The iPad Cometh
30/04/10 09:12
My iPad arrived yesterday, and I am going to spend the next few weeks exploring the ways this device could be used to extend and enhance teaching and learning at DePaul. It is a pretty cool gadget, so I will be having plenty of fun along the way.
I am writing this whilst traveling to work on a moderately empty Brown Line El. The iPad's virtual (onscreen) keyboard isn't perfect, but it works fairly well. I'm using Apple's Pages App to compose copy, and the combination of predictive text and native spellchecking is keeping me on the straight and narrow.
Note: Following the DePaul iPhone instructions will allow you to access DePaul e-mail on the iPad
Presentation
Creation
Note: File sharing is possible with iWork Pages, but it gets a little cumbersome.
Social media
Note: Apples’s Camera Connection Kit seems to allow USB headsets and keyboard to work.
Microsoft Office
PDF
Note: iAnnotate PDF seems to work well here.
LMS
Web
Already I have been distracted by some of the cool ways to consume content on the iPad (I can watch streaming Netflix movies for example), but I am quietly confident that this device can be useful within the work environment.
I am writing this whilst traveling to work on a moderately empty Brown Line El. The iPad's virtual (onscreen) keyboard isn't perfect, but it works fairly well. I'm using Apple's Pages App to compose copy, and the combination of predictive text and native spellchecking is keeping me on the straight and narrow.
My list of required and desired outcomes is starting to form. So far I have:
Basic e-mail
- Calendar
- Address book
Note: Following the DePaul iPhone instructions will allow you to access DePaul e-mail on the iPad
Presentation
- Present basic Keynote/PowerPoint presentation
- Present rich-media Keynote/PowerPoint presentation
- Present movie clips
- Present and annotate (underline, sketch, write text)
- Record presentations (podcast and vodcast)
Creation
- Create and edit text documents
- Create and edit presentations
- Create and exit podcasts
- Basic editing of images
- Export to PDF
Note: File sharing is possible with iWork Pages, but it gets a little cumbersome.
Social media
- Tweet/Twitter
- Post to blog
- Skype
Note: Apples’s Camera Connection Kit seems to allow USB headsets and keyboard to work.
Microsoft Office
- Create and edit Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Open and view PDF
- Annotate PDF
- Export/save annotations
- Search for text
Note: iAnnotate PDF seems to work well here.
LMS
- Access Blackboard and Desire2Learn
- Post announcements/news
- Post and respond on discussion board
- Upload files
- Download files
- Grade
Web
- Basic Web browsing
- Access Web e-mail
- View online video
Already I have been distracted by some of the cool ways to consume content on the iPad (I can watch streaming Netflix movies for example), but I am quietly confident that this device can be useful within the work environment.
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