For anyone with Madeleine as an art teacher, you should try using one if her iPads for an art project. The programs are very similar to Adobe Photoshop with the different brushes, layers and layout. It's a great way to introduce yourself to the real photoshop program if you've ever considered getting into computer art, and I personally love the ability to undo something, rather than spending 4 minutes trying to erase 3 days worth of work when you mess up a proportion. The ability to transform objects is great, too -- if you don't place something correctly you can just move it to the right place. I suggest procreate specifically, but there's hundreds of sketchbook programs available.
My favorite part about having the iPad is that it makes taking notes a lot easier. In anatomy, when Bridget is lecturing with a powerpoint, she sends the slides to the entire class, and most people print it out, but I use my iPad to take notes on it with Noterize. Noterize is great because I can record Bridgets voice and take notes on the slides, and replay the audio recording when I go back to a specific slide. The iPad makes it so that I don't have to run down to the computer lab and print off the packet in the mooring, and it is a great studying tool for all of the tests, because I have the lectures she gives right on the iPad.
My favorite thing about the Ipad is that it makes it easier to stay organized, take notes, email teachers and do homework. The iPad really helps me because it is an easy tool that I can use for school work and contacting teachers. The iPad also helps me study for upcoming tests.
What seems to be the current issue with iPads at Paideia is the fact that only a very limited amount of people have them. I think the program would be much more successful if more kids had them and if more teachers designed their curriculum around the iPads or at least incorporated them into their curriculum.
To me, if we used iPads for every subject, we wouldn't need to bring anything but our iPads to school. In math, we could take notes on the iPad using a stylus in apps like Notability or Noteshelf and even do our homework on the iPad using a stylus in one of these apps and email it to our teacher (or submit it through Dropbox or something else). The math textbook could be available on the iPad as well - the only hitch would be if you're trying to do your homework on the iPad using the book on the iPad - switching back and forth could be a pain. We could have our science textbooks on the iPad in an app like iBooks or Inkling. We could take any notes needed in Pages (if they're typed) or Notability or Noteshelf (if they're handwritten). All homework could be done on the iPad and submitted through Dropbox, Email, or an equivalent to Turnitin.com that supports the iPad. For most other classes, textbooks and other books (like lit books) could be on the iPad, notes could be taken on the iPad, and all assignments could be submitted electronically. To me, this could be extremely successful if all teachers were able to incorporate the iPad into their classes and everyone had an iPad.
One question that I have is whether there is an alternative to Turnitin.com that supports the iPad. My home base class has started using Turn It In, but I have to submit assignments on the computer because you can't on the iPad. I'm sure there's some alternative.
Adam, while you can't upload a file to Turnitin using the iPad, you can copy your text from Pages, etc. and paste it in instead of uploading. Hope that helps.
One thing that I love about the iPad is that it is so convenient. If someone has a question about something or if I need to know something for a project, I can just pull out my iPad and look it up. I can also do projects on the iPad like power points and writing assignments.
One thing that I wish for the iPad program is for every student to have one so someday. It would save so much paper if people could get everything computerized. No one would have to worry about loosing any papers. We could also do our homework on the iPads. Plus, it would just be so fun! We could be the first technology-powered school in Georgia!
What I really like about the iPad is that it has a lot of apps that are really convenient. The app that I think is thenbest for me this year would be pages. I use pages for all of my assignments that have to be typed, and I have typed a lot of my work out this year. I also sometimes use pages for studying for tests and quizzes. I also like to use th CNN app. It keeps me informed on what's happening in America and around the world.
A friend of mine has recently shown me a note taking app called Notability, and it has revolutionized my use of the iPad in classes. I now take all of my notes on the iPad, in all of my classes. I intend to diminish my folders for each class to 1/2 inch binders for handouts and old tests and quizzes only. I am thrilled by how much lighter my backpack is due to this change. Notability is easy to use and it allows for organization of classes, and notes within each class, much like I would organize a binder with tab dividers. What I am exploring more now is textbooks on the iPad. There is a section in iBooks specifically for textbooks, but I haven't found any of the textbooks I am using this year yet. Currently, my textbooks are the heaviest thing that I carry. It would be awesome to have my one-thousand page world history textbook on the iPad, and my Algebra textbook, and my Biology textbook. The only thing that terrifies me about having everything on the iPad is the possibility of losing it, or having it malfunction and somehow completely wipe the memory.
Recently I realized how useful numbers is on my iPad. I hadn't used it before just because I haven't had the need, but recently in science it has been very useful. It is so much easier to do it on the iPad instead of drawing out a graph on paper. It isnmuch faster on the ipad and it has been very useful. It took me a little while to figure out exactly how to make a graph, but now that I've figured it out, I use it whenever I have to make a graph. I'm very glad that I tried it.
