To purchase Readdle Docs once and supply all of the iPads, did you have to provision them yourself? Or is there a way to distribute the app if the board members set up their own iPads?
Does Readdle Docs have its own storage on the iPad? Or are you just choosing to replace it with Dropbox storage? Mike On Oct 19, 2010, at 6:39 PM, Jared Lynn wrote: > 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 | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
