My Top 5 Favorite iPad Apps
What questions does a techie who owns an iPad always get from those just buying an iPad or don’t know what to really do with it?
“What are you favorite apps? “
By the way this goes for the iPhone too, so expect a blog about my favorite iPhone apps soon.
This are iPad native apps, so they are built for the iPad interface – I have a lot of other favorites but this should hold you over for a little while
Netflix:
Watch movies on the go, select your instant que, and manage your mail que.
•It’s part of your Netflix unlimited membership.
•Watch as often as you want
•Resume watching where you left off on your TV or computer
•Browse movies and manage your instant Queue right from your device
Download for your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch
Watch Now to see why this is a must have app for your iPad!
Flipboard:
Your personal “social media magazine” and much more. Once you enter your Facebook and Twitter log-in credentials, Flipboard will display updates and articles linked to by your friends on these social networks. Flipboard also includes additional “channels” with content to which you can subscribe to get news and information in the areas of business, finance, politics, music, and a number of other areas. Flipboard also offers a list of sources in a “Today’s Picks” section.
Download Flipboard for the iPad
Meet Flipboard – Watch Now for an example of the “social magazine”!
Qwiki:
It’s goal is to forever improve the way people experience information. Will this be the future of searches online? Watch the demo below to understand what Qwiki is all about. More information http://www.qwiki.com/
Qwiki iPad App Demo from Qwiki on Vimeo
DropBox:
Similar to the desktop/web version but iPad friendly making file sharing and storage on the go a snap.
What is DropBox? Watch this Video! Even mentions me!
Twitter:
A social media application actually built for the iPad with great work flow and functionality.
Features: Browse interests, Find & follow friends, Tweet, Retweet, Favorite, Direct Message privately with your followers, share photos, videos and web pages, real-time search, view maps, trends, and follow.
[twitter-follow screen_name='professorjosh' show_count='yes' text_color='00ccff']
Watch a quick review of the Twitter App by MobileBurn.com
Bonus!
WordPress:
It’s make mobile life easier when needing to blog on the go. Manage your WordPress blog or site from your iPad. With the WordPress App, you can moderate comments, create or edit posts and pages, and add images or videos with ease. All you need is a WordPress.com blog or a self-hosted WordPress.org site running 2.9.2 or higher.
Plus have you seen how awesome a WordPress is on an iPad in Safari? Try visiting my blog on your iPad https://professorjosh.com
Watch to get a basic overview of the WordPress iPad App
Prof. Josh,
Thanks for the tips. I just got an iPad and will grab some of these that I didn’t already have. I’d enjoy seeing another post about your favorite apps for the classroom.
Thanks – next up is my favorite iPhone apps but I’ll start thinking about some of my favorite iOS edu apps – many are discipline specific I have seen that can really address the functionality but some apps are great for personal & classroom applications
I also like Penultimate app for Ipad. It lets you create handwritten notes, which then can be saved as photos or forwarded via email (probably Facebook or Twitter also). It can have great uses for education. For example in math I can create a handwritten solution to the problem and share it with students.
I am also looking into IAnnotate to annotate PDF documents vs. Goodreader, which is another annotation app. Would you happen to know any good apps that would let me annotate documents (for example grade papers online)?