Suggested iPad Apps

Once you have your iPad, you will able to download apps from the iTunes store.

Blackboard Mobile Learn
The first app you should download is Blackboard Mobile Learn, which will give you access to all of your vUWS sites.

Below are some other UWS-tested apps that you can choose to download. These may assist you with your studies. Please also make sure you complete all of the essential steps