I think that I am starting to get the hang of the iPad. I have a system for note taking and everything. I really like the iPad. I can just email my typed up papers to my teacher instead of like all the other students having to type it up after they write. It is extremely convenient. The other day in science we were researching the functions of certain parts of he brain and while every else was pulling out the net books and having to wait for them to turn on and log in I just pulled out my iPad and got all the answers before anybody else had gotten to the enter net. Also I love not having to lug around my big math text book and it is a lot harder to lose things because they are all in one place. I have several flash cards, my notes, my papers and the bookmarks for all my research on here. I never have to tell my teacher that I left an assignment at home because I always email my papers from pages to myself and then print them. I hope I get to keep my iPad all through school
In the beginning of the school year (2011), the iPad was becoming kind of a distraction...I used it to take notes, and emailing homework...etc...But I also used it a little too much in class.....This year (2012) however, I taught myself more to use it only if necessary during classes. Honestly, I think the iPad is going to turn out being a great learning tool for me.
I am really happy that I have an IPad, because I take so many notes in my class. I hate writing with pencil and paper, because my hands get easily tired of writing for so long, since we take so many notes. I am thankful I have an IPad to take notes on, because it's so much easier, and I can keep things better organized,
Having an iPad has made my school life much easier. My backpack is much lighter because I don't have to carry around a notebook for every class. I have all the notes for my various subjects on my iPad...either in smart note or pages. When I have to look up vocabulary words for lit it is so easy to use my dictionary.com app. I mentioned before that I love the app called flipboard too. This is a great news app. In writing, I can type up a quick piece on my Ipad, and read it out from there. It is much faster to type, and we have to type our pieces up for the next day, anyway. I am so much more organized, which is great! I never have the problem of a disorganized binder with papers everywhere. I have really gotten used to the iPad as a great learning tool.
I really love the iPad in classes because as soon as I got my syllabus for my class at the beginning of the term, I put all of my assignments in. I don't have to go back and remember to put it in later. I really enjoyed how I am getting much more organized because I am using my iPad in class. I am writing down all of my homework on my iPad and that way everything I have to do that night pops up along with what I can start working on for the next day. It is really nice to be able to rely on my iPad to know when homework is due because I don't remember everything.
I have really gotten accustomed to using my iPad for school related things. The one app that I really use and like is InClass, an app that contains a schedule, checklist, and notes. This is the main that I use because it helps me manage my time. The iPad also helps me lighten my backpack. I get my pre algebra math textbook on my iPad. The iPad has gotten to be a great learning device for me.
There is an app that I use called LogMeIn. It is a free application that allows you to access your computer via your iPad. You download the free software on your computer after downloading the iPad app. Then, you register for an account, and you can use your computer from school, even if it is at home. This is great if you typed up a document on your computer and forgot to put it on Dropbox or something. LogMeIn enables you to not only access Dropbox from your computer, and put the file on it, but also to print it out on your home printer. However, this is not what I usually use LogMeIn to do. LogMeIn is great for accessing Google Docs. My home base class, John and Sydney's, is writing our speeches right now on Google Docs. Although I can access the mobile version of Google Docs via Safari on my iPad, the mobile version doesn't have nearly all the features of the desktop version. So, I use LogMeIn to access the desktop version via my home computer. This allows me to access all the features that Google Docs has to offer. I highly recommend LogMeIn.
The most productive thing to do on my iPad is sing it for notes. I would have 100 + notes already without my iPad, but it's extremely handy to have it around and scroll through your notes just by swiping. Also another really productive way I use it is I use my iPad to do homework on the go, usually with the Pages app. If I'm in the car, I could just bring it out instead of traveling to a place where there is a dextop of lugging a huge text book and binder with me. I also don't even need my textbook because there is a PDF for those on iBooks!
I recently bought procreate and I really enjoy using it. I find it much easier to use than Inspire. It doesn't have as many options as SketchBookX does, because it's more for painting type drawings, whereas SketchBookX is more for a writing style of drawing. I unfortunately bought it at full price ($4.99) and it's now on sale for .99.
I recently really got the hang of using Noterize, and my notes are the best and most organized they've ever been. It's also been really nice because I can now find the exact pictures my teachers are using in their outlines to explain a point and put them directly into my notes. I came to realize how much I rely on and am used to using the iPad, it's just so easy to whip out and use quickly for most anything. I've also started using idea sketch for brainstorming and forming outlines, and it's been very helpful to use to lay it out but also stay organized. Organization used to be sort of an issue for me but the iPad has really helped it a lot.
Recently, I have been using my iBooks app a lot for both my history and literature classes. I love that I can download PDFs from websites like JSTOR and read and take notes on them on my iPad. Reading books for lit class on the iPad is fantastic because when someone reads a quote, I can just type part of the quote into the search bar and easily find it. I also really love that I can highlight and take notes in the margins and that a list of all my annotations is easily accessible at the front of every book. - Madison H.
I find that there is a problem with the iPads because there is little support for them in the classrooms. This could be solved if more people had iPads so teachers would be forced to make a system to include them. This way it would make the iPads much more productive by using apps like dropbox.
I love using dropbox to put my notes that I take in class in. It is easy to access from all locations, and I know that I won't lose them. I love using pages to take notes. It is really easy to add pictures to the notes and using different kinds of bullet points makes it easier for me to read.
