accessible-iOS Re: question about using an ipad in school
- From: Christopher Chaltain <chaltain@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: accessible-ios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 23:53:09 -0500
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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