Ipad for long essays?

[jemmabelle]

Hi guys, was just wondering how the ipad is for students writing long essays?

I want to switch to the ipad from my laptop as it would be easier to take with me to pracs and lectueres ect.

if i brought the keyboard to make it easier would this be quite simple?

cheers, jemmabelle

 

[Gabriel1]

Hi guys, was just wondering how the ipad is for students writing long essays?

I want to switch to the ipad from my laptop as it would be easier to take with me to pracs and lectueres ect.

if i brought the keyboard to make it easier would this be quite simple?

cheers, jemmabelle

I use the Apple wireless keyboard for lots of typing as I am slightly unreliable using the onscreen keyboard.

If loud and clear enough I wonder how good Dragon Dictation would be for lectures, it's fantastic when close up, unbelievably reliable.

The Archangel

 

[Hayles66]

Hi guys, was just wondering how the ipad is for students writing long essays?

I want to switch to the ipad from my laptop as it would be easier to take with me to pracs and lectueres ect.

if i brought the keyboard to make it easier would this be quite simple?

cheers, jemmabelle

Yes, bluetooth keyboard makes life easy for long writing essays.

 

[gentlefury]

exactly the same as a notebook.

 

[Catfiend]

Hi guys, was just wondering how the ipad is for students writing long essays?

I know of someone who wrote a book on an iPad with Bluetooth keyboard so even pretty long essays should be a snap.

 

[gentlefury]

My little brother is completing his first year of college with his iPad.

 

[twerppoet]

If loud and clear enough I wonder how good Dragon Dictation would be for lectures, it's fantastic when close up, unbelievably reliable.

The Archangel

But it uses the internet, and will only record for about a minute before it stops and sends what it has off for processing.

 

[Gabriel1]

But it uses the internet, and will only record for about a minute before it stops and sends what it has off for processing.

I didn't realise it uses the Internet, every time I use this forum I learn just how little I really know!

The Archangel

 

[Hayles66]

I didn't realise it uses the Internet, every time I use this forum I learn just how little I really know!

The Archangel

Modesty again

 

[Gabriel1]

Modesty again

Truth rather than modesty, blagging can only get me so far!

The Archangel

 

[Catfiend]

Just a quick follow-up. Yesterday I sat down to do some more-or-less serious writing for the first time using my iPad + Zaggmate. Wonderful. 2,000+ words just flowed. When I needed to look something up it was right there - thank you, Google! - and it felt completely natural. The app I was using, Writer (monospaced font, lots of whitespace, easy navigation), made concentrating on my writing very easy. Now if there were only a Word compatible WP that handle tracking changes....

 

[Ingoiolo]

Maybe at the early age of 29 I'm already a dinosaur, but I really can't understand how one can effectively take notes from lectures or university frontal lessons with a notebook or an iPad...

My notes used to be all non linear and schematic... A word processor would be too restrictive for effectively capturing stream of thoughts or unrelated ideas...

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