One of my current favorite apps is Mental Case, a flashcard app. At $4.99, it's more expensive than many apps I've bought, but I much prefer Mental Case over some of the free flashcard apps that I've tried. It took me a little while to figure out how to use Mental Case, but once I got the hang of it, making and using flashcards became simple. One of my other favorite flashcard providers is Quizlet, which unfortunately doesn't have an app right now, but I thought I'd compare Mental Case to Quizlet. Once major difference between Quizlet and most flashcard apps is that Quizlet has you type in correct answers (while this is one option of many, I find it to be the most helpful). In many flashcard apps, including Mental Case, you simply view sides of flashcards instead of typing in answers. I like typing answers to check things like spelling, particularly for subjects like foreign language, but because you have to type in answers, I don't write anything very long in my Quizlet flashcards. In Mental Case, I can go more in depth in the flashcards without getting a term wrong for not memorizing the answer word for word. I find this more helpful for concepts and events, while I think Quizlet is more helpful for translations and definitions. Another major advantage of Mental Case is that it allows you to put pictures, words, and audio on both sides of a flashcard. As far as I know, pictures are only available in Quizlet with a premium account. I've found that I can make flashcards with handwriting on them by taking screenshots in apps such as Penultimate. I use this for subjects such as math that use symbols that are hard to type. This method can be roundabout, and it's possible physical flashcards are best for subjects like math, but I don't mind taking the extra time and then having the cards always with me on my iPad. I've also used Mental Case with apps such as Skitch (another great app), allowing me to annotate photos to use in my flashcards, maybe by pointing to a certain area of a map for geography cards. The final feature of Mental Case that I want to highlight is how it repeats flashcards throughout a study session. Each time you mark a card as wrong, the card will come up again 3 or 4 cards later as well as at the end of the set. Most flashcard services, including Quizlet, repeat wrong cards after going through all other cards. When I'm studying sets of 70 or 80 cards, I find I've forgotten the answers to those I got wrong. I find Mental Case's method more efficient, and I learn the information faster. Mental Case has many other features, and I haven't figured out how to use all of its most advanced features yet, such as scheduling study sessions and what needs to be learned, but I think Mental Case is a very powerful app that has some notable advantages over other flashcard providers. There is a paid version available for desktop computers, which I haven't used, that supposedly has even more features. All in all, I would definitely recommend Mental Case over other flashcard apps, and I usually prefer it even over Quizlet.
One of my current favorite apps is Mental Case, a flashcard app. At $4.99, it's more expensive than many apps I've bought, but I much prefer Mental Case over some of the free flashcard apps that I've tried. It took me a little while to figure out how to use Mental Case, but once I got the hang of it, making and using flashcards became simple. One of my other favorite flashcard providers is Quizlet, which unfortunately doesn't have an app right now, but I thought I'd compare Mental Case to Quizlet. Once major difference between Quizlet and most flashcard apps is that Quizlet has you type in correct answers (while this is one option of many, I find it to be the most helpful). In many flashcard apps, including Mental Case, you simply view sides of flashcards instead of typing in answers. I like typing answers to check things like spelling, particularly for subjects like foreign language, but because you have to type in answers, I don't write anything very long in my Quizlet flashcards. In Mental Case, I can go more in depth in the flashcards without getting a term wrong for not memorizing the answer word for word. I find this more helpful for concepts and events, while I think Quizlet is more helpful for translations and definitions. Another major advantage of Mental Case is that it allows you to put pictures, words, and audio on both sides of a flashcard. As far as I know, pictures are only available in Quizlet with a premium account. I've found that I can make flashcards with handwriting on them by taking screenshots in apps such as Penultimate. I use this for subjects such as math that use symbols that are hard to type. This method can be roundabout, and it's possible physical flashcards are best for subjects like math, but I don't mind taking the extra time and then having the cards always with me on my iPad. I've also used Mental Case with apps such as Skitch (another great app), allowing me to annotate photos to use in my flashcards, maybe by pointing to a certain area of a map for geography cards. The final feature of Mental Case that I want to highlight is how it repeats flashcards throughout a study session. Each time you mark a card as wrong, the card will come up again 3 or 4 cards later as well as at the end of the set. Most flashcard services, including Quizlet, repeat wrong cards after going through all other cards. When I'm studying sets of 70 or 80 cards, I find I've forgotten the answers to those I got wrong. I find Mental Case's method more efficient, and I learn the information faster. Mental Case has many other features, and I haven't figured out how to use all of its most advanced features yet, such as scheduling study sessions and what needs to be learned, but I think Mental Case is a very powerful app that has some notable advantages over other flashcard providers. There is a paid version available for desktop computers, which I haven't used, that supposedly has even more features. All in all, I would definitely recommend Mental Case over other flashcard apps, and I usually prefer it even over Quizlet.
I have a few apps on the iPad that I love. I love using the CNN app for the iPad. When I am in current events class I can just open up CNN and get the latest news for class. I also use Dropbox a lot to transfer apps on my iPad onto my computer. It is a very handy tool and I don't know what iwou,d do without it!
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I am amazed at the incredible new textbooks that are coming out for iBooks. They are interactive, colorful, have awesome study features, and don't cost very much at all ($12 vs $100 normally.)
But, of course, none of my textbooks are available in such form. I did find out that one, my math book, is available for around $80 (and it's not interactive or anything cool like that.) Since my parents have already spent $75 on a real one, I'm not going to spend another $80. Maybe at the high school bookstore at the beginning of the year they could have signs telling which books are available online, where to find them (i.e. iBooks or Kindle Store) and how much they cost (some are actually more expensive than a used print book, although it might be worth the extra money to not have to carry one around.) I think that digital textbooks are something we are moving towards, and hopefully even more will become available soon.If people knew more about them and were alerted of this before they spent money on regular textbooks, I think we could significantly increase the number of people taking advantage of these great resources.
