iPad Pro for lecture notes and studying?

[tmccstu2018]

I just got accepted into nursing school and I'm considering my options of getting myself a tablet for notes in class and ebook look ups. I was looking into the iPad Pro with the iPencil seeming like it may be a good fit with having all of my handwritten notes in one place backed up on icloud. Also seeing that I can multitask with the ebook. I wanted to see if any of you fellow nursing students had some advice to whether it would be a good investment or not! :)

[Lipoma, BSN, RN]

Thanks for the feedback! Is studying from it just as effective as a notebook or is it distracting? My only fear is that it'll for some reason make me less susceptible to the information. I know it sounds like an exaggerated worry, but i'm just hoping I'll be able to study the notes from the screen equally to flipping through a binder.

Personally, I found studying on the iPad both distracting and less stimulating. Also, it's much easier for me to flip through my printed lecture notes to study (4 lecture slides per page = efficient). I'm also one of those that hate eBooks haha...it's missing that tactile component. I've been excelling with the printed notes so I refuse to change my study habits. BTW, my program is paper free but my study habits aint.

Wait until you begin your program to see what works for you. Prime example of why some methods work for some and not others. My only suggestion is to find what makes you succeed and stick to it. Don't go fixing things if it aint broken.

[tmccstu2018]

For me my studying is just as effective, probably more effective and I'm no more distracted than I was with my notebook. I think my studying is more effective because the quality of my notes has improved. But I have spoken with students who need to physically have a piece of paper but these are people who hate ebooks and don't do well with many electronic things. I think it will take some time to get into a good groove with your new note taking style and that part will be distracting at first. It'll be like, now you will have to think about how you will take the notes rather than just sitting down and taking them. For instance, learning the program and figuring out the functions. Deciding your format and how you want to organize your notes.. and stuff like that. Then there a ton of programs..i started with Microsoft OneNote and after a few weeks changed to Good Notes. There are other really good ones like Notability. Changing programs was distracting too.

Yeah I actually just purchased the iPad and have about a month until the program starts. I'm planning on playing around with it to get used to writing on it. I also love how i can pull images and insert them in my notes to have actual book/video examples right there without having to look in 3 different places to reference.

[tmccstu2018]

Personally, I found studying on the iPad both distracting and less stimulating. Also, it's much easier for me to flip through my printed lecture notes to study (4 lecture slides per page = efficient). I'm also one of those that hate eBooks haha...it's missing that tactile component. I've been excelling with the printed notes so I refuse to change my study habits. BTW, my program is paper free but my study habits aint.

Wait until you begin your program to see what works for you. Prime example of why some methods work for some and not others. My only suggestion is to find what makes you succeed and stick to it. Don't go fixing things if it aint broken.

I can definitely relate- my binders for my pre-nursing classes were reams full. I have to have every powerpoint printed out in order. So I'm seeing where annotating electronically will take me. If I unfortunately don't like it, I still have a good device for ebooks and homework

[Rionoir, ADN, RN]

I type all my notes in OneNote on iPad pro and haven't had any objections from instructors, I just make sure to talk to them the first day of class. Love being able to search notes (searches handwriting too) and also can copy sent information from previous classes to current notes (esp when going AP I to AP II and micro). Searchable ebooks are also so much better than flipping through paper books looking for something. Plus the added bonus of being able to Google things during lecture if you need some more information or graphics.

[aWiiPeanut, ADN]

You can get around the flash issue by downloading a free browser that supports flash from the App Store. It's super easy...I use safari 99.999% of the time and then the other browser for that small portion when flash is needed. Easy peasy!