I did use readdledocs for the display. Once you install the app, go to network: add: dropbox. Hope that helps.
Sent from my iPhone Jared Lynn PORTA CUSD 202 Technology Coordinator jl...@porta202.org 217-501-4920 On Oct 19, 2010, at 3:30 PM, Brian Tobin <brian.to...@dist428.org> wrote: > Did you use readdledocs by readdle for this? Was the option to sync with the > dropbox account part of the config from within readdledocs? > Brian Tobin > DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 > 901 s 4th st > DeKalb, IL 60115 > brian.to...@dist428.org > ilfastpi...@gmail.com > W815.754.2284 > M302.468.6246 > ________________________________________ > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] > On Behalf Of Jared Lynn [jl...@porta202.org] > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 3:25 PM > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > Subject: [QUARANTINE] Re: [tech-geeks] iPads and Board Meetings > > Funny Thing, > > I just configured this very thing today... > > Here's what I did: configured a dropbox account. From there, downloaded > Readdle and synced with the dropbox account that I just created. Voila, > Things I posted to my dropbox automatically sync with Readdle (Readdle also > supports Google Docs). I'll be honest, It was the simplest setup... Readdle > allows the usage of notes/highlighting text/etc... > > As for Provisioning, I haven't decided what to do with that yet. > > Goodluck! > Jared Lynn > Technology Coordinator > PORTA CUSD #202 porta202.org<http://porta202.org/> > Email: jl...@porta202.org<mailto:jl...@porta202.org> > Google Voice: 217-501-4920 > > "I get no Spam" --John C. Dvorak > > On Oct 19, 2010, at 3:21 PM, Mike Oliveri wrote: > > For anyone out there distributing board members to iPads, I have a few quick > questions. I've seen the State Supt's podcast about Troy using Readdle Docs, > and that's fine for reading/storing, but is anyone using another solution, > especially for distribution? I'm wondering if anyone's used a shared Dropbox > account, or possibly a similar option where the files are pushed straight to > the iPads. The only drawback I can see to Dropbox at the moment is they > couldn't annotate docs. > > I'm also looking at Evernote, especially if there's a way they can tie the > accounts together. It might also be a good way for them to take notes because > they could tag their meeting notes as appropriate with content rather than > have to try to remember what days they discussed what topics. > > Also, are you provisioning and managing the iPads yourself, or are you > allowing the board members to take them home and manage them? I know if we > used paid apps like Readdle we'll need to have them on a shared iTunes > account so we can pay once and push the app out, but we also want them to > experiment with the iPad and play with it so they're familiar with them if we > get to a point in the future we want to purchase iPads for classrooms or > students. > > Thanks, > Mike Oliveri > Tech Director > Roanoke-Benson CUSD #60 > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