Sorry this is late! I am having issues posting on my iPad and had to wait until I had access to a computer. --
I am amazed at the incredible new textbooks that are coming out for iBooks. They are interactive, colorful, have awesome study features, and don't cost very much at all ($12 vs $100 normally.)
But, of course, none of my textbooks are available in such form. I did find out that one, my math book, is available for around $80 (and it's not interactive or anything cool like that.) Since my parents have already spent $75 on a real one, I'm not going to spend another $80. Maybe at the high school bookstore at the beginning of the year they could have signs telling which books are available online, where to find them (i.e. iBooks or Kindle Store) and how much they cost (some are actually more expensive than a used print book, although it might be worth the extra money to not have to carry one around.) I think that digital textbooks are something we are moving towards, and hopefully even more will become available soon.If people knew more about them and were alerted of this before they spent money on regular textbooks, I think we could significantly increase the number of people taking advantage of these great resources.
Last month I started using the iPad to take notes in math. So far it has worked really well except sometimes my stylus doesn't get everything if I am writing fast. The only other problem is I have my textbook on the iPad too so I have to swich apps between my notebook and my textbook over and over again. One of the things I really like about it is being able to have everything in one place so I don't have to bring as many things home every night.
When I got the iPad this year, I thought I would be using it for almost every class. But as the year is slowly fading I have realized that coming up with iPad for the use of the iPad is harder than I expected. I listen to music, research, write paper occasionally on it and do my basic emailing on it. As my writing notes, this came to be my least favorite thing about the iPad. I find it so much more easier to write down my notes than find a good note taking about and having to type it out. I haven't paid for a note taking app which may be the case in which Im not enjoying it much. It was very surprising for me to have the iPod and not want to take notes on it because that was one of the main reasons why I wanted the iPad.
I have enjoyed the ipad overall, and have only forgotten it at home one day this year. I wish that there was a better way for a student to have their notes if they forget their ipads. I know with iCloud you can see your documents online, but if I use a different note taking program you dont have your notes. I know that you can use dropbox or an alike program, but it just doesnt seem practical. Perhaps the school could have some ipads for checkout that we can restore to our backup.
I have really enjoyed the iPad this year. I don't like using it for some subjects but for things like history it is nice. One of my favorite apps is flash cardlet. It let's you make flashcards and put them in different decks and it is not a very confusing app for the people who get confused easily by technology. I have used it for lit, history and French mostly but you can use it for other things to. I am also really liking iMovie because it is very useful for projects and easy to use. Same with keynote, it is so much easier than PowerPoint because the graphs are easier to fill out without the whole spreadsheet.
The iPad has been helpful in my xollege search because i've been able to bookmark important websites that has college information. I've found the bible app so helpful in bible study these past months as i'm easily able to bookmatk material. Thirdly, the iPad has been helpful for checking my email, both personal and firstclass.
One thing that I am starting to use more on my iPad is the calendar ap. I love that i can set notifications and have them emailed to me. I also am able to upload the calendar to my Gmail account, which helps me stay uniform for all of my calendars. Another thing that pairs nicely with the calendar app is the notifications app. I can write quick and easy notifications for class projects.
I am using my iPad more for email and reading. I find it easier to read on the iPad and the brightness helps keep my awake while I'm reading. I use my iPad more for my email because it is more convenient and accessible; my email seems more organized on the iPad than my actual computer.
In the past few weeks, my class has received a few articles to read, compare and contrast. Our teacher, Oman Frame, e-mailed the articles in PDF form. From there i was able to import it into Noterize and then highlight everything needed for the paper. It was nice to not have to waste time printing out the papers and be able to have it all in one place.
I am using my iPad a lot more on reading now. Recently I bought a book (The Pearl) for lit because I had lost my book, and I ended up liking it better on the iPad than reading the story in the actual book. I can look up words really easy on iBooks (all I have to do is click on the word) and I can highlight things that are important.
I realized I keep saying that the iPad is useful in so many ways, but so many ways in a very limited circumstance. I find myself saying that either this note taking app is good, or the other 8 apps i found are good too. Sometimes i find some great app for future resources, yet I rarely use them. What I really want to get now is how to expand the usage of the iPad in ways that one wouldn't think of as much. It's great for the basics of the computer (emails, calendar, music, photos, social networks, and papers) but are there any other applications out there that can enhance the iPad experience. Something that will make it worth not owning a computer anymore?
I continue to use my iPad for pages and have recently discovered how to organize documents into folders which is very helpful. I have folders for classes I use most often and put all my short term stuff away in one folder. I realize that as the year is coming to a close I will need to begin to store all these documents or simply email them to myself. I know there are many was to do this, from icloud to dropbox and am looking forward to exploring these options
For anyone with Madeleine as an art teacher, you should try using one if her iPads for an art project. The programs are very similar to Adobe Photoshop with the different brushes, layers and layout. It's a great way to introduce yourself to the real photoshop program if you've ever considered getting into computer art, and I personally love the ability to undo something, rather than spending 4 minutes trying to erase 3 days worth of work when you mess up a proportion. The ability to transform objects is great, too -- if you don't place something correctly you can just move it to the right place. I suggest procreate specifically, but there's hundreds of sketchbook programs available.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part about having the iPad is that it makes taking notes a lot easier. In anatomy, when Bridget is lecturing with a powerpoint, she sends the slides to the entire class, and most people print it out, but I use my iPad to take notes on it with Noterize. Noterize is great because I can record Bridgets voice and take notes on the slides, and replay the audio recording when I go back to a specific slide. The iPad makes it so that I don't have to run down to the computer lab and print off the packet in the mooring, and it is a great studying tool for all of the tests, because I have the lectures she gives right on the iPad.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about the Ipad is that it makes it easier to stay organized, take notes, email teachers and do homework. The iPad really helps me because it is an easy tool that I can use for school work and contacting teachers. The iPad also helps me study for upcoming tests.
ReplyDeleteWhat seems to be the current issue with iPads at Paideia is the fact that only a very limited amount of people have them. I think the program would be much more successful if more kids had them and if more teachers designed their curriculum around the iPads or at least incorporated them into their curriculum.
ReplyDeleteTo me, if we used iPads for every subject, we wouldn't need to bring anything but our iPads to school. In math, we could take notes on the iPad using a stylus in apps like Notability or Noteshelf and even do our homework on the iPad using a stylus in one of these apps and email it to our teacher (or submit it through Dropbox or something else). The math textbook could be available on the iPad as well - the only hitch would be if you're trying to do your homework on the iPad using the book on the iPad - switching back and forth could be a pain. We could have our science textbooks on the iPad in an app like iBooks or Inkling. We could take any notes needed in Pages (if they're typed) or Notability or Noteshelf (if they're handwritten). All homework could be done on the iPad and submitted through Dropbox, Email, or an equivalent to Turnitin.com that supports the iPad. For most other classes, textbooks and other books (like lit books) could be on the iPad, notes could be taken on the iPad, and all assignments could be submitted electronically. To me, this could be extremely successful if all teachers were able to incorporate the iPad into their classes and everyone had an iPad.
One question that I have is whether there is an alternative to Turnitin.com that supports the iPad. My home base class has started using Turn It In, but I have to submit assignments on the computer because you can't on the iPad. I'm sure there's some alternative.
Adam, while you can't upload a file to Turnitin using the iPad, you can copy your text from Pages, etc. and paste it in instead of uploading. Hope that helps.
DeleteOne thing that I love about the iPad is that it is so convenient. If someone has a question about something or if I need to know something for a project, I can just pull out my iPad and look it up. I can also do projects on the iPad like power points and writing assignments.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that I wish for the iPad program is for every student to have one so someday. It would save so much paper if people could get everything computerized. No one would have to worry about loosing any papers. We could also do our homework on the iPads. Plus, it would just be so fun! We could be the first technology-powered school in Georgia!
What I really like about the iPad is that it has a lot of apps that are really convenient. The app that I think is thenbest for me this year would be pages. I use pages for all of my assignments that have to be typed, and I have typed a lot of my work out this year. I also sometimes use pages for studying for tests and quizzes. I also like to use th CNN app. It keeps me informed on what's happening in America and around the world.
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine has recently shown me a note taking app called Notability, and it has revolutionized my use of the iPad in classes. I now take all of my notes on the iPad, in all of my classes. I intend to diminish my folders for each class to 1/2 inch binders for handouts and old tests and quizzes only. I am thrilled by how much lighter my backpack is due to this change. Notability is easy to use and it allows for organization of classes, and notes within each class, much like I would organize a binder with tab dividers. What I am exploring more now is textbooks on the iPad. There is a section in iBooks specifically for textbooks, but I haven't found any of the textbooks I am using this year yet. Currently, my textbooks are the heaviest thing that I carry. It would be awesome to have my one-thousand page world history textbook on the iPad, and my Algebra textbook, and my Biology textbook. The only thing that terrifies me about having everything on the iPad is the possibility of losing it, or having it malfunction and somehow completely wipe the memory.
ReplyDeleteRecently I realized how useful numbers is on my iPad. I hadn't used it before just because I haven't had the need, but recently in science it has been very useful. It is so much easier to do it on the iPad instead of drawing out a graph on paper. It isnmuch faster on the ipad and it has been very useful. It took me a little while to figure out exactly how to make a graph, but now that I've figured it out, I use it whenever I have to make a graph. I'm very glad that I tried it.
ReplyDeleteI think that I am starting to get the hang of the iPad. I have a system for note taking and everything. I really like the iPad. I can just email my typed up papers to my teacher instead of like all the other students having to type it up after they write. It is extremely convenient. The other day in science we were researching the functions of certain parts of he brain and while every else was pulling out the net books and having to wait for them to turn on and log in I just pulled out my iPad and got all the answers before anybody else had gotten to the enter net. Also I love not having to lug around my big math text book and it is a lot harder to lose things because they are all in one place. I have several flash cards, my notes, my papers and the bookmarks for all my research on here. I never have to tell my teacher that I left an assignment at home because I always email my papers from pages to myself and then print them. I hope I get to keep my iPad all through school
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning of the school year (2011), the iPad was becoming kind of a distraction...I used it to take notes, and emailing homework...etc...But I also used it a little too much in class.....This year (2012) however, I taught myself more to use it only if necessary during classes. Honestly, I think the iPad is going to turn out being a great learning tool for me.
