Notability review ipad pro11/24/2023 I appreciate that one can change the colours, but the whole candy interface is still an eyesore (as compared to refined, subtle, classy and mature textured tan leather look of version 2. The new Aqua/candified interface of v3 makes the app look like something most suitable to a 5 year old’s xylophone, circa OSX 10.0 I have emailed the developer my feedback and have been ignored, so i posted to the Facebook page, and my post was deleted. Version 3 looks nothing like the photos above, and infact is quite awful. **NOTE: Obviously, you’d want to make sure that recording a class or presentation is allowed before you go and do it. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments and stay tuned for more info on how I’ve got the iPad setup for my upcoming research trip. Furthermore, I imagine it would be marvelous in classes (as a student), public lectures, and conference presentations where recording is allowed.** I can’t wait to use it in my undergrad class next semester. Other apps, however, give you the option to “take a photo” or “choose from library.” Adding that choice would enhance the app and save a step in integrating photos realtime.ĭespite those minor insufficiencies (things I won’t be surprised to see fixed in a future release), Notability truly is a game changer for my work and I would recommend it strongly to any teacher who assigns student presentations. Notability only gives you the option of choosing a photo from your library/camera roll. Second, I wish the photo insertion worked like it does in other apps. For some reason, this app doesn’t tap into that feature. I most apps, if you misspell a word that autocorrect doesn’t catch, the word gains a squiggly red underlining. One thing that Notability could fix is the spellchecking. This isn’t Notability’s fault, of course but I still long for the day when I quit pressing the ‘s’ when I intend to hit ‘a’ and quit hitting return when my muscle memory makes me hit an apostrophe for a contraction. The iPad keyboard, while generally good, takes a little getting used to. That, my friends, is what I call streamlining.įor all of it’s awesomeness, however, Notability isn’t perfect. So basically, what would haven taken me four apps and a camera to do with my MacBook Pro took me one app to accomplish with my iPad. When I got home, I reviewed the notes for spelling errors, then emailed them to each student. So in taking notes on and grading my students’ presentations tonight, I created a new note for each student, started recording right before they began speaking (which also gives you a clock counting up, so you know how long they spoke for), typed my comments on their presentations, and took pictures of their moments of brilliance. You can also search within the text of a note for particular terms. The app lets you make lists (numbered or bulleted), change the font and size of text, and indent text. Once you’re done, you can export the notes in the format of your choosing (including options that retain the audio) to Dropbox, email, iTunes file sharing, and elsewhere. Notability lets you take notes, draw figures, insert photos and web clippings, and record audio - all from within the app. Notability is an awesome note taking app that, in just a few hours of usage, has fundamentally changed one aspect of my teaching: student presentations. One gem that I had the pleasure of using throughout my grad class tonight was Notability. I’ve also loaded some other note taking and productivity apps to test out in the classroom and beyond. I have, of course, loaded it up with the apps essential to my research practices ( Evernote, Sente, iAnnotate, Pages, etc.), appropriate music (songs from my iTunes and Pandora), travel apps ( Tripit, American Airline’s app, etc.), and other travel entertainment apps ( Netflix, some movies, and more). In the midst of my newfound love affair with my iPad, I’ve been doing the app shuffle.
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