accessible-iOS Re: question about using an ipad in school
- From: Josh Gregory <joshkart12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "accessible-ios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <accessible-ios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 12:15:27 -0400
Yeah that would be a possibility I guess, if you check your email from the
computer and download the attached files.
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 7, 2013, at 12:02 PM, Jasmine Kotsay <jasmine.kotsay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> I could also just email the documents to myself, right, and get them off
> of the iPad that way, too, right? Even if I couldn't use a flash drive, email
> is an option, right?
> I don't want to have the iPad replace my computer, I'm just looking into
> whether or not it's worth getting.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Donna Goodin <doniadonna@xxxxxx
> To: accessible-ios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date sent: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 06:43:32 -0500
> Subject: accessible-iOS Re: question about using an ipad in school
>
> Hi Chris and Jasmine,
>
> I'm not a pages user much, either, so just one small contradiction. She
> could get it off her iPad and onto a computer rather easily with an app such
> as Dropbox or Docs2Go.
> Best,
> Donna
> On Aug 6, 2013, at 11:53 PM, Christopher Chaltain <chaltain@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I don't see any reason a tablet, such as the iPad, couldn't be used as a
> laptop replacement and be used to write large papers, especially when
> you attach a bluetooth keyboard to them. Tablets today definitely have
> the computing power to be used as a laptop and perform this task adequately.
>
> I think the problem with the iPad is the lack of accessible office suite
> apps. You'd pretty much have to use Pages, and it isn't as easy to use
> for the blind and as feature rich as accessible office suites available
> on a PC or even a Mac. I believe someone else on this thread pointed
> this out and said that Pages on the Mac is a better application for this
> task than the Pages app on the iPad. I'm not a Pages user, so I'm just
> basing this on what I've read on this and other lists. A Pages user
> could give more details or could contradict me.
>
> It's also a bit harder to get the final paper off of the iPad. You'd
> have to use iTunes to get it to your PC/Mac or leverage the cloud to
> share it with others and collaborate on it.
>
> This is all just my $0.02.
>
> On 08/06/2013 11:34 PM, Jasmine Kotsay wrote:
> Hi,
> Why is it not good to write larger papers? What is so different
> from a regular computer?
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ricardo Walker <rwalker296@xxxxxxxxx
> To: accessible-ios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date sent: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 18:17:58 -0400
> Subject: accessible-iOS Re: question about using an ipad in school
>
> Hi,
>
> I agree with Alberto here. I don???? think an iPad is a computer
> replacement like what your describing. With a bluetooth keyboard, its
> an awesome notetaker, and with access to iBooks, Kindle, google???? Play
> books, etc, you will probably have access to a lot of content you will
> need for school. Scanning? I don???? know. Maybe a few sheets at a
> time, so you can keep up with the handouts in class. It will take lots
> and lots of practice and patients though. Like Alberto said, the camera
> on an iPad isn???? as good as the cameras found on an iPhone 5 or and
> iPhone 4S. But come to think of it, If you could have a classmate scan
> the handout for you, they could literally do it in a few seconds.
>
> Writing papers, I wouldn???? want to write an entire paper using my iPad.
> haha. Even with my bluetooth keyboard. What it is good at is proof
> reading, editing, and doing shorter works. Or, just working on bigger
> papers when not in front of your computer. Especially if you have a Mac
> and you have Pages on your iPad and your Mac.
>
> Ricardo Walker
> ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Twitter:@apple2thecore
> www.appletothecore.info
>
> On Aug 6, 2013, at 2:28 PM, Beto Arreola <beto.arreola22@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Okay well for scanning stuff I wouldn't recommend the iPad it is just to
> big and the camera isn't that good.
> For taking notes it will be great if you have a bluetooth keyboard to go
> along with it.
> As for writing papers that isn't recommended with a portable device of
> that kind I would recommend sticking with a laptop of pc for that.
> For text book reading they can be very good too specially if you can get
> an electronic copy of the book.
> Those are my thoughts of it specially my use of the iPad.
>
>
> On Aug 6, 2013, at 12:21 PM, Jasmine Kotsay <jasmine.kotsay@xxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> What I meant was, can someone give me an idea of what using the
> iPad to take notes, write papers, scan handouts the teachers give out,
> and read textbooks and documents
> is like?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Beto Arreola <beto.arreola22@xxxxxxxxx
> To: accessible-ios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date sent: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 10:26:51 -0600
> Subject: accessible-iOS Re: question about using an ipad in school
>
> Hi, can you be a little more specific in what you would like to know.
> There are many uses in school for an iPad and well if you give us an
> idea of what the use would be for it we can give you a better idea.
> On Aug 6, 2013, at 3:26 AM, Jasmine Kotsay <jasmine.kotsay@xxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I was wondering, can anyone who uses an iPad in school tell me
> their experiences? This would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
> Jasmine
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