Aᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ sᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛs: I’m sure you normally skip other students’ blog posts, eager to write your own. (Shame, tsk tsk.) But this post isn’t just for the lovely people down in the Technology Cave. This is for anyone who uses both iWork and a web storage service other than iCloud, such as Dropbox or Google Docs. If that’s you, read on. If that's not you, it doesn't hurt to read on anyway, I guess. Scientia potentia est.
I'm sure that this happened to most of us when we were starting out with our iPads:
You start a document in iPad's Pages. No problems so far. In fact, working on your iPad is wonderful. Perhaps even Magical™. In fact, It Just Works™.
...and now you want to save that awesome document to your Dropbox. Or maybe you want to finish it off in Google Docs. You try everything, and you just can't figure out how to upload it.
Guess what? You can't. Apps can't share files with each other, and iPad's Safari can't upload files. Looks like you're stuck with iCloud or email, right?
Nope. I've found this magical little web service called Otixo. The main feature boasted by Otixo's makers is that it unifies your cloud storage services. It does this, and it does it well. Connect your Dropbox and your Google Docs to your Otixo account, and you can access all your files in both of these services, from the same website. (The service also works with many other cloud storage services, but for simplicity, I’ll focus on the aforementioned two.) Plus, you can easily transfer files between cloud services. But one less-known feature of Otixo is that it functions as a WebDAV server, too. Why is this awesome? Pages, Keynote, and Numbers can all send files to and from WebDAV servers. This means you can use Otixo to send documents from Pages to your Dropbox, from Google Docs to Keynote, from your Dropbox to Numbers, and so on. Finally, full control over your files!
There are two teensy little catches, though. A free Otixo account is limited to 250 MB of bandwidth per month, but that's probably enough unless you're transferring picture-filled Keynote presentations all day. The other catch is that configuring Otixo to work with iWork will take a little some time. Got time? Read my next comment to see how. (Reached the character limit. Blogger’s just jealous because I write such awesome blog posts.)
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As I've mentioned before, I think the iPad could work really well in a school environment. It would be great to be able to have notes, textbooks, handouts, homework, etc. on the iPad; however, the issue is finding a practical way to do that. One issue, to me, is the lack of a "great" app for some things. Take note-taking. I've found great handwriting apps, like Penultimate, and great typing apps, like Pages, but there isn't one that I really love that can do both. Notability and some other apps support handwriting and typing, but it almost becomes harder to take notes on the iPad with some apps.
I think another issue is the iPad's features. For example, the iPad only supports capacitive styluses (meaning that the electricity from your hand gets transferred to the iPad's screen directly or through a capacitive stylus). This means that styluses can only be so fine-tipped (I believe it's 5mm, but I'm not sure). It would be great if the iPad could support more fine-tipped styluses - I'm not sure how this would be possible, though. Maybe that'll be a feature of the iPad 3 coming out tomorrow. (By the way, those looking for a fine-tipped option should check out the Cregle iPen - it's expensive, so I haven't gotten one, but it looks cool. http://cregle.com/ipen)
I think the iPad could be extraordinarily effective in education if it had more features and better applications. I find myself using my iPad less and less because of the features and apps it lacks. It would be excellent if Apple created a device specifically suited for education - maybe an "iPad Edu," per se, that had features that were specifically suited for use in education. It'll be interesting to see what features the iPad 3 has when it is announced tomorrow - I'll edit this post tomorrow to reflect that.
Well, the "new iPad"/iPad 3's features aren't especially helpful for education. Sure, there's the retina display, which would make reading and other things easier, and the better camera, a much-needed feature, and the faster processor - the iPad 2's seems fine to me - but there aren't many other features that would help educational users. The Dictation feature would be nice for writing papers, taking notes, and more, however. The iPad 2's new, lower price point is a nice addition as well.
I'm not too excited about the new iPad. Sure, it has some new features, but nothing too unexpected. One thing I am excited about, though, is the new iPhoto app. I love taking pictures with my family's DSLR camera, but I HATE editing them. Editing photos on the iPad would be fun - you can "paint" on effects and do many other things that you simply cannot do on a computer. I will download the app soon and see what I think. (Beware, school iPad users - it only works with the new update, iOS 5.1).
One of my favorite parts about the iPad is being able to take notes and put them in dropbox or send them to myself by email, but I wish it was easier to take notes in more classes. I don't take notes in chemistry or math because having to add in signs and other details like that is very difficult to do. However, taking notes in history or lit is much easier for me because it is simply writing down facts with bullet points, and Pages makes it very easy to do. I tried out many note taking apps at the beginning of the year, but for me pages was the best because it allows you to turn it into a word document and then you can print it out. An app I wished I used more is iBooks. I have downloaded a couple books on it and I liked being able to highlight and add comments to parts of the book.
