[nabs-l] Iphone apps for students

[Chris Nusbaum]

Hi Marsha,

The Notes app which comes with an iOS device is also a good tool for word
processing.

Chris

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Of Marsha Drenth
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2012 1:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Iphone apps for students

Thank you for the app suggestions, I will have to look into them. I have
used the applevis.com website, but there are so many apps, and so much
information it is overwhelming. 

I already have a bluetooth keyboard. that is how I do all of my
writing/texting on the IPhone now. If i don't have my keyboard, my typing is
horrible. 

Again Thank you, and if you or anyone have any other suggestions for apps,
please write about it here. I like the I devices. 


Marsha drenthSent from my iPhone

On Aug 22, 2012, at 11:03 AM, Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> First of all I would suggest that you buy a small bluetooth keyboard 
> to use with your phone. Taking notes is really a lot faster that way.
> I don't think you can find a single app that will do everything that 
> you need. You can probably use the Pages app to take notes. I 
> personally haven't used it a lot so I'm not sure which file formats it 
> can save to, but I'm pretty sure it should be able to open Ms Word and 
> rtf files. You can also try and see how accessible ppt files are when 
> using the Keynote iPhone app. Maybe someone else on this list is 
> familiar with it? Both Pages and Keynote work with iCloud, so you 
> should be able to access your documents from any computer through the 
> icloud.com site.
> The Dropbox app for iOS is quite nice and it allows you to view many 
> kinds of files, but it won't let you edit them.
> I have used the Notes app that comes installed on the iPhone and it 
> works just fine when taking simple notes in class. You can easily 
> organize notes by date and give them a title. It is also possible for 
> you to email notes, and you can even use the Voice Memos app to record 
> the lecture at the same time, in case you miss anything and you want 
> to add it to your notes later.
> Hope it helps!
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Aug 22, 2012, at 10:50 AM, Marsha Drenth <marsha.drenth at gmail.com>
wrote:
> 
>>> Hi students,
>>> 
>>> Looks like this semester, I'll be using my IPhone for notetaking in
class. And although this is not an bad option. I am looking for an app that
is easily accessible, works on the IPhone. and I can edit PDF, RTF, TXT,
DOC, DOCX, excel, access, and PP files. I would like for it to be capable
with Dropbox too. I have been combing the internet for an app solution, but
have not found anything exactly to what I am looking for. So if any of you
students have suggestions. Please do let me know. You can email me off list.
>>> 
>>> My computer crashed and burned a few weeks ago. Have been working for
weeks to even recover the basic of files off the dead computer. Now I am
waiting for OVR to get the laptop in that I ordered. Classes start next
week, so I need somethingsoon. I have an ancient laptop, but my Iphone is
faster and more powerful at this point than it.
>>> 
>>> Thank you in advance,
>>> 
>>> Marsha drenthSent from my iPhone
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