We started this fall with iPads. The app we're using is ReaddleDocs, which I set up to connect to our secure WebDAV share (Mac OSX Server) to pull down PDFs of the materials. It allows sticky-note style note-taking as well as highlighting.
The one non-negotiable was going electronic with the packet, and at the moment, after two or three meetings, only one board member is asking for the PDFs to be emailed rather than pulling them down to the iPad. I'll be checking in with the members to get some specific feedback, but so far things seem to be working well enough. - Tom On Thursday, September 16, 2010, Jared Lynn <jl...@porta202.org> wrote: > This subject has been brought up before but I wanted to revisit the topic to > see what most districts are doing. > > What is your opinion of using a digital board book? > What methods have you looked at/use? (Do you email them, provide them with > laptops or iPads, etc?) > What applications are you using to display the book? > > To me, a tablet device seems to be the way to go because users know how to > use their fingers. With that being said, I'm ruling out the netbook because I > don't want to deal with the headaches that might possibly be associated with > giving them a full blown computer. Therefore, I'm looking at a Android based > or iPad device that will do the simplest task... Display board minutes.... If > I'm going with a tablet, what app would be best used to not only display the > report but also allow them to jot notes on it? I'm hesitant to give them an > app that would require them to type... Many of them would be much faster > simply writing it down with their finger. > > You Stay Classy Internet > Thanks, > Jared Lynn > PORTA CUSD #202 Technology Coordinator > Email: jl...@porta202.org > Phone: 217-501-4920 > > -- -- Tom Donovan Chief Technology Officer Aptakisic-Tripp SD 102 Buffalo Grove, IL | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