I use my iPad for communication (mail and first class) and note taking purposes. I use Pen Ultimate and Noterize when note taking. I mainly use pen ultimate because I can do many things with it. Although I do use my iPad a lot throughout the day. I don't use it as much as other classes that use the iPad. The classes that center around the iPad, such as Jennifer and Tony's class, do their homework and worksheets on the iPad.
I really like having the iPad because it is a easy tool to write notes with and easy to talk to teachers by emailing them. It is also a good tool that helps me do homework and organize my work. I can also use the iPad to make projects for school. I really enjoy having the iPad and it is really cool.
I've started using the iPad in all of my classes, excluding art. I take all my notes on it using Notability, I write all my papers and send emails using the iPad. This use of the iPad has greatly reduced the amount of binders i have to carry to and from school, which is a great relief. What I look forward to in the future, hopefully, is the availability of online textbooks, because that would eliminate one more heavy thing to carry.
I seriously love my iPad, but it bugs how--since I am not in JTO-- I can't simply print my stuff. I have to email it to myself and open the. Attachment then print it. Also the other day during science I needed to start taking note and my notes wouldn't load so I had to borrow A pencil and piece of paper from my friend (thank you Carmen) then type it up so all my note would be in the same place. Also sometimes in math my online textbook will not load and I have to go to my locker to get my real textbook. Also my class does a lot with google docs and commenting on others essays. I can't revise my essay on the iPad because the mobile google docs doesn't let you see comments and the better version of it which is and app is like $7 and I don't want to have to pay that. Sorry for using this as a negative feed.
In John and Sydney's class, we write speeches. I have used my iPad to write my speech. The Google Docs mobile website isn't fully functioning, so I have done more advanced editing on my speech by using the LogMeIn app to access my computer remotely from school and edit my speech in that way. I was able to do some editing that I was unable to do with the mobile site.
Right now I have to do a lot of writing. It's so much easier, since I have my IPad. I have a lot of poems that I have to write, and stories to write. I think every kid should have a IPad to use, because it makes writing down things easier and faster. Since, I go to aftercare practically everyday, I need an electronic to get some of my work done. I'm glad I have something that's easy to carry around, and get my work done on.
I have jus recently started taking my ipad to art. In art class we were making sculptures of animals and while everyone was trying to get to the computer, i and the kids with iPhones were easily looking up what we needed for the project. my iPad is great for on the run work like coming home late from a practice, i can type whatever paper i need to and not have to worry about it when I get home.
The iPad has been great for me. I do wish my teachers would find more ways for the iPad users to be able to use the iPads for homework, tests, projects, papers, etc. I know this is easy for Jennifer and Tony's class because they all have iPads. I take all notes on the iPad, and type up all my book reports and research papers as well. I have my math textbook on my iPad, so I do use that when doing math homework, but it would be great if I could get more textbooks on my iPad. Everyday I check the news and weather on my iPad. I use my favorite app (flipboard) for news. I find it so easy to email attachments like documents or photos from my iPad. It takes a faster amount of time to load than a computer, in my opinion.
The iPad has been great for me. I do wish my teachers could form their lesson plans around the iPads for the iPad users. They could do this for quizzes, papers, projects, homework and more. I know it's easy for jeto's class because they all have iPads. I type all notes on the iPad, except math. I find it easier to use a pencil and paper. I type all my research papers and book reports up on the iPad as well. I use pages. I have my math textbook on my iPad, so I use it when doing homework. I do wish other school textbooks could be on the iPad. This would be more convenient. I find it very easy to email attachments such as photos and documents. They download so much faster than a computer in my opinion. I also love using my iPad to check the weather and news. I use my favorite app (flipboard) to check the news.
What irritates me a little about the iPad is how you can't have multiple tabs open at one time in Pages, to put it better, you can't have two documents open at the same time, on the same screen so you can read both at the same time, which I like to do when I cross-reference what I've written or want to reference back to my outlines or have to re-write a paper. It's not a major inconvenience, but it's something that could be improved, you can't do that with safari either, although it's not a big issue at all because you can just flip back and forth between tabs, but it would still be nice to be able to have to websites open on the same screen and able to read simultaneously (if that made sense, I know what I'm try to say but it's hard to articulate it). This really is no big issue and with all the advantages the iPad offers this is nothing, but it's just something I noticed, and how some websites (like blogger or turnitin) don't work too great for the iPad. Also, I just recently realized how useful the camera on the iPad can be, I can take pictures of what the teachers write up on the board, of syllabuses so I have them with me on my iPad all the time so I never forget it at school, and of things I write out that I want to transfer onto my iPad. Recently, in bio we had to draw pictures and I was able to take a picture of my picture and insert it into my notes on my iPad, and have done it many times with schedules, complex outlines and lectures where the teacher writes on the board and times like that. It's really useful.
