Taking notes in class.

[P51]

I saw a kid using his iPad today to take notes in class. He was very quick and his notes were pretty detailed, i.e. he had bullets and everything.

Is this practical?
Also what app do you think he was using?

 

[MacDawg]

Was he handwriting or typing?
There are dozens and dozens of note taking apps on the iPad

I currently use Noteshelf

But you can Notability, Penultimate or dozens of others

 

[P51]

Was he handwriting or typing?
There are dozens and dozens of note taking apps on the iPad

I currently use Noteshelf

But you can Notability, Penultimate or dozens of others

Typing. I'll check them out, thanks! It didn't look like Pages and I never looked into anything else.

Edit: These all seem to be handwritting apps. Anything you know of that is just strictly text?

 

[MacDawg]

You can try Circus Ponies Notebook or something like Clean Writer
Or even Evernote

 

[PrayForDeath]

Well why didn't you ask him?

Was he touch typing or using a keyboard?

 

[P51]

You can try Circus Ponies Notebook or something like Clean Writer
Or even Evernote

Will check those out.

Well why didn't you ask him?

Was he touch typing or using a keyboard?

Was huge lecture hall, probably 500+ people. He was 2 rows ahead of me. Touch typing.

 

[caleberle]

I started using my iPad to take notes in class last semester using Pages and found that I preferred it over my MacBook. It takes a little while to adjust, but once you get used to it I think it is just as easy as typing on a MacBook or any computer.

 

[\-V-/]

You can try Circus Ponies Notebook or something like Clean Writer
Or even Evernote

+1 for Notebook. Been using it for years. Love it.

 

[Night Spring]

Typing. I'll check them out, thanks! It didn't look like Pages and I never looked into anything else.

Edit: These all seem to be handwritting apps. Anything you know of that is just strictly text?

A little pricey, but OmniOutliner looks really good. If I were still in school, that's the one I'd love to try.

 

[Defender2010]

Noteability?? It's a great note taking app for lectures/classes.

 

[NeedMoreVideo]

I use smartnote.

It uses mostly typing for text entry, but allows for drawing as well...

 

[davenz]

Noteability?? It's a great note taking app for lectures/classes.

I second this. You can type or write with a stylus easily. I LOVE my bamboo stylus and this app for lectures. It's also great for organising notes into classes or trimesters. Notes plus is also good.

Things like noteshelf & penaltimate you can't type, only write. Noteability does both.

 

[eurobum]

I really want to do this as well, but I don't think I'll be able to do it without a hard keyboard, seeing typing on the touch keyboard forces you to, visually, focus on the iPad instead of being able to use the ten finger system -- which I do rather efficiently -- allowing my visual focus to be on all of the details of the actual lecture/lecturer/hot babes in attendance.

 

[Abazigal]

Tried notability, but could never get the hang of it. Handwriting looked really ugly and clumsy and my attempts at scrolling just ended up screwing the formatting of the document. Guess I really am a dinosaur.

The fact that you saw someone do it before your very eyes means it is possible. Whether it is feasible for you is another thing though. Probably something that requires a lot of practice beforehand, so you don't fumble when trying to keep up with lecturers rattling off at the speed of light.