I'm a student trying to see if an iPad will help me in my studies. Just looking to see how the rest of you guys use it for academics.
When I had mine, I would use goodnotes and a stylus to take notes, either over downloaded slides or by creating a virtual notebook and using it as a notebook replacement.
I would also be running a voice recorder app and recording the audio lectures.
I could then email the mp3 or exported pdfs to myself and study on any device.
I've since sold my iPad and moved on to a macbook air - but am really missing the iPad.
If you're studying a subject that requires tons of equations and math - the iPad with a stylus is simply unbeatable.
I'm going to have to disagree with your last statement. Nothing beats good old pen and paper for equations and diagrams in math and science. I don't expect to use the iPad for Orgo and Calc.
I'm a researcher and use my iPad for mind mapping, note taking and annotating PDFs, among other things.
I'm a researcher too. Can you tell me a but about the apps you use for reading and annotating PDFs and other academic papers?
I'm a researcher too. Can you tell me a but about the apps you use for reading and annotating PDFs and other academic papers?
Are there apps that I can open a word document from Blackboard and edit right away?
Yes. Any app that edits Word documents can do that. It depends on what level of access you want to editing features. They all have their strengths and weaknesses.