I am basically using my iPad in every class except math and scence, only because our teachers like to check our notebooks. I think it is really fun to have an iPad. It is really fun to type on it, and I am starting to type pretty fast on it. One thing that I wish is to be able to use the iPad in more of my Homebase classes. I use it in writing and literature classes, but things like social studies I still have to use paper for. I wish that my Homebase teachers would be able to give more of our papers electronically. We get many handouts and packets, some of the packets are up to 10 pages for each person in the class. I waste a lot of paper. If they could give us our handouts electronically, it would save us so much paper.
Recently I have been using quizlet a lot. Between science and Spanish tests it has been a nessisity. My one issue with it was because it is an online thing and requires Internet, I wasn't able to use it as much as I really wanted to. Recently, though, I revisited an app called flashcardlet which I had previously ruled unuseful. I hadn't liked it before because I couldn't figure out how to access my own personal flashcards. I discovered that if you search your username they come up much easier. I like this app a lot because I can study my flashcards with ought having to have Internet. This app is now my go to study app and is great while I'm on the go.
I have no clue how I would get around without an iPad now. Last year I didn't have one and really wanted one for Junior High, and now I can't even think what it would be like without an iPad. I use it so much everyday. For Homebase work, taking pictures of the Science and Math homework, and taking notes for other classes. I use it at home a lot too. I type all my work on Pages, and look up things on Safari. I get a new app about every week, and I use each and every one of them.
I'm really enjoying having my iPad this term. With my friends, we have swaped apps and it is great to get to see all of these new apps that I know work well before I even buy them. I really enjoyed the iPad lunch thing recently even though there wasn't a big turn out. I think we should have more chances like that because for me it is very helpful to have an app recommended and see how someone is using it before I try it. I find that finding the app myself is harder and less helpful then getting a helpful recommendation that helps me appreciate e app better and it saves time and effort.
I keep having the issue, that when I try to update apps, I get the notification that the app couldn't be downloaded at the time. So I tried to update the app from my computer, but the computer said it didn't need updating.
When using my iPad, I find that I use it in most classes, but some classes I use it much more frequently than others. For example, I use my iPad for just about everything in math, while in science I only use it for taking pictures of notes. This is an inconvenience because I know that these things could be much more efficient if applied, but people using iPads in most classes are such a minority that little to no support is provided at all. It would be nice in upcoming years if the iPad program is expanded that more support is provided for iPads, instead of doing everything pen and paper.
Two new apps that I have begun to use are ToDo's Lite and Dictation. I use a regular planner but when I get overwhelmed/stressed and need electronic reminders I use the todo app. It is helpful because you can have it alert you when you need to finish things and you can prioritize and organize in that order more easily than in a planner, where I tend to write down assignments in the order I get them as the day goes on. Dictation is a fun/helpful app where basically you dictate what you want to type, like Siri on the iPhone 4, and the iPad types it for you. Sometimes I hate this app but sometimes I love it. Apple products tend to have interesting autocorrections sometimes and that can distract/slow me doWn while writing a paper. However, when using Dictation I can ignore what the iPad is doing and just talk, then edit it later. Sometimes Dictation can go more wrong than autocorrect though so it all just depends on personal preferences and opinions. As of now, I am still undecided as to which I prefer.
So far this year the iPad has worked really well. One of the hardest things about it is that some teachers who either aren't used to them, or think they are distracting don't allways like us using them in class. I think it would be a lot easier if I was in an iPad class and everything functioned around the iPads. One other thing that I really don't like is whenever I need to print something I have to email it to myself first then print it from a computer.
After searching around on the app store I found this great new app. Most of you have probably heard of it but it's called Khan Academy. The guy who started it out was a person named Salman Khan. He started this non-profit organization in 2006 and ever science then it has help out millions of people. I mostly use this app for math problems that I don't understand, but you can use it for just about anything. This app covers many different forms of arithmetic and shows you things that you can study for a test. This is a great app and if you don't understand something in science, math or just need to study for a quiz or test, I think you might want to get this app.
What I am really getting annoyed about is that the iPad has a few dis- functions on specific websites or apps. For instance when I accessed this website on my iPad, and when I try to type, I can only type a certain amount and then the screen freezes. Also, in certain apps, the screen freezes and it goes back to the home screen. I think that the problem is that I either have bad internet or I have too many tabs open.
