Monday 18th March 2013 - Last Day

The last review of the iPad:

The iPad has been a device I use every single day since I have had it. It is easy to carry in my bag and take out whenever I need the Internet or when I have no pen and paper to jot things down. It has been an honour to be able to be part of the trial.


Prezi: This app is used for making presentations in a fun way. It is equivalent to PowerPoint presentation. The app is easy to use and a new way of presenting things. I used it to make presentations for my media coursework. You can then embed them into websites such as blogger.com.

Educreations: A very fun app to make videos and record over them, I also used this app to make a presentation for my media coursework. By pressing record, it records your voice and you can directly draw things on top of imported pictures etc then post the videos.

When on the Internet and you don't know certain words, by highlighting a word, you can choose the option of 'define' and with this, it is easier to understand things when you are unsure of a word in a sentence.

Dictionary and Thesaurus: a great app combined in one. It has both dictionary and thesaurus and you can switch between the two. There is a version that costs £2.99 but this one is free. I always need the thesaurus and instead of surfing the net, I can just use this app which is really helpful.

Bible Gateway: this free app I use in my philosophy of religion and ethics lesson. It helps me look through the bible to get quotes etc.

Law Guide: an app that shows all the laws in the legal system, unfortunately this is an American based guide and has American laws. I looked for a British one but I couldn't find any.

iBrainstorm: This app is really convenient to use to make brainstorms. However, it isn't as good as I thought it would be. I didn't know how to save the brainstorms and make a new page, it was quite confusing to use. The post it notes were really small and with struggle, I couldn't make them any bigger!

TED: the most interesting lectures! A very good app and interesting talks.

PicJointer: this app is what I used to put two pictures together and then compare them. This app is really easy to use, and it's free.

Currency: just an app where I can exchange the amount of pounds to dollars. It's a really helpful app and shows more than one currency exchange.

The have used the iPad in many lessons, it is very convenient. I can check my emails quickly and with this device I can always do my work on the go. Only disadvantage is that it needs wifi to connect to use the Internet. Although, on the weekend, I go to the library and they have free wifi that I can connect to and work through slide shows and search the Internet.

Wednesday 30th January

- when we went to the Bett trip, we saw many products that the school could invest in. I also used the iPad camera to take pictures of some products.

-there was a iPad charger doc for loads of iPads. The school could invest this if they buy lots of iPads for the school. This is what we have for the laptops in the science department, it's portable and so you can bring the, to the lesson.

-the dancing mat that I thought would be very good for the PE department. This is a dancing mat that you step on when the arrows come up on the screen. This is good because some students don't like getting physical. This means they could make it a game and also get fit. Tis may help tackle obesity in the UK (which is rising). UK has the highest rate of teenage obesity in Europe.

-there was a pen that when you write with a special pen and paper, it automatically saves it onto the computer/ tablet. There is also another feature that you can record your notes.

Friday 25th January 2013

- I used my iPad when I went to the shard to take pictures.

- I also used the app iMotion HD, I made short videos showing e view of London ever the shard.

- The most handy thing I use is the email, this reminds me of my homework, class work and all the other things that I need to do.

Thursday 24th January

- The Internet has very low connection in the photography 1B1.

- I used my iPad to transport a video that I had taken onto the computer. I did this by emailing it. However, because it was too long, I couldn't email the whole thing. Therefore I had to send snippets of the video to my email, then opened it through the email. I tried to find a movie editing app, but they all failed to speed up videos. iMovie needs to be paid for.

Wednesday 23rd January 2013

-Because everything is already on the computer, (photos and documents) I couldn't Annalise my photography work. Although you can upload things to your google drive, it is quite hard to import pictures when there are so many.

-In the lunch hall, the Internet wasn't working. Usually it reaches and so I am able to send emails, do some research, and blog. I don't know if it is because I am too far from the router, or if it is because the server is down. -

- I used the iPad the most in young enterprise as I can quickly show my emails, read from my notes and assign jobs to each member. I was also able to use FaceTime to call my team mates (who had iPhones or iPads also) who were scattered around the school doing their assigned jobs. This was very helpful as it saved me running around whilst trying to do my job also.

Friday 18th January - Day Four

- Used safari to search the movie we are watching and find out what institution is belongs to from in Media.

- It was very useful for referring back to emails whilst taking notes on a to do list. The work for Young Enterprise during lunch and break required going to teachers and getting advice from them, then having to note it all down on the iPad's 'note pad'. By using the iPad, it meant that I did not have to sign into the computers and stay stuck in one place. With the iPad, it's portable so I can send emails, add to my list and also have lunch or even do some practical work.

Thursday 17th January - Day Three

- In media, I downloaded blogger because we currently use this to show our coursework. It was very handy and meant that I didn't have to move to the computer to do my work. It was quite hard using the case because it is quite low, which means you're constantly looking down and straining your neck. Other than that, no other problems.

- At lunch, my young enterprise group had a meeting, through that, I used an app called 'recording lite' to record everything that was said in the meeting. With the multitask feature, I was also able to write up important information from the meeting on Google Drive.

- In photography, we always have to look for new photographers and inspiring photos, using safari, you can easily flip through google images and save them on your drive. You can also search up photographers easily. In this lesson, there are 3 students who are responsible for an iPad and all 3 of us are using the iPads whilst the rest of the class are using the computers.

-The mail app was also very helpful as it is connected to my school mail therefore I can easily email the stock supplier we are using for Young Enterprise.

- I used the camera on the iPad to record my photo-shoot which I needed for my Media homework. I did this by using the case to stand the camera to then record my work. This was very useful as it meant that I could easily record and take pictures without borrowing out a camera. I then can quickly send this from the iPad to my teacher via email.

Wednesday 16th January - Day Two

- Used it in photography, instead of going to the computers, simply just sat at my table and got along with my work. Only problems I faced were some photography websites were blocked and therefore I couldn't see some sites. I used the 'Google Drive' app to write up my semi analysis.

- Again, using 'Google Drive' I done my homework and showed my teacher via the iPad. Also used it for research during class instead of using the textbook.

- The Internet is quite fast and I didn't have any issues with loading safari.

- The 'Yellow Pages' app also is very helpful in looking for places around the area, used this in Young Enterprise (enrichment scheme) to find suppliers.

Tuesday 15th January - iPad Trial Day One

-Specific work aimed at using your device, so we used our iPads, phones etc to research key words and theory's in Philosophy and Ethics.

- When having to copy off the board, I used my iPad as it is much faster and less tiring to type on this instead of hand writing it all out. It also meant that I could type as fast as the teacher was speaking so it was much more practical. This was used in sociology. I used note pad.

- Using the iPad, I could easily search the Internet for things and words that I didn't understand in the textbooks. I also started a new unit in sociology which meant that I could look up exam papers on the subject through safari.