ReplyDeleteI am really happy that I have an IPad, because I take so many notes in my class. I hate writing with pencil and paper, because my hands get easily tired of writing for so long, since we take so many notes. I am thankful I have an IPad to take notes on, because it's so much easier, and I can keep things better organized,
ReplyDeleteHaving an iPad has made my school life much easier. My backpack is much lighter because I don't have to carry around a notebook for every class. I have all the notes for my various subjects on my iPad...either in smart note or pages. When I have to look up vocabulary words for lit it is so easy to use my dictionary.com app. I mentioned before that I love the app called flipboard too. This is a great news app. In writing, I can type up a quick piece on my Ipad, and read it out from there. It is much faster to type, and we have to type our pieces up for the next day, anyway. I am so much more organized, which is great! I never have the problem of a disorganized binder with papers everywhere. I have really gotten used to the iPad as a great learning tool.
ReplyDeleteI really love the iPad in classes because as soon as I got my syllabus for my class at the beginning of the term, I put all of my assignments in. I don't have to go back and remember to put it in later. I really enjoyed how I am getting much more organized because I am using my iPad in class. I am writing down all of my homework on my iPad and that way everything I have to do that night pops up along with what I can start working on for the next day.
ReplyDeleteIt is really nice to be able to rely on my iPad to know when homework is due because I don't remember everything.
I have really gotten accustomed to using my iPad for school related things. The one app that I really use and like is InClass, an app that contains a schedule, checklist, and notes. This is the main that I use because it helps me manage my time. The iPad also helps me lighten my backpack. I get my pre algebra math textbook on my iPad. The iPad has gotten to be a great learning device for me.
ReplyDeleteThere is an app that I use called LogMeIn. It is a free application that allows you to access your computer via your iPad. You download the free software on your computer after downloading the iPad app. Then, you register for an account, and you can use your computer from school, even if it is at home. This is great if you typed up a document on your computer and forgot to put it on Dropbox or something. LogMeIn enables you to not only access Dropbox from your computer, and put the file on it, but also to print it out on your home printer. However, this is not what I usually use LogMeIn to do. LogMeIn is great for accessing Google Docs. My home base class, John and Sydney's, is writing our speeches right now on Google Docs. Although I can access the mobile version of Google Docs via Safari on my iPad, the mobile version doesn't have nearly all the features of the desktop version. So, I use LogMeIn to access the desktop version via my home computer. This allows me to access all the features that Google Docs has to offer. I highly recommend LogMeIn.
ReplyDeleteThe most productive thing to do on my iPad is sing it for notes. I would have 100 + notes already without my iPad, but it's extremely handy to have it around and scroll through your notes just by swiping. Also another really productive way I use it is I use my iPad to do homework on the go, usually with the Pages app. If I'm in the car, I could just bring it out instead of traveling to a place where there is a dextop of lugging a huge text book and binder with me. I also don't even need my textbook because there is a PDF for those on iBooks!
ReplyDeleteI recently bought procreate and I really enjoy using it. I find it much easier to use than Inspire. It doesn't have as many options as SketchBookX does, because it's more for painting type drawings, whereas SketchBookX is more for a writing style of drawing. I unfortunately bought it at full price ($4.99) and it's now on sale for .99.
ReplyDeleteI recently really got the hang of using Noterize, and my notes are the best and most organized they've ever been. It's also been really nice because I can now find the exact pictures my teachers are using in their outlines to explain a point and put them directly into my notes. I came to realize how much I rely on and am used to using the iPad, it's just so easy to whip out and use quickly for most anything. I've also started using idea sketch for brainstorming and forming outlines, and it's been very helpful to use to lay it out but also stay organized. Organization used to be sort of an issue for me but the iPad has really helped it a lot.
ReplyDeleteRecently, I have been using my iBooks app a lot for both my history and literature classes. I love that I can download PDFs from websites like JSTOR and read and take notes on them on my iPad. Reading books for lit class on the iPad is fantastic because when someone reads a quote, I can just type part of the quote into the search bar and easily find it. I also really love that I can highlight and take notes in the margins and that a list of all my annotations is easily accessible at the front of every book.
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I find that there is a problem with the iPads because there is little support for them in the classrooms. This could be solved if more people had iPads so teachers would be forced to make a system to include them. This way it would make the iPads much more productive by using apps like dropbox.
ReplyDeleteI love using dropbox to put my notes that I take in class in. It is easy to access from all locations, and I know that I won't lose them. I love using pages to take notes. It is really easy to add pictures to the notes and using different kinds of bullet points makes it easier for me to read.