I really like having an iPad. I use it to take notes and do homework for 4 out of my 6 classes. I only have a couple of apps that I like to use, such as Pages, which I use a lot. The one thing that has been annoying me about the iPad lately is trying to post on a blog from the iPad. I have two blogs that I have to post on somewhat regularly, this blog and than a blog for my lit class. But recently, I haven't been able to post on the blogs from the iPad, I have had to post on them from a computer. Sometimes I start typing a post and then the screen freezes and won't let me go back and edit my post. And other times I will be able to type my entry but when I hit publish it won't post. I don't understand why this keeps happening. Has this been a problem for anybody else? -Madison Hafitz
Yes, blogger has been giving me trouble, too- that's part of the reason this is so late (I only had access to my iPad, not a computer.)
My grandmother finally decided that she wanted get an iPad about a week ago. She's seen me use mine over and over but is just now starting to understand that she is capable of using one, too! I ordered one for her and helped her find a case and stylus. She's pretty new to technology in general, so I wanted to make sure she would feel comfortable using the iPad. I've found that the best way to learn how to use the iPad is by just playing around, but, understandably, she wanted some specific instructions. I made a website with lots of very basic explanations and tips, then added it as a shortcut on her home screen. I was surprised at how difficult it was for me to explain some of the things I do so often (selecting text, for example) because they have become so automatic. My grandmother said it reminded her of trying to teach someone to drive: when you don't even think about what you're doing, it can be hard to teach someone else!
She's had her iPad for a week now, and she loves it. You can see the website I made at www.ipadhelp.weebly.com.
Has anybody used the Adonit Jot stylus? I'm highly considering ordering one to see if it would be a good option for note taking. The Jot would be my third stylus - I'm having a very hard time finding one I like - so does anyone have any other reccommendations of styluses they use and like for note taking? I want to purchase a stylus but would like to try it out first, so if anyone has the Jot or another good stylus that I could try, that would be great!
i now have started to use my ipad to order assignments and design ways of getting organized. i have found that my ipad is very useful when it comes to saving dates and making sure i do not forget things. when tennis started, i put up all of the practices on my calendar, and then told my ipad to send me a notification the day before each event.
Something that I have started using my ipad for is Reading PDF's and books on iBooks. Instead of printing pages and pages of an Article that am assigned to use, my teacher emails me a PDF version to read on the iPad. This has come very helpful instead of carrying pages of a homework assignment in my Binder.
Does anyone know of a good app to use for just anything that would be like pages? I think that if it had more formatting options that would be helpful.
Like most people, I use my iPad quite a bit for taking notes. I've had some trouble finding note-taking apps that I like, but I do think that I've decided on my favorite, which is Notability. I've been using this app for about a month now, and I much prefer it over my previous note-taking app, Noterize. Noterize is free, while Notability is $0.99, which is one reason I didn't initially use Notability. In my notes, I like to be able to handwrite and type, which is why I don't use Pages or Penultimate as often for class notes (though I do like to use Penultimate whenever I need to jot something down). One of the reasons I got frustrated with Noterize is that it is not updated. The developers released a newer version, called Paperport Notes, which has some nice additional features and is definitely better than Noterize, but I wish the developers would update the app where all my notes are currently stored. I find that the handwriting is smoother in Notability than in Paperport or Noterize, and there are also many more formatting options. Notability features many different ink colors, different fonts, and options for bullets and numbering. Notability also features cut and paste for handwriting, which makes it much easier to reorganize notes. In Noterize, I wasn't able to have more than one style of font in one document. One disadvantage of Notability is that, unlike Noterize, it doesn't allow users to email specific pages from a note; only an entire note can be shared. I do think, however, that Notability's organization is better than Noterize. Ultimately, I would recommend Notability over Noterize; it is certainly worth $0.99. On a side note, I currently use inClass as a planner app, but I'm not totally happy with it. Does anyone have a recommendation for a different planner app?
I am able to use my for textbooks and studying from the iTunes u app. This app has a lot of useful resources such as college lectures, labs, etc. this resource has helped me a lot in preparing for my ap exams.
Using the iPad this year, I thought I would be able to use it as an agenda planner for school to help me organize myself with homework. However, I feel like I barely used it. I tried inClass and iStudiez Pro, both which are really great; I just found myself not getting into the groove of using these apps. For anybody who used both the iPad and used an actual planner, did you find yourself liking one more than the other? I'm just trying to see whether or not ˆ should use an actual planner for next year instead of the iPad again.
This month, i have been using the iPad for taking notes in my history class. Since my history class requires collective note-taking on google doc, i can easily pull up google doc and take notes on the iPad as the teacher lectures. The iPad has also been handy for quickly looking up informayion during history lectures when a subject i want to know more about pops up. Overall, the iPad has been most useful in my history class this month.
