Is there some way to "hand out" paperwork to several iPads?

[harpy]

Is there an app or set of apps that would let you hand out some paperwork wirelessly to other local iPads?

Similar to the idea of the iPad's implementation of Scrabble, where players can put an iPad on a table, and all of the players have iPhones or iTouches and they just flick their scrabble letters onto the board.

So say I meet several students in a classroom, everyone has an iPad. I've written up a lesson for the day and I want to distribute it to everyone present. While I could email it to them, put it on some shared website, etc. Instead I want to make it a more fluid and organic experience. I just bring up the lesson and then, either through flicking or just "send local" button in some app I can have the lesson get deposited on all of the local iPads that are present through a wireless connection.

Obviously all of the iPads would need to have an app installed that would facilitate this. Is there any way of doing this right now?

 

[koilvr]

Is there an app or set of apps that would let you hand out some paperwork wirelessly to other local iPads?

Similar to the idea of the iPad's implementation of Scrabble, where players can put an iPad on a table, and all of the players have iPhones or iTouches and they just flick their scrabble letters onto the board.

So say I meet several students in a classroom, everyone has an iPad. I've written up a lesson for the day and I want to distribute it to everyone present. While I could email it to them, put it on some shared website, etc. Instead I want to make it a more fluid and organic experience. I just bring up the lesson and then, either through flicking or just "send local" button in some app I can have the lesson get deposited on all of the local iPads that are present through a wireless connection.

Obviously all of the iPads would need to have an app installed that would facilitate this. Is there any way of doing this right now?

nope but you can create this app you will be rich....

 

[Applenewstoday]

nope but you can create this app you will be rich....

No kidding.

 

[Akitakoi]

I don't yet own a ipad but is there no drop box or shared file?
Can one ipad see another via wifi?

Maybe dumb questions

 

[adammull]

Yeah, app called Mover. Its been out for awhile.

http://itunes.apple.com/app/mover/id320907954?mt=8

 

[Mitchrapp]

Yeah, app called Mover. Its been out for awhile.

http://itunes.apple.com/app/mover/id320907954?mt=8

Looks likes it's a love or have app.

 

[crh3ff]

"email"

(only halfway sarcastic ;-)

 

[spammerhamster]

Dropbox

 

[Caraj]

Dropbox

Yes dropbox should do the trick. I use it all of the time

 

[unixfool]

Goodreader might also be an option.

 

[colmaclean]

Somehow don't think Dropbox and Goodreader provide the "fluid and organic experience" that the OP is after...

 

[iSingandiDance]

A great idea that would take the idea of e-learning to entirely new plateaus.

Not to mention strengthen the argument that iPad is great for academia.

 

[unixfool]

Somehow don't think Dropbox and Goodreader provide the "fluid and organic experience" that the OP is after...

Really, if he wants fluid and organic (whatever the F that means...something fluid and organic could mean WATER (fluid) or paper (it is organic)), he'd get away from iPads and use something that is actually more fluid and organic to "hand out" paper. The first thing I can think of is to require a non-iPad (an actual laptop?). The second thing would be to just use freakin' real paper.

Any other manufacturer would just use BT for such things...but Apple neuters the holy hell out of that option.

 

[Amazing Iceman]

Really, if he wants fluid and organic (whatever the F that means...something fluid and organic could mean WATER (fluid) or paper (it is organic)), he'd get away from iPads and use something that is actually more fluid and organic to "hand out" paper. The first thing I can think of is to require a non-iPad (an actual laptop?). The second thing would be to just use freakin' real paper.

Any other manufacturer would just use BT for such things...but Apple neuters the holy hell out of that option.

Maybe Dropbox is not 'green' enough for him. He may argue the iPad is not green, as it generates electromagnetic interference, polluting the airwaves, blah blah blah...

Anyways, I do agree Dropbox is the most suitable solution in the meantime.

 

[MaxusHastings]

wow, some people really get hung up on terminology...

Anyway, here is a little application i saw the other day when on the hunt for a similar thing, i haven't used it yet myself but it looks promising (the UI could be nicer, but hey, its a start right? )

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/conference-pad/id377782792?mt=8

Thanks!

Maxus

 

[crh3ff]

wow, some people really get hung up on terminology...

Anyway, here is a little application i saw the other day when on the hunt for a similar thing, i haven't used it yet myself but it looks promising (the UI could be nicer, but hey, its a start right? )

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/conference-pad/id377782792?mt=8

Thanks!

Maxus

this is awesome, at least the concept is! I have been looking for a way to control presentations on the ipad remotely since the day I got mine!