[nabs-l] Tablets for School

[Josh Gregory]

Hello, the iPad has long been known to be the best for school sort of applications, what with it being accessible, and offering more features for school bound students… Such as iBooks textbooks, good notetaking apps, pages, among other things. Also, if you already are familiar with iOS, you might be better off with iPad because there won't be as much of a learning curve, which is quite important because you won't have to learn a new thing while still having to adapt to  the demands and pressures of school or other similar and/or related situations at the same time.

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> On Dec 4, 2013, at 6:03 AM, "Christopher Meyer" <christopher.meyer007 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
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> 
> I'm considering buying a tablet for use in my college classes. It would be
> my first tablet so I'm looking for some advice. Tablet-owners, especially
> who own their own, and have experience with iOS, Android and/or Microsoft
> Windows would be best. Here's some background:
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> 
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> I'm a strong JAWS for Windows and VoiceOver for iOS on iPhone user. 
> 
> I just purchased a MacBook Pro, so VoiceOver on the Mac will soon be another
> option on the laptop side of things.
> 
> I plan to dual boot my Mac with Windows 8 and JAWS 15.
> 
> I use Dropbox and Box for file-sharing.
> 
> I own a BrailleNote Apex from HumanWare and sync it regularly with my
> iPhone.
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> My biggest needs are: 
> 
> device good for note-taking (using a wireless keyboards seems the obvious
> best option).
> 
> compatibility across devices (tablet to Mac and vice versa).
> 
> Flexible screen-reader (I'm not so sold on VoiceOver that Android or Windows
> are out of the running)
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> 
> If people with actual experience could give me recommendations, I'm
> considering: iPad Air (newest model), Nexis 7, and Windows Pro or Surface
> tablets. 
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> You can also reach me off-list (email below).
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> 
> Best,
> 
> Christopher Meyer
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> Christopher S. Meyer
> 
> President, Indiana Association of Blind Students
> 
> Innovation to Enterprise Central Intern
> 
> B.S. Student of Public Affairs
> 
> Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
> 
> christopher.meyer007 at gmail.com
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