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ReplyDeleteAᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ sᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛs: I’m sure you normally skip other students’ blog posts, eager to write your own. (Shame, tsk tsk.) But this post isn’t just for the lovely people down in the Technology Cave. This is for anyone who uses both iWork and a web storage service other than iCloud, such as Dropbox or Google Docs. If that’s you, read on. If that's not you, it doesn't hurt to read on anyway, I guess. Scientia potentia est.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that this happened to most of us when we were starting out with our iPads:
You start a document in iPad's Pages. No problems so far. In fact, working on your iPad is wonderful. Perhaps even Magical™. In fact, It Just Works™.
...and now you want to save that awesome document to your Dropbox. Or maybe you want to finish it off in Google Docs. You try everything, and you just can't figure out how to upload it.
Guess what? You can't. Apps can't share files with each other, and iPad's Safari can't upload files. Looks like you're stuck with iCloud or email, right?
Nope. I've found this magical little web service called Otixo. The main feature boasted by Otixo's makers is that it unifies your cloud storage services. It does this, and it does it well. Connect your Dropbox and your Google Docs to your Otixo account, and you can access all your files in both of these services, from the same website. (The service also works with many other cloud storage services, but for simplicity, I’ll focus on the aforementioned two.) Plus, you can easily transfer files between cloud services. But one less-known feature of Otixo is that it functions as a WebDAV server, too. Why is this awesome? Pages, Keynote, and Numbers can all send files to and from WebDAV servers. This means you can use Otixo to send documents from Pages to your Dropbox, from Google Docs to Keynote, from your Dropbox to Numbers, and so on. Finally, full control over your files!
There are two teensy little catches, though. A free Otixo account is limited to 250 MB of bandwidth per month, but that's probably enough unless you're transferring picture-filled Keynote presentations all day. The other catch is that configuring Otixo to work with iWork will take a little some time. Got time? Read my next comment to see how. (Reached the character limit. Blogger’s just jealous because I write such awesome blog posts.)
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As I've mentioned before, I think the iPad could work really well in a school environment. It would be great to be able to have notes, textbooks, handouts, homework, etc. on the iPad; however, the issue is finding a practical way to do that. One issue, to me, is the lack of a "great" app for some things. Take note-taking. I've found great handwriting apps, like Penultimate, and great typing apps, like Pages, but there isn't one that I really love that can do both. Notability and some other apps support handwriting and typing, but it almost becomes harder to take notes on the iPad with some apps.
ReplyDeleteI think another issue is the iPad's features. For example, the iPad only supports capacitive styluses (meaning that the electricity from your hand gets transferred to the iPad's screen directly or through a capacitive stylus). This means that styluses can only be so fine-tipped (I believe it's 5mm, but I'm not sure). It would be great if the iPad could support more fine-tipped styluses - I'm not sure how this would be possible, though. Maybe that'll be a feature of the iPad 3 coming out tomorrow. (By the way, those looking for a fine-tipped option should check out the Cregle iPen - it's expensive, so I haven't gotten one, but it looks cool. http://cregle.com/ipen)
I think the iPad could be extraordinarily effective in education if it had more features and better applications. I find myself using my iPad less and less because of the features and apps it lacks. It would be excellent if Apple created a device specifically suited for education - maybe an "iPad Edu," per se, that had features that were specifically suited for use in education. It'll be interesting to see what features the iPad 3 has when it is announced tomorrow - I'll edit this post tomorrow to reflect that.
Well, the "new iPad"/iPad 3's features aren't especially helpful for education. Sure, there's the retina display, which would make reading and other things easier, and the better camera, a much-needed feature, and the faster processor - the iPad 2's seems fine to me - but there aren't many other features that would help educational users. The Dictation feature would be nice for writing papers, taking notes, and more, however. The iPad 2's new, lower price point is a nice addition as well.
DeleteI'm not too excited about the new iPad. Sure, it has some new features, but nothing too unexpected. One thing I am excited about, though, is the new iPhoto app. I love taking pictures with my family's DSLR camera, but I HATE editing them. Editing photos on the iPad would be fun - you can "paint" on effects and do many other things that you simply cannot do on a computer. I will download the app soon and see what I think. (Beware, school iPad users - it only works with the new update, iOS 5.1).
One of my favorite parts about the iPad is being able to take notes and put them in dropbox or send them to myself by email, but I wish it was easier to take notes in more classes. I don't take notes in chemistry or math because having to add in signs and other details like that is very difficult to do. However, taking notes in history or lit is much easier for me because it is simply writing down facts with bullet points, and Pages makes it very easy to do. I tried out many note taking apps at the beginning of the year, but for me pages was the best because it allows you to turn it into a word document and then you can print it out.
ReplyDeleteAn app I wished I used more is iBooks. I have downloaded a couple books on it and I liked being able to highlight and add comments to parts of the book.
