[nabs-l] iPads and Students

[Joe]

If you are low vision and can take advantage of the wider screen, an iPad
could make sense. Otherwise it's not a very economical choice, not when the
iPhone and iPod Touch can accomplish the same things. Yes, there are iPad
specific apps, but these are few between. More to the point, as much as
people can claim to be highly productive on an iPad, you cannot write in it
the way you can on a Mac or PC. If the sole productivity purpose is e-mail
and basic word processing, maybe the students would be fine. Just one guy's
opinion, and this coming from a big fan of Apple products. I just gave away
my iPad because I found it simpler to reach for my phone or do more
sophisticated producing on a notebook.--Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brice Smith
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 7:04 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: [nabs-l] iPads and Students

Hi, everyone.

Do you think tools like the iPad in combination with a bluetooth keyboard
and a braille display can actually replace the need for a laptop or mac book
for high school and college students?

I do not use an iPad and don't have much experience with any of the word
processing or powerpoint apps on IOS like Pages and Keynote, so I'm worried
my thoughts are bias. I know iPads are good for email, internet and
note-taking. Still, I'm thinking that a full laptop with Jaws or a mac book
with VO would be at least preferable, if not required, for completing
complex items like conducting heavy academic research for a major project or
creating and formatting whole papers and presentations. What do you think?

Brice

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