My experience with eBooks
Recently I invested on iPad 2. One of the most common uses that I have been giving to the iPad is reading and making annotations about the articles and resources I need for MET courses. I synchronize my docs from my computer to the iPad through DocsToGo. I read and make annotations about these articles through NeuAnnotate and classify them in iBook. It has been very useful. Before I got the iPad I had to read a lot of articles from my computer. Reading through the iPad helps ease eye. In addition, it provides a more ecological alternative to study and learn new information.
Posted in: Week 06: eBooks
Julie S 7:30 pm on October 11, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
I’ve been reading MET documents on my IPad since last year and it’s been great except I couldn’t do the annotations. I had heard that there was ‘an app for that’ as they say but hadn’t been able to find it. Thanks Angela! I also didn’t know that you could classify the PDFs in iBook so mine are a big mess. These were my two biggest obstacles to going fully to the Ipad from previously working on my laptop. Thanks for sharing.
– Julie
jenaca 1:53 am on October 12, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hey Angela and Julie,
You are both making me want to buy an Ipad. I recently bought a Kobo but am wishing it had more uses than just reading. I am an apple fanatic and live for my Macbook…Maybe my next purchase will have to be the Ipad:)
Thanks,
Jenaca
mcquaid 7:44 am on October 13, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Things like synchronizing docs between one device and the next is an incredible ability. Doing this and things like making highlights, underlines, notes, etc., was something I never thought of eReaders being able to do until recently. They’ve suddenly started to sound much more useful.
jarvise 2:52 pm on October 13, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Its funny – when I started the MET (in 2008) I printed off my whole courses, all readings, sat with a highlighter, and took notes. I have a few full binders from those courses. Now, I print off almost nothing. I organize everything online. I don’t even use Word anymore. The ipad makes everything so much more user friendly. I love enlarging and reducing font with finger swipes.
Emily