Fun Stuff @ Illinois Springfield

Widgets, Screensavers, Mobile content, Google Earth, and more!

Jump into the sandbox and play with some fun stuff created by the Office of Web Services.

Did you know the University has a text-based mobile phone website? 
Illinois Springfield on your Cell Phone:

Included are news items, calendar items, announcements, and important campus phone numbers - just click to make a call.

• From your basic cell phone:
  If your cell phone has a basic web browser, go to the UIS website. At the top of the screen notice the link, "Mobile Site." Click on the link to go to the text-based mobile site. This is helpful if you do not have a robust cell phone web browser.
• From your iPhone or iPod Touch:
  When you browse to the UIS website from an iPhone, a pop-up message allows you to choose the iPhone-enabled version of our website.

 

Do you use Google Earth? 
Put campus buildings on Google Earth:

• Download and install the latest version of Google Earth.
• Download the Illinois Springfield campus buildings. (.zip file)
• Unzip the buildings file and save it to your desktop.
• Open Google Earth and choose File > Open
• Select the buildings folder on your desktop and choose Open.
• Allow the buildings to load for a few seconds, then zoom, scroll, rotate and fly around campus for your own personalized tour.