happy.

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37 Universities using Data Harvesting at Wembley

Great fun at Wembley over the weekend, as a total of 37 universities from all around the world used our Mobile Event Capture app to collect student details at their Student World stands. A really good get-together in the bar the night before and yet we all still got up at 7am the next morning to recruit students! Lovely people and a great show, thanks to Marcel and his team at MJD.

Image: Students arrive at Student World, Wembley 2012.

And a big hello to all our new friends from:

Algonquin College Baruch College British Higher School of Art & Design NHH Norwegian School of Economics & Business Central European University Conestoga College Degrees Ahead East Carolina University Fontys International Business School Georgian College HAN University of Applied Sciences Hanze University of Applied Sciences Hong Kong Polytechnic University HU University of Applied Sciences HZ University of Applied Sciences IE University International College of Management, Sydney Jacobs University KEA Copenhagen School of Design and Technology Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Niagara College OCAD University Preparation for Life Rotterdam Business School Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey SAIT Polytechnic Seneca College of Art & Technology Stenden University of Applied Sciences The Student World University of Amsterdam University of Groningen University of Saskatchewan Van Hall Larenstein VU Amsterdam Wilfrid Laurier University Zuyd University of Applied Sciences

Hot on the heels of the Manchester Student World where one in three exhibitors made use of it, it seems Universities just can't get enough of Mobile Event Capture app.

See you all at the next one!

Mobile app a hit at Manchester's Student World fair

One in three universities used Data Harvesting's Mobile Event Capture app to collect student details on iPads and laptops this weekend. Universities from all around the world, including new Zealand, Canada, Netherlands, Finland and more all used this clever offline app to capture student details quickly, then upload into their own CRM and follow-up.

Image: Sophia Ip, Assistant Manager, International Affairs Office, Hong Kong Polytechnic University at Student World, Manchester 2012.

Sophia commented: "Your mobile app is a very helpful and easy to use tool for capturing student data at events, and I was very impressed with the excellent post event follow up functions."

Welcome to the Data Harvesting family:

Algonquin College Baruch College British Higher School of Art & Design NHH Norwegian School of Economics & Business Central European University Conestoga College Degrees Ahead East Carolina University Fontys International Business School Georgian College HAN University of Applied Sciences Hanze University of Applied Sciences Hong Kong Polytechnic University HU University of Applied Sciences HZ University of Applied Sciences IE University International College of Management, Sydney Jacobs University KEA Copenhagen School of Design and Technology Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Niagara College OCAD University Preparation for Life Rotterdam Business School Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey SAIT Polytechnic Seneca College of Art & Technology Stenden University of Applied Sciences The Student World University of Amsterdam University of Groningen University of Saskatchewan Van Hall Larenstein VU Amsterdam Wilfrid Laurier University Zuyd University of Applied Sciences

The general consensus was that the Mobile Event Capture app allowed the recruitment officers more time to speak to students face-to-face, whilst it allowed the students to enter their own details directly into the iPad on each stand. Very fast to set up and totally customisable to suit each university, this app is simplifying the way students details are saved at recruitment events the world over.

How to send students birthday messages

Wish students a happy birthday!

It's easy to wish students a happy birthday when it's our Birthdays app doing all the hard work!

With SMS or email options, you can set this helpful little app to find every opt-in student in your CRM and send them a personalised greeting on their birthday - 'Happy Birthday John (or Jane)!'.

(Like all our CRM apps, Birthdays runs hands-free - after all, who has time to do all that by hand?)

Mobile Event Capture app iOS6 update

IMPORTANT: if you are thinking about upgrading your iPad software from iOS 5 to iOS 6, read this carefully first: Following Apple's recent iOS 6 update, we have released a new version of our Mobile Event app.

BEFORE you update to iOS 6 you will need to:

• Sync any existing data stored in the Mobile Event Capture app.
• Remove the app from your homescreen by tapping and holding on the app icon until it begins to shake. Then press the cross in the upper left-hand corner to remove the app.
• Then open the Settings on the iPad, tap Safari, then tap Clear Cookies and Data. (This will remove all website data from your iPad. Ensure that you do not have any other important website data on the iPad.)
• You are then ready to update to iOS 6.

AFTER updating to iOS 6:

• Log in to the CRM and open Mobile Event Capture on your iPad.
• Navigate to the 'Download' tab.
• Tap the 'Download' button.
• When the app has finished installing, follow the onscreen instructions to add the app to your homescreen.

Once the app has been added to your homescreen, you are ready to get out there and collect some more student details!

Student recruitment success at Student World

Student recruitment was made simple for Universities attending the Student World Fair at Manchester on Saturday 29th September. They all successfully used (and loved) the Mobile Event Capture app to store the details of all students who visited their stands.

Manchester Fair Saturday 29th September 2012 - The Point, Manchester. Meet over 70 universities from around the world at The Student World Fair at The Point in Manchester on Saturday 29th September 2012. Click here for more info.