One of the developers here at the library asked me to tell him a little bit about my experience using the iPad in an academic setting. Here are his questions:
- Where do you find your self using the device the most?
- What do you really enjoy/hate about the device?
- Is there anything that you think is really missing(software or hardware)?
- How would you use the device in an academic setting?
- Is there any app that you think must be written for use in the academic setting?
And here are my answers:
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I’ve been using an iPad for about six months now. I like it, don’t get me wrong, but it hasn’t been the life-changing device I’d sort of been expecting. I haven’t found that many apps that really take advantage of the specific qualities of the iPad: its shape and size, the multi-touch surface. (Some exceptions: