accessible-iOS Re: question about using an ipad in school
- From: Beto Arreola <beto.arreola22@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: accessible-ios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2013 10:48:34 -0600
Hi, for the past couple of months I tried using pages on my iPad mini only not
relying on my iPad and yes everything Ricardo says I agree with completely.
I also have to say when switching between things with an iPad when writing a
paper can throw off our curser completely as well.
I still recommend sticking with a mac or pc for big papers.
You may believe an iPad or other tablets are and can be used as a computer, but
not yet they still have issues. I won't say they may not in the future, but
not now.
On Aug 7, 2013, at 8:43 AM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker296@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Christopher,
>
> Even with a keyboard, I find editing documents with pages can be quite
> tedious. Spell checking and formatting, at least for me, are quite
> challenging. Voiceover focus sometimes wanders within the document.
> Especially when trying to return focus to the edit field after exploring the
> tools section, etc.
>
> But to be fair, I have not really sat down and forced myself to use pages on
> IOS exclusively for any significant amount of time. Others with more
> experience might have much, much, better results than I. My experience could
> definitely be due to a lack of user experience and or error.
>
> Ricardo Walker
> ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Twitter:@apple2thecore
> www.appletothecore.info
>
> On Aug 7, 2013, at 12:53 AM, 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 donㅤㅁㅝㅍ 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, googleㅤㅁㅝㅌ Play
>>> books, etc, you will probably have access to a lot of content you will
>>> need for school. Scanning? I donㅤㅁㅝㅍ 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 isnㅤㅁㅝㅍ 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 wouldnㅤㅁㅝㅍ 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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