Evernote

There were many things that I liked about using Evernote in class. One thing I liked about Evernote was being able to keep my notes organized. I could easily store the notes in my Evernote account and be able to access them later when I opened up my iPad. Another thing I liked was being able to use a keyboard to type notes. I like typing as opposed to writing things out because for me, it is much simpler. Being able to use Evernote was a convenient way to keep my notes organized and type them all out. Then when I was done with my notes, I could e-mail them to myself and access them at home, or even just use Evernote at home. Evernote was one of my favorite parts about using the iPads.

I really do not have any complaints about Evernote. The only thing that ever caused me any stress was the fact that I had to log in every time. I think if I could've had the iPad remember my username it would be a little bit more convenient. Other than that, Evernote was always a simple app to use and always very fast. Saving and editing notes is very easy. It was a very nice thing to have in class. Being able to go to class and open up an iPad to all of your previous documents is easy to do. Evernote makes taking notes extremely easy!

There are not many things I think should be changed about Evernote. One thing I would change, though, is the ability to indent paragraphs. This would serve as helpful when students are taking notes and would like to make bullet points under their notes. It also would be helpful when writing essays on Evernote. Other than that, I would not change anything about Evernote. It has always served as a convenient way to take notes. Accessibility is convenient and simple. Taking notes is always easy. The only thing I would change is maybe adding a tab button or bullet point option of some sort.

iPads in the classroom

There were many benefits of having iPads in the classroom. One of the benefits is having Internet available to students at all times. If, for example, the teacher were to ask a question involving a word that the student did not understand, they could simply look up the definition online and answer the question. Another benefit to having iPads in the classroom is being able to type notes rather than write them out on a piece of paper. It takes less effort and you can simply email the notes to yourself and be able to access them on any computer. Although computers can be hard to understand sometimes, iPads are very easy to use. They are easy to carry around and navigate. iPads are also extremely convenient when the class is asked to present a project. The iPad can simply be projected onto the screen in the front of the classroom and the entire class can view one student's notes.

 I can only think of one limitation to using a class set of iPads. That would be not being able to take the iPad home. We do not take the iPads home because We need to keep them at school for the other classes. The iPads are so useful while we are in school, but once we go home they become useless. I think iPads would be even more of a benefit to students if we were allowed to take them home at least once a week. If, for example, the student wanted to study their notes at home, it would be simpler to take the whole device home than to email all of their notes to themselves. Other than this, the iPads have no limitations. They make things more convenient for students.

 I think the school district should have more iPads available for students. For now, more carts should be acquired. Hopefully, in the future, our district will have enough money and support to purchase iPads for every student. The students would use an iPad during school and take it home to be able to access their notes that they took during class. This would be extremely convenient for students. For the many students who do not own an apple device, it would be a way for them to access apps such as Dropbox and Evernote. These are convenient note taking devices that we use during class. An environment with iPads available to every student would be ideal for our school district.