ReplyDeleteOne of my current favorite apps is Mental Case, a flashcard app. At $4.99, it's more expensive than many apps I've bought, but I much prefer Mental Case over some of the free flashcard apps that I've tried. It took me a little while to figure out how to use Mental Case, but once I got the hang of it, making and using flashcards became simple. One of my other favorite flashcard providers is Quizlet, which unfortunately doesn't have an app right now, but I thought I'd compare Mental Case to Quizlet. Once major difference between Quizlet and most flashcard apps is that Quizlet has you type in correct answers (while this is one option of many, I find it to be the most helpful). In many flashcard apps, including Mental Case, you simply view sides of flashcards instead of typing in answers. I like typing answers to check things like spelling, particularly for subjects like foreign language, but because you have to type in answers, I don't write anything very long in my Quizlet flashcards. In Mental Case, I can go more in depth in the flashcards without getting a term wrong for not memorizing the answer word for word. I find this more helpful for concepts and events, while I think Quizlet is more helpful for translations and definitions. Another major advantage of Mental Case is that it allows you to put pictures, words, and audio on both sides of a flashcard. As far as I know, pictures are only available in Quizlet with a premium account. I've found that I can make flashcards with handwriting on them by taking screenshots in apps such as Penultimate. I use this for subjects such as math that use symbols that are hard to type. This method can be roundabout, and it's possible physical flashcards are best for subjects like math, but I don't mind taking the extra time and then having the cards always with me on my iPad. I've also used Mental Case with apps such as Skitch (another great app), allowing me to annotate photos to use in my flashcards, maybe by pointing to a certain area of a map for geography cards. The final feature of Mental Case that I want to highlight is how it repeats flashcards throughout a study session. Each time you mark a card as wrong, the card will come up again 3 or 4 cards later as well as at the end of the set. Most flashcard services, including Quizlet, repeat wrong cards after going through all other cards. When I'm studying sets of 70 or 80 cards, I find I've forgotten the answers to those I got wrong. I find Mental Case's method more efficient, and I learn the information faster.
ReplyDeleteMental Case has many other features, and I haven't figured out how to use all of its most advanced features yet, such as scheduling study sessions and what needs to be learned, but I think Mental Case is a very powerful app that has some notable advantages over other flashcard providers. There is a paid version available for desktop computers, which I haven't used, that supposedly has even more features. All in all, I would definitely recommend Mental Case over other flashcard apps, and I usually prefer it even over Quizlet.
One of my current favorite apps is Mental Case, a flashcard app. At $4.99, it's more expensive than many apps I've bought, but I much prefer Mental Case over some of the free flashcard apps that I've tried. It took me a little while to figure out how to use Mental Case, but once I got the hang of it, making and using flashcards became simple. One of my other favorite flashcard providers is Quizlet, which unfortunately doesn't have an app right now, but I thought I'd compare Mental Case to Quizlet. Once major difference between Quizlet and most flashcard apps is that Quizlet has you type in correct answers (while this is one option of many, I find it to be the most helpful). In many flashcard apps, including Mental Case, you simply view sides of flashcards instead of typing in answers. I like typing answers to check things like spelling, particularly for subjects like foreign language, but because you have to type in answers, I don't write anything very long in my Quizlet flashcards. In Mental Case, I can go more in depth in the flashcards without getting a term wrong for not memorizing the answer word for word. I find this more helpful for concepts and events, while I think Quizlet is more helpful for translations and definitions. Another major advantage of Mental Case is that it allows you to put pictures, words, and audio on both sides of a flashcard. As far as I know, pictures are only available in Quizlet with a premium account. I've found that I can make flashcards with handwriting on them by taking screenshots in apps such as Penultimate. I use this for subjects such as math that use symbols that are hard to type. This method can be roundabout, and it's possible physical flashcards are best for subjects like math, but I don't mind taking the extra time and then having the cards always with me on my iPad. I've also used Mental Case with apps such as Skitch (another great app), allowing me to annotate photos to use in my flashcards, maybe by pointing to a certain area of a map for geography cards. The final feature of Mental Case that I want to highlight is how it repeats flashcards throughout a study session. Each time you mark a card as wrong, the card will come up again 3 or 4 cards later as well as at the end of the set. Most flashcard services, including Quizlet, repeat wrong cards after going through all other cards. When I'm studying sets of 70 or 80 cards, I find I've forgotten the answers to those I got wrong. I find Mental Case's method more efficient, and I learn the information faster.
ReplyDeleteMental Case has many other features, and I haven't figured out how to use all of its most advanced features yet, such as scheduling study sessions and what needs to be learned, but I think Mental Case is a very powerful app that has some notable advantages over other flashcard providers. There is a paid version available for desktop computers, which I haven't used, that supposedly has even more features. All in all, I would definitely recommend Mental Case over other flashcard apps, and I usually prefer it even over Quizlet.
I have a few apps on the iPad that I love. I love using the CNN app for the iPad. When I am in current events class I can just open up CNN and get the latest news for class. I also use Dropbox a lot to transfer apps on my iPad onto my computer. It is a very handy tool and I don't know what iwou,d do without it!
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I am amazed at the incredible new textbooks that are coming out for iBooks. They are interactive, colorful, have awesome study features, and don't cost very much at all ($12 vs $100 normally.)
But, of course, none of my textbooks are available in such form. I did find out that one, my math book, is available for around $80 (and it's not interactive or anything cool like that.) Since my parents have already spent $75 on a real one, I'm not going to spend another $80. Maybe at the high school bookstore at the beginning of the year they could have signs telling which books are available online, where to find them (i.e. iBooks or Kindle Store) and how much they cost (some are actually more expensive than a used print book, although it might be worth the extra money to not have to carry one around.) I think that digital textbooks are something we are moving towards, and hopefully even more will become available soon.If people knew more about them and were alerted of this before they spent money on regular textbooks, I think we could significantly increase the number of people taking advantage of these great resources.
Sorry this is late! I am having issues posting on my iPad and had to wait until I had access to a computer.
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I am amazed at the incredible new textbooks that are coming out for iBooks. They are interactive, colorful, have awesome study features, and don't cost very much at all ($12 vs $100 normally.)
But, of course, none of my textbooks are available in such form. I did find out that one, my math book, is available for around $80 (and it's not interactive or anything cool like that.) Since my parents have already spent $75 on a real one, I'm not going to spend another $80. Maybe at the high school bookstore at the beginning of the year they could have signs telling which books are available online, where to find them (i.e. iBooks or Kindle Store) and how much they cost (some are actually more expensive than a used print book, although it might be worth the extra money to not have to carry one around.) I think that digital textbooks are something we are moving towards, and hopefully even more will become available soon.If people knew more about them and were alerted of this before they spent money on regular textbooks, I think we could significantly increase the number of people taking advantage of these great resources.
Last month I started using the iPad to take notes in math. So far it has worked really well except sometimes my stylus doesn't get everything if I am writing fast. The only other problem is I have my textbook on the iPad too so I have to swich apps between my notebook and my textbook over and over again. One of the things I really like about it is being able to have everything in one place so I don't have to bring as many things home every night.
ReplyDeleteWhen I got the iPad this year, I thought I would be using it for almost every class. But as the year is slowly fading I have realized that coming up with iPad for the use of the iPad is harder than I expected. I listen to music, research, write paper occasionally on it and do my basic emailing on it. As my writing notes, this came to be my least favorite thing about the iPad. I find it so much more easier to write down my notes than find a good note taking about and having to type it out. I haven't paid for a note taking app which may be the case in which Im not enjoying it much. It was very surprising for me to have the iPod and not want to take notes on it because that was one of the main reasons why I wanted the iPad.
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed the ipad overall, and have only forgotten it at home one day this year. I wish that there was a better way for a student to have their notes if they forget their ipads. I know with iCloud you can see your documents online, but if I use a different note taking program you dont have your notes. I know that you can use dropbox or an alike program, but it just doesnt seem practical. Perhaps the school could have some ipads for checkout that we can restore to our backup.
ReplyDeleteI have really enjoyed the iPad this year. I don't like using it for some subjects but for things like history it is nice.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite apps is flash cardlet. It let's you make flashcards and put them in different decks and it is not a very confusing app for the people who get confused easily by technology. I have used it for lit, history and French mostly but you can use it for other things to. I am also really liking iMovie because it is very useful for projects and easy to use. Same with keynote, it is so much easier than PowerPoint because the graphs are easier to fill out without the whole spreadsheet.
The iPad has been helpful in my xollege search because i've been able to bookmark important websites that has college information. I've found the bible app so helpful in bible study these past months as i'm easily able to bookmatk material. Thirdly, the iPad has been helpful for checking my email, both personal and firstclass.
ReplyDeleteOne thing that I am starting to use more on my iPad is the calendar ap. I love that i can set notifications and have them emailed to me. I also am able to upload the calendar to my Gmail account, which helps me stay uniform for all of my calendars. Another thing that pairs nicely with the calendar app is the notifications app. I can write quick and easy notifications for class projects.
ReplyDeleteI am using my iPad more for email and reading. I find it easier to read on the iPad and the brightness helps keep my awake while I'm reading. I use my iPad more for my email because it is more convenient and accessible; my email seems more organized on the iPad than my actual computer.
ReplyDeleteIn the past few weeks, my class has received a few articles to read, compare and contrast. Our teacher, Oman Frame, e-mailed the articles in PDF form. From there i was able to import it into Noterize and then highlight everything needed for the paper. It was nice to not have to waste time printing out the papers and be able to have it all in one place.
ReplyDeleteI am using my iPad a lot more on reading now. Recently I bought a book (The Pearl) for lit because I had lost my book, and I ended up liking it better on the iPad than reading the story in the actual book. I can look up words really easy on iBooks (all I have to do is click on the word) and I can highlight things that are important.
ReplyDeleteI realized I keep saying that the iPad is useful in so many ways, but so many ways in a very limited circumstance. I find myself saying that either this note taking app is good, or the other 8 apps i found are good too. Sometimes i find some great app for future resources, yet I rarely use them. What I really want to get now is how to expand the usage of the iPad in ways that one wouldn't think of as much. It's great for the basics of the computer (emails, calendar, music, photos, social networks, and papers) but are there any other applications out there that can enhance the iPad experience. Something that will make it worth not owning a computer anymore?
ReplyDeleteI continue to use my iPad for pages and have recently discovered how to organize documents into folders which is very helpful. I have folders for classes I use most often and put all my short term stuff away in one folder. I realize that as the year is coming to a close I will need to begin to store all these documents or simply email them to myself. I know there are many was to do this, from icloud to dropbox and am looking forward to exploring these options
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