Annotation Guide August 5 th, 2015

Preview What You Need: A Mac computer Advantages: You don’t need to download anything. It comes standard on Macs. 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 simultaneously if you have a smaller computer Natalie Smith, Class of 2017,

Adobe Reader What You Need: PC or mac Advantages: Standard on PCs Easy to understand You can add sticky notes or boxes Disadvantages: No stylus Chelsea Earley, Class of 2018,

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 Works with PDFs, word documents, powerpoints Can sync to dropbox Disadvantages: $15.00 at the app store  Accessories: Keyboard and stylus if wanted Kristen Harris, Class of 2018,

What you need: Computer, tablet, or phone Advantages Free! On tablet or iPhone Easy to switch from stylus to text Can insert screen shots “Autotunes” terrible handwriting Disadvantages Hard to read powerpoints on smaller devices No scrolling option Samantha Pettigrew, Class of 2018

What You Need: iPad, iPhone, or laptop 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 between devices 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 Krina Vyas, Class of 2017,

What you need: Access to anki website Advantages: Re-tests you on facts you got wrong Free for Droid or on computer You can use it off-line Disadvantages: Not free on iPhone Krina Vyas, Class of 2017,

What you need: Laptop or phone Advantages: “Cram mode” Asteroid game for flashcards keep you from being bored Davis Verde, Class of 2018,

Pen and Paper What You Need: A pen Paper Advantages: Interface pretty intuitive. Disadvantages: Writer’s cramp Limited fonts Omar Mohamed, Class of 2018

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

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

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

Galaxy Tablet Advantages: Comes in a variety of sizes (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)

Recommended Devices/ Accessories iPad mini and Samsung Galaxy Note can fit in your white coat pocket, which will have huge advantages during third year! 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! I wish there was an app for this. Please if you have any questions about the presentation or suggestions for future sessions. Happy Student IT resources: mobile apps page: