[nabs-l] iPads and Students

[Suzanne Germano]

For low vision we want real estate so 17 inch macbook. Using just my ipad
would drive me crazy. I would never be able to do any substantial work on
it even reading. The more characters you see when reading the faster you
can read. Not to mention dont' have to slide the page back and forth
everysingle sentance.


On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Joe <jsoro620 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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