I use my iPad for communication (mail and first class) and note taking purposes. I use Pen Ultimate and Noterize when note taking. I mainly use pen ultimate because I can do many things with it.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I do use my iPad a lot throughout the day. I don't use it as much as other classes that use the iPad. The classes that center around the iPad, such as Jennifer and Tony's class, do their homework and worksheets on the iPad.
I really like having the iPad because it is a easy tool to write notes with and easy to talk to teachers by emailing them. It is also a good tool that helps me do homework and organize my work. I can also use the iPad to make projects for school. I really enjoy having the iPad and it is really cool.
ReplyDeleteI've started using the iPad in all of my classes, excluding art. I take all my notes on it using Notability, I write all my papers and send emails using the iPad. This use of the iPad has greatly reduced the amount of binders i have to carry to and from school, which is a great relief. What I look forward to in the future, hopefully, is the availability of online textbooks, because that would eliminate one more heavy thing to carry.
ReplyDeleteI seriously love my iPad, but it bugs how--since I am not in JTO-- I can't simply print my stuff. I have to email it to myself and open the. Attachment then print it. Also the other day during science I needed to start taking note and my notes wouldn't load so I had to borrow
ReplyDeleteA pencil and piece of paper from my friend (thank you Carmen) then type it up so all my note would be in the same place. Also sometimes in math my online textbook will not load and I have to go to my locker to get my real textbook. Also my class does a lot with google docs and commenting on others essays. I can't revise my essay on the iPad because the mobile google docs doesn't let you see comments and the better version of it which is and app is like $7 and I don't want to have to pay that. Sorry for using this as a negative feed.
In John and Sydney's class, we write speeches. I have used my iPad to write my speech. The Google Docs mobile website isn't fully functioning, so I have done more advanced editing on my speech by using the LogMeIn app to access my computer remotely from school and edit my speech in that way. I was able to do some editing that I was unable to do with the mobile site.
ReplyDeleteRight now I have to do a lot of writing. It's so much easier, since I have my IPad. I have a lot of poems that I have to write, and stories to write. I think every kid should have a IPad to use, because it makes writing down things easier and faster. Since, I go to aftercare practically everyday, I need an electronic to get some of my work done. I'm glad I have something that's easy to carry around, and get my work done on.
ReplyDeleteI have jus recently started taking my ipad to art. In art class we were making sculptures of animals and while everyone was trying to get to the computer, i and the kids with iPhones were easily looking up what we needed for the project. my iPad is great for on the run work like coming home late from a practice, i can type whatever paper i need to and not have to worry about it when I get home.
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DeleteThe iPad has been great for me. I do wish my teachers would find more ways for the iPad users to be able to use the iPads for homework, tests, projects, papers, etc. I know this is easy for Jennifer and Tony's class because they all have iPads. I take all notes on the iPad, and type up all my book reports and research papers as well. I have my math textbook on my iPad, so I do use that when doing math homework, but it would be great if I could get more textbooks on my iPad. Everyday I check the news and weather on my iPad. I use my favorite app (flipboard) for news. I find it so easy to email attachments like documents or photos from my iPad. It takes a faster amount of time to load than a computer, in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteThe iPad has been great for me. I do wish my teachers could form their lesson plans around the iPads for the iPad users. They could do this for quizzes, papers, projects, homework and more. I know it's easy for jeto's class because they all have iPads. I type all notes on the iPad, except math. I find it easier to use a pencil and paper. I type all my research papers and book reports up on the iPad as well. I use pages. I have my math textbook on my iPad, so I use it when doing homework. I do wish other school textbooks could be on the iPad. This would be more convenient. I find it very easy to email attachments such as photos and documents. They download so much faster than a computer in my opinion. I also love using my iPad to check the weather and news. I use my favorite app (flipboard) to check the news.
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ReplyDeleteWhat irritates me a little about the iPad is how you can't have multiple tabs open at one time in Pages, to put it better, you can't have two documents open at the same time, on the same screen so you can read both at the same time, which I like to do when I cross-reference what I've written or want to reference back to my outlines or have to re-write a paper. It's not a major inconvenience, but it's something that could be improved, you can't do that with safari either, although it's not a big issue at all because you can just flip back and forth between tabs, but it would still be nice to be able to have to websites open on the same screen and able to read simultaneously (if that made sense, I know what I'm try to say but it's hard to articulate it). This really is no big issue and with all the advantages the iPad offers this is nothing, but it's just something I noticed, and how some websites (like blogger or turnitin) don't work too great for the iPad. Also, I just recently realized how useful the camera on the iPad can be, I can take pictures of what the teachers write up on the board, of syllabuses so I have them with me on my iPad all the time so I never forget it at school, and of things I write out that I want to transfer onto my iPad. Recently, in bio we had to draw pictures and I was able to take a picture of my picture and insert it into my notes on my iPad, and have done it many times with schedules, complex outlines and lectures where the teacher writes on the board and times like that. It's really useful.
ReplyDeleteI am basically using my iPad in every class except math and scence, only because our teachers like to check our notebooks. I think it is really fun to have an iPad. It is really fun to type on it, and I am starting to type pretty fast on it. One thing that I wish is to be able to use the iPad in more of my Homebase classes. I use it in writing and literature classes, but things like social studies I still have to use paper for. I wish that my Homebase teachers would be able to give more of our papers electronically. We get many handouts and packets, some of the packets are up to 10 pages for each person in the class. I waste a lot of paper. If they could give us our handouts electronically, it would save us so much paper.
ReplyDeleteRecently I have been using quizlet a lot. Between science and Spanish tests it has been a nessisity. My one issue with it was because it is an online thing and requires Internet, I wasn't able to use it as much as I really wanted to. Recently, though, I revisited an app called flashcardlet which I had previously ruled unuseful. I hadn't liked it before because I couldn't figure out how to access my own personal flashcards. I discovered that if you search your username they come up much easier. I like this app a lot because I can study my flashcards with ought having to have Internet. This app is now my go to study app and is great while I'm on the go.
ReplyDeleteI have no clue how I would get around without an iPad now. Last year I didn't have one and really wanted one for Junior High, and now I can't even think what it would be like without an iPad. I use it so much everyday. For Homebase work, taking pictures of the Science and Math homework, and taking notes for other classes. I use it at home a lot too. I type all my work on Pages, and look up things on Safari. I get a new app about every week, and I use each and every one of them.
ReplyDeleteI'm really enjoying having my iPad this term. With my friends, we have swaped apps and it is great to get to see all of these new apps that I know work well before I even buy them. I really enjoyed the iPad lunch thing recently even though there wasn't a big turn out. I think we should have more chances like that because for me it is very helpful to have an app recommended and see how someone is using it before I try it. I find that finding the app myself is harder and less helpful then getting a helpful recommendation that helps me appreciate e app better and it saves time and effort.
ReplyDeleteI keep having the issue, that when I try to update apps, I get the notification that the app couldn't be downloaded at the time. So I tried to update the app from my computer, but the computer said it didn't need updating.
ReplyDeleteWhen using my iPad, I find that I use it in most classes, but some classes I use it much more frequently than others. For example, I use my iPad for just about everything in math, while in science I only use it for taking pictures of notes. This is an inconvenience because I know that these things could be much more efficient if applied, but people using iPads in most classes are such a minority that little to no support is provided at all. It would be nice in upcoming years if the iPad program is expanded that more support is provided for iPads, instead of doing everything pen and paper.
ReplyDeleteTwo new apps that I have begun to use are ToDo's Lite and Dictation. I use a regular planner but when I get overwhelmed/stressed and need electronic reminders I use the todo app. It is helpful because you can have it alert you when you need to finish things and you can prioritize and organize in that order more easily than in a planner, where I tend to write down assignments in the order I get them as the day goes on. Dictation is a fun/helpful app where basically you dictate what you want to type, like Siri on the iPhone 4, and the iPad types it for you. Sometimes I hate this app but sometimes I love it. Apple products tend to have interesting autocorrections sometimes and that can distract/slow me doWn while writing a paper. However, when using Dictation I can ignore what the iPad is doing and just talk, then edit it later. Sometimes Dictation can go more wrong than autocorrect though so it all just depends on personal preferences and opinions. As of now, I am still undecided as to which I prefer.
ReplyDeleteSo far this year the iPad has worked really well. One of the hardest things about it is that some teachers who either aren't used to them, or think they are distracting don't allways like us using them in class. I think it would be a lot easier if I was in an iPad class and everything functioned around the iPads. One other thing that I really don't like is whenever I need to print something I have to email it to myself first then print it from a computer.
ReplyDeleteAfter searching around on the app store I found this great new app. Most of you have probably heard of it but it's called Khan Academy. The guy who started it out was a person named Salman Khan. He started this non-profit organization in 2006 and ever science then it has help out millions of people. I mostly use this app for math problems that I don't understand, but you can use it for just about anything. This app covers many different forms of arithmetic and shows you things that you can study for a test. This is a great app and if you don't understand something in science, math or just need to study for a quiz or test, I think you might want to get this app.
ReplyDeleteWhat I am really getting annoyed about is that the iPad has a few dis- functions on specific websites or apps. For instance when I accessed this website on my iPad, and when I try to type, I can only type a certain amount and then the screen freezes. Also, in certain apps, the screen freezes and it goes back to the home screen. I think that the problem is that I either have bad internet or I have too many tabs open.
