taking notes on your tablet
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These slides were originally designed to accompany Julie & Michelle’s CLC PDC Workshop session titled “Taking Notes on Your Tablet”, September 2012TRANSCRIPT
Taking Notes with Your TabletApps & techniques for today’s brave new world
With Michelle Carter & Julie Ryan
Note Taking on a Tablet
Popular Apps
Other Apps of Note
Accessories
+ Bonus Section: iPad Tipstopics
Disclaimer
We’re predominantly Apple users and know more about apps for our own devices than for Android, Kindle, etc.
TAKING NOTES ON YOUR TABLETOur experience
If at first you don’t succeed…
Determine what you really need by taking a look at the way you currently take notes
Look for an App that suits your style(** read reviews before you buy)
• Do you work with a lot of PDF or Word files in meetings?• Do you need to draw or doodle?• Do you need to share your notes?• Do you need to secure your data?
A few words of caution…
(but you can buy a keyboard)
Typing Long Documents is Hard
Data Loss is a Possibility
(always backup your notes)
Screen glare can be annoying
(you can buy anti-glare film)
POPULAR NOTE APPSTaking notes on your device
Apps We’ll Cover
Daily Notes & Tasks
Evernote
Noteshelf
GoodNotes
Upad
Daily Notes & TasksTake and share notes Device: PC, MAC, Tablets, SmartphonesCost: $4.99
Dailynotes Features
• Take notes and manage tasks with tabs• Search & filter notes by tags, tabs, or days• Sketch/handwriting• Export to Dropbox and PDF• Camera integration• Set password
Evernote by Evernote Corp.Take and share notes Device: PC, MAC, Tablets, SmartphonesCost: FREE
Your notes are automatically synced
Text & digital ink notes on tablets
Evernote Features
• Create and edit text notes• Record audio notes• Photo notes• Search for text inside images• Sync your notes across all of your devices• Share notes via Facebook & Twitter
NoteshelfTake and share notes Device: iPadCost: $5.99
• Keep notes in notebooks• Digital ink pens, highlighter pens, or type on the keyboard• Embed photos• Share through email, Twitter, Facebook• Export to Evernote & Dropbox
Noteshelf Features
GoodnotesTake and share notes, annotate PDF Device: iPadCost: FREE, $3.99 for full version
Easily import files
Highlight and Annotate PDFs
• Pen, highlighter, keyboard• Store and organize notes into notebooks• Import and annotate PDFs, photos, Dropbox files• Export to Dropbox & Evernote• Share notes & notebooks with other GoodNotes users• Auto-saves every 15 seconds
GoodNote Features
UpadNote taking, PDF annotating, Photo decoratingDevice: iPadCost: FREE, $4.99 for full version
Export to PDF & email for sharing
• Pen, highlighter, keyboard• Annotate PDF files and books from iTunes (no Dropbox
sync)• Draw on pictures• Bookmark favorite notes and files• Export to email, PDF & PNG images for sharing• Palm rest feature prevents interference while writing• Last update deleted user data – company working on a fix
(don’t forget to backup your info if the app allows it!)
Upad Features
OTHER APPS OF NOTEOther apps you may find useful
Idea Sketch by NoSleep SoftwareCreate Mind MapsCost: FREE
Voice Thread by VoiceThread.comAnnotate images and documents with voice & textCost: FREE
Dragon Dictation by Nuance CommunicationsSpeech to textCost: free
ACCESSORIESOptional accessories for a better experiance
• TouchTec® II 9mm Capacitive iPad Stylus and Ball Point, $20• BoxWave Capacitive Stylus for All Touchscreens, $8• Arcadia 2PCS Micro-Knit Retractable Stylus , $10 for 2
Stylus
• With or without a case• Be sure to make note of your specific tablet model before buying
particularly with iPads (version 2 and up need a hole for rear camera)
Keyboard
• Can hold your tablet in the perfect position for you• Different angles help reduce screen glare in office setting• Julie recommends the Belkin FlipBlade Adjustable Stand for iPads
Stand
• For transferring data between your tablet and computer & charging• Longer cables are available for purchase (and worth the money)• Some computers can’t charge your device
Docking Cable & Travel Charger
iPad Tips+ Bonus Section
iPad
Tips
1. Press & hold the sleep/wake button 2. Immediately after, press the home button
Your screen capture is saved in PHOTOS
How To: Screen Captures
Sleep/wake button
Home button
iPad
Tips1. For alternate characters, press and hold down on a key
until a second menu appears2. slide your finger to the correct character
How To: Alternate Characters
Alternate characters
iPad
Tips
1. Press and hold the “.com” key 2. Slide your finger to select .edu, .net, and .org
instead of typing them in.
How To: Quick Web Addresses
Press and hold the .com key
iPad
Tips
1. Tap and hold the number selection2. Slide your finger to correct number You will not lose the letter keyboard
How To: Quick access number keys
Tap and hold a number key
iPad
TipsAt the end of a line of text, tap the spacebar twice. iPad will automatically insert a period and capitalize the next letter for you.
How To: Type Faster
Double-tap the spacebar
List of Apps
1. Daily Notes2. Evernote3. Noteshelf4. Good Notes5. Upad
1. Idea Sketch2. VoiceThread3. Dragon Dictation
Popular Note Taking Apps Other Apps of Note
Credits & Notes
Michelle Carter | x2891 | [email protected] and Julie Ryan | x2734 | [email protected]
Content Creators and Presenters
Slide DesignJulie Ryan
iPad pictures, screenshots & application iconsAre included for illustration purposes only and belong to Apple and/or their respective software developers
FontsForte, BrushScript, Adobe Fan Heiti, Calibri
Charlie Chaplin pictureModern Times, 1936
These slides were originally designed to accompany Julie & Michelle’s CLC PDC Workshop session titled “Taking Notes on Your Tablet”, September 2012
iPad glare picture (slide 5)
By Yutaka Tsutano, downloaded from Flicker here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivyfield/4667604054/sizes/l/in/photostream/