Note+Taking+Apps

Notes from a instructor, teacher, or professor can come in many forms. Some notes may displayed in the front of the room, where the student has to copy them down. Some use students download PDFs for students to study off of. Others depend of the textbook to highlight important facts.


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 * [[image:evernote.jpg align="center"]] ||= **Evernote** || Evernote turns the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad into an extension of your brain, helping you remember anything and everything that happens in your life. From notes to ideas to snapshots to recordings, put it all into Evernote and watch as it instantly synchronizes from your iPhone to your Mac or Windows desktop. See why millions of people worldwide use Evernote:

Key features of Evernote: ● Create text, photo and audio notes ● Auto-synchronize your notes to your Mac, PC, and Web ● Magically makes text within snapshots searchable ● Mark notes as "Favorite" for quick access ● All notes include geo-location information for mapping and search

|| Free ||
 * [[image:draftpad.jpg align="center"]] ||= **DraftPad** || DraftPad is a simple notepad which is like a single sheet of paper. You can use it to write a draft for emailing, blog posting/commenting, Googling, Tweeting, or any writing tasks.

DraftPad allows you to - Simply write and read sentences on a plain field without any functional complexity or visual clutter. - Route your text to other apps or web services such as Email, SMS, Google, Twitter, Maps, and more by choosing an item from the "Assist" list which can be opened by tapping the Assist button on the left top of the screen while you are editing. You can create your own Assists also. - Restore old text from the History list which can be opened by tapping the History button on the left top of the screen while you are viewing.

|| Free ||
 * [[image:clockwork_notebook.jpg align="center"]] ||= **Clockwork Notebook** || The Clockwork Notebook is a simple application for doodling on your iPad. Type with the keyboard, draw with your fingers and add stickers to your pages (use ours, or add your own from your photo library!). Great for kids, grandmas and all the people in between. It’s so easy even executive-level people can use it. Plus it's free so the ROI is, like, amazing.

What are you waiting for? That stick figure isn't going to draw himself! Who is going to add skinny little legs to that photo of your brother? You are. Who is going to play hangman in a meeting? You are. Who crafted this toolbox for time wasters? We did. You’re welcome.

|| Free ||
 * [[image:Penultimate.jpg align="center"]] ||= **Penultimate** || Penultimate stands with the core productivity apps on your iPad. Every detail of the user interface has been designed and refined to be simple and intuitive - no complicated or cluttered settings.

When you first open your new copy of Penultimate, you'll find a "welcome" notebook that will walk you through all of the major features. You'll be scribbling and whizzing through your pages and notebooks in no time.

Your handwriting and drawing look spectacular in bold gel ink. Choose from three carefully crafted, surprisingly realistic pens, including a fine point that lets you write as small as you need. Write in colors or stick with classic inky black. Different photorealistic paper choices are available, along with a magic eraser tool that's always the right size.

Store your thoughts in separate, named notebooks for each topic, project, or category. Penultimate can manage as many notebooks as you can create, each with an infinite number of pages. View your list in a classic notebook carousel -- or sort and scroll in a fast grid view. You can browse quickly through all pages, or insert, delete, duplicate, and reorder them.

|| $1.99 ||
 * [[image:livenotes.jpg align="center"]] ||= ** Live Notes ** || Live Notes is the ultimate powerful note taking and recording application for Teachers, Students, Business people, Lecturers and Professionals alike. Record your meetings and make notes simultaneously. The synchronization of Note Taking and Voice Recording lets you play back a particular part of the Voice Recording at the time you made the note. No more “searching”, its one click away. Just click on the note and you hear that part of the Recording. Live Notes has got a number of new features such Air Print, Search Function, Undo Function, Line smoothing, Clear page and Remove page.

|| $5.99 ||

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 * [[image:noterize.jpg align="center"]] || **Noterize** || Noterize allows you to view and annotate any available PDF or PowerPoint document. The built-in web browser enables direct importing of files from the web (including university and corporate sites), while integration with Box.net and Dropbox makes transferring documents between your computer and iPad as simple as can be. Once your documents are in Noterize, use the PDF search functionality to quickly find what you are looking for.

|| $2.99 ||
 * [[image:pdf-notes.jpg align="center"]] || **PDF-notes** || "pdf-notes for iPad" is an Easy & Speedy PDF viewer, and Finger-Writing enabled. []

- Easy importing PDF files through (DropBox's) "Open In..." & iTunes - Well-organized bookshelf library of PDF documents - Displaying pages as optimized size 1024x768 of iPad - Fast loading, Speedy page-turning - Finger-writing features with a variety of pens, highlighters and erasers. - Easy writing on a magnified screen by a double tap - One-step page-turning using 2 fingers scrolling on editing mode - One-step pen-changing using 3 fingers tapping on editing mode - One-step undo/redo using 3 fingers horizontal scrubbing on editing mode - Screen brightness controls || Free ||

Textbook Reader

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 * [[image:inkling.jpg align="center"]] ||= **Inkling** || Inkling is a platform for interactive textbooks, built from the ground up for iPad. It turns paper-based textbooks books into engaging, interactive learning experiences while staying compatible with the print book for classroom use.

Inkling is a completely new way to learn. It includes:

|| The app is free, books are purchased separately ||
 * The flexibility to purchase by the chapter or by the book
 * The ability to "Complete my Book" after buying individual chapters
 * Shared Notes that make it easy to collaborate with friends in realtime
 * Integrated interactive media in every textbook title, such as movies, 3-D objects, and guided tours
 * A simple and powerful user interface that makes it easy to study
 * Interactive quizzes that help you immediately gauge your level of understanding
 * An intuitive search engine that predicts your search as you type
 * [[image:kindle.jpg align="center"]] ||= **Kindle** || The Kindle app is optimized for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, giving users the ability to read Kindle books on a beautiful, easy-to-use interface. You’ll have access to over 810,000* books in the Kindle Store, including best sellers and new releases. Amazon Whispersync automatically syncs your last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across devices (including Kindle), so you can pick up where you left off on another device.

Get the best reading experience available on your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad: • Shop the Kindle Store for over 810,000* Kindle books, including New Releases and 107 of 111 New York Times Best Sellers. Over 610,000* of these books are $9.99 or less, including 79 New York Times Best Sellers. • Start reading immediately with three free books: Pride and Prejudice, Treasure Island, and Aesop’s Fables. Thousands more free classics are available in the Kindle Store. • Get free book samples – read the first chapter free before you decide to buy. • Customize your reading experience by choosing the background color, font size, and either portrait or landscape format. • Instant dictionary word lookup with 250,000 entries and definitions. Tap and hold a word to view the definition. Use the Google and Wikipedia links to get more information. • Search inside the book to find a character, topic, or section you want to revisit. • Simply tap on either side of the screen or flick to turn pages.

|| The app is free, books are purchased separately ||
 * [[image:nook.jpg align="center"]] ||= **Barnes & Nobles Nook for iPAD** || Download our FREE Barnes & Noble NOOK for iPad app and put more than a million titles at your fingertips. FREE samples of every eBook are just a touch away. We’ve designed our NOOK for iPad to give you the fastest, most comfortable and customizable reading experience there is.

|| The app is free, books are purchased separately ||