ReplyDeleteI really like having an iPad. I use it to take notes and do homework for 4 out of my 6 classes. I only have a couple of apps that I like to use, such as Pages, which I use a lot. The one thing that has been annoying me about the iPad lately is trying to post on a blog from the iPad. I have two blogs that I have to post on somewhat regularly, this blog and than a blog for my lit class. But recently, I haven't been able to post on the blogs from the iPad, I have had to post on them from a computer. Sometimes I start typing a post and then the screen freezes and won't let me go back and edit my post. And other times I will be able to type my entry but when I hit publish it won't post. I don't understand why this keeps happening. Has this been a problem for anybody else?
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Yes, blogger has been giving me trouble, too- that's part of the reason this is so late (I only had access to my iPad, not a computer.)
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother finally decided that she wanted get an iPad about a week ago. She's seen me use mine over and over but is just now starting to understand that she is capable of using one, too! I ordered one for her and helped her find a case and stylus. She's pretty new to technology in general, so I wanted to make sure she would feel comfortable using the iPad. I've found that the best way to learn how to use the iPad is by just playing around, but, understandably, she wanted some specific instructions. I made a website with lots of very basic explanations and tips, then added it as a shortcut on her home screen. I was surprised at how difficult it was for me to explain some of the things I do so often (selecting text, for example) because they have become so automatic. My grandmother said it reminded her of trying to teach someone to drive: when you don't even think about what you're doing, it can be hard to teach someone else!
She's had her iPad for a week now, and she loves it. You can see the website I made at www.ipadhelp.weebly.com.
Has anybody used the Adonit Jot stylus? I'm highly considering ordering one to see if it would be a good option for note taking. The Jot would be my third stylus - I'm having a very hard time finding one I like - so does anyone have any other reccommendations of styluses they use and like for note taking? I want to purchase a stylus but would like to try it out first, so if anyone has the Jot or another good stylus that I could try, that would be great!
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Deletei now have started to use my ipad to order assignments and design ways of getting organized. i have found that my ipad is very useful when it comes to saving dates and making sure i do not forget things. when tennis started, i put up all of the practices on my calendar, and then told my ipad to send me a notification the day before each event.
ReplyDeleteSomething that I have started using my ipad for is Reading PDF's and books on iBooks. Instead of printing pages and pages of an Article that am assigned to use, my teacher emails me a PDF version to read on the iPad. This has come very helpful instead of carrying pages of a homework assignment in my Binder.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know of a good app to use for just anything that would be like pages? I think that if it had more formatting options that would be helpful.
ReplyDeleteLike most people, I use my iPad quite a bit for taking notes. I've had some trouble finding note-taking apps that I like, but I do think that I've decided on my favorite, which is Notability. I've been using this app for about a month now, and I much prefer it over my previous note-taking app, Noterize. Noterize is free, while Notability is $0.99, which is one reason I didn't initially use Notability. In my notes, I like to be able to handwrite and type, which is why I don't use Pages or Penultimate as often for class notes (though I do like to use Penultimate whenever I need to jot something down). One of the reasons I got frustrated with Noterize is that it is not updated. The developers released a newer version, called Paperport Notes, which has some nice additional features and is definitely better than Noterize, but I wish the developers would update the app where all my notes are currently stored. I find that the handwriting is smoother in Notability than in Paperport or Noterize, and there are also many more formatting options. Notability features many different ink colors, different fonts, and options for bullets and numbering. Notability also features cut and paste for handwriting, which makes it much easier to reorganize notes. In Noterize, I wasn't able to have more than one style of font in one document. One disadvantage of Notability is that, unlike Noterize, it doesn't allow users to email specific pages from a note; only an entire note can be shared. I do think, however, that Notability's organization is better than Noterize. Ultimately, I would recommend Notability over Noterize; it is certainly worth $0.99. On a side note, I currently use inClass as a planner app, but I'm not totally happy with it. Does anyone have a recommendation for a different planner app?
ReplyDeleteI am able to use my for textbooks and studying from the iTunes u app. This app has a lot of useful resources such as college lectures, labs, etc. this resource has helped me a lot in preparing for my ap exams.
ReplyDeleteUsing the iPad this year, I thought I would be able to use it as an agenda planner for school to help me organize myself with homework. However, I feel like I barely used it. I tried inClass and iStudiez Pro, both which are really great; I just found myself not getting into the groove of using these apps. For anybody who used both the iPad and used an actual planner, did you find yourself liking one more than the other? I'm just trying to see whether or not ˆ should use an actual planner for next year instead of the iPad again.
ReplyDeleteThis month, i have been using the iPad for taking notes in my history class. Since my history class requires collective note-taking on google doc, i can easily pull up google doc and take notes on the iPad as the teacher lectures. The iPad has also been handy for quickly looking up informayion during history lectures when a subject i want to know more about pops up. Overall, the iPad has been most useful in my history class this month.
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