Annotation Guide September 9, 2014

What You Need: An iPad or iPhone Advantages: You can download directly from Moodle You can draw directly on slides, highlight, type You can organize by class Disadvantages: $2.99 at the app store Only works with PDFs Accessories: Keyboard and stylus if wanted Bijal

What You Need: iPad or iPhone Advantages: Automatically converts other files into PDFs Can organize files by class Great for if you are in lecture or like to watch podcasts Can review anywhere! Light Right-handed and lefthanded option (can tell where your palm is) Disadvantages: Free until you have to pay $5.99 at the app store No multifunctionality Cannot sync to other devices, but can visit the Cloud Accessories: Logitech Folio Jotpro Stylus Sheila

Papyrus What You Need: Tablets with active digitizers (Recommended: Samsung Galaxy Note) Pen has a magnet inside it. Detects pen tip while pen hovers. One side is an eraser. Pressure sensitive (harder pressure = bolding). Finger highlights. Advantages: Recognizes handwriting pretty well Infinite Find function! Learning curve not steep Disadvantages: Stylus that came with it was a little small for his hand $5.00 for converting to PDF capability Accessories: Emaad

What You Need: iPad Advantages: Customizable. You can choose your own pen and highlighter colors Converts automatically to PDF You can have multiple lectures open at once Can link to Google Drive and Dropbox Can sync to iPhone and laptop Digital textbooks Has a keyboard that comes up. Disadvantages: Not as fluid when switching between tools as Samsung Galaxy Note $9.99 Accessories: Good stylus a plus Riza

Galaxy Tablet Advantages: Comes in a variety of sizes (Mina likes 12.2”, 10” also good) Smart pad knows where your pen is before you touch the tablet Can take screenshot by touching the pen Plays multiple apps at once, switches smoothly between apps Expandable memory Comes with pen Disadvantages: $650 for the tablet (but still cheaper than the iPad!) Apps to Use with Galaxy Tablet: PDF Max Anki Droid (Good for flashcards) Mina Shenouda

Preview What You Need: A Mac computer (Adobe for PCs is comparable but freezes) Advantages: You don’t need to download anything. It comes standard on Mac computers. Interface pretty intuitive. Highlighting, typing, arrows, underlining all neatly on your lecture slides. Disadvantages: You cannot write on it with a stylus. Hard to look at lecture slides and PDF if you have a smaller computer Natalie Smith

What You Need: You can use it on your laptop, tablet, or smartphone Advantages: Free! You can write and draw on your notes Notes taken on your laptop can be found on other devices and vice versa OCR – can recognize what you have hand-written Good for collecting and organizing Disadvantages: Only for Mac Harder to switch between tools than with Preview Accessories: A stylus, if you like handwriting notes Natalie Smith

Recommended Accessories iPad mini and Samsung Galaxy Note can fit in your white coat pocket one day! Styli Jotpro by Adonit ($35 stylus that is super precise!) The Friendly Swede ($10-17 for a four pack, mesh-tip, super cute designs!) Cross – stylus, red and black ink, pencil Tablet Accessories Logitech Keyboard Folio Case for iPad Cleaning cloth, could use sunglasses cloth

Thank you! Please if you have any questions or suggestions for future sessions! Happy scribing! Link to mobile apps page: 42 I wish there was an app for this.