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Florence, Italy

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Attend classes at the Palazzo dei Cerchi in Florence, a historic 1280 building renovated in 2004 with modern classrooms.

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Time of Year: Fall, Spring, Summer semester

Academic Year: Junior/Senior year (CoAD students), Sophomore/Junior year (A&S students)

Application Method:  Online Application after approval by Study Abroad Office.

Application Deadline: Fall – May 1, Spring – Oct. 1, Summer – March 1

 

Areas of Study: Architecture, Business, Economics, English, General & JR/SR Elective, Humanities, Interior Architecture, Psychology, Urban Design

Program Description: Students take classes in the Palazzo dei Cerchi, a prestigious building in the historic center of Florence that dates from around 1280. The internal and external Palazzo was renovated in 2004. Its state-of-the-art classrooms and lecture halls are newly furnished and updated. The Florence Program and the Palazzo dei Cerchi are owned and operated by Kent State University.

Accommodations: Participants in the semester program live in apartments provided through Kent State. All apartments are fully furnished and located within the ancient city walls and within walking distance of the Palazzo.

Approximate Program Costs: $12,000 plus LTU tuition costs
Summer – $4,000 plus LTU tuition costs

Included with Costs: Airfare to/from Florence, Program Fee, Field Trip Fee, Health Insurance, & Housing

Website: http://www.kent.edu/florence

Download the Florence Program Timeline/ Checklist – Fall PDF
Download the Florence Program Timeline/ Checklist – Spring  PDF

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Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.