Hello everyone!
Today’s video is all about how I am currently using the new 2018 nine point seven inches
iPad with the apple pencil.
I am using my iPad for three main reasons – to create notes with the Apple Pencil
for classes that require less heavy note taking; to do almost all of my readings for class
using goodnotes and to have access to apps like Procreate both for my own creative projects
as well as for helping me with Youtube overlays.
Regarding organization and apps, I’ve mainly divided all of my apps in four categories,
productivity, creativity, social and a folder for all other apps.
I prefer to keep all of my apps in their separa te folders so I can access easily and by function
instead of having to swipe left and right looking for something specific.
In the productivity folder I have apps like Word, Goodnotes, Excel, Youtube Studio, iMovie,
Google Sheets, Adobe and Pocket.
In the Creativity folder I have Procreate, Photos, Youtube, VideoScribe, Spotify, Goodreads
and videos.
IN the social there’s the typical apps like messages, wzpad for whatsapp, clips, contacts,
podcasts and pinterest.
In the last folder I have my settings, tips, app store, clock, find iphone, calculator
pro, camera and banking apps.
One of the things that I have been finding the most useful is how I changed the process
behind my readings for college.
Reading on an iPad sitting in my couch is so much more comfortable than being at my
desk and it actually makes me look forward to that task.
Also, the ability to pinch to zoom in and out and use the apple pencil to highlight
makes the process easy and so intuitive.
I stopped printing my materials so I now save tons of money on paper and toner so that paperless
experience I was going for at the beginning of the year is much easier to achieve.
Also, the ability to use different highlighter colours, take my notes on the margins and
then export it all to my mac via iCloud makes the experience of organizing and studying
notes much easier.
In fact, I have been using my ipad much more as a kind of personal assistant on the go
as sometimes it’s not that useful to take my laptop around, as it is a fifteen inch
and quite heavy.
One of the things that I love is how all of my progress color coordination is now synched
between the two devices so I know exactly what I am working on in my laptop
Regarding note taking, I have been loving the simplicity of Goodnotes as an overall
great note taking app for someone who is mainly using the apple pencil and not a keyboard
to take notes.
You can create individual notebooks for subjects or topics, customize the cover and do the
exact same things you would do on paper.
The apple pencil support allows for very precise writing and after the first couple of hours
using the pencil you won’t even notice the difference between this and writing or drawing
on normal paper as the pressure and angle sensitivity make for a very similar experience.
The ability to export, zoom in and out, organize and re-organize notes with a tap on the screen
and erase and rewrite everything makes this a much more approachable system for people
who, like me, dislike the permanent feeling of writing on a notebook.
Of course that the fact that you are able to synch your icloud account between your
devices makes the experience even better.
I am now more prone to do lots of planning on my Icalendar while using the ipad as well
as getting into more in-depth to-do lists and meal prepping preparation.
Evernote has been a great ally in making sure that all of my recipes, snippets and on-the
go to-do lists are accessible on my ipad, mac and android phone.
Unfortunately I had to pay for the plus version of Evernote to be able to synchronize everything
between three devices but taking into account how much I use this thing, it has been making
my life a lot simpler.
Finally, I also need to refer the split view function which is so useful when referring
to certain documents when taking notes.
It makes all the difference when doing something productive on the ipad and doesn’t break
your workflow as much as switching back and forth between apps.
The smaller screen of the nine point seven inch sometimes makes it harder to work in
split view or have enough space to write as extensively as you want so if you want an
ipad and have the budget, that could be a reason to upgrade to the bigger ipad Pro.
Other than that, I think that this is a great complementary device or even a good studying
solo device if you get a Bluetooth keyboard.
The non-laminated screen really doesn’t bother me, the battery life is great and the
screen is responsive so for three hundred dollars and a half plus the apple pen I think
it’s worth the money you spend.
Next week I will publish a detailed video on the abilities of the apple pencil and the
goodnotes app so make sure to subscribe and click the bell button if you want to watch
that.
I hope you enjoyed today’s video and I will see you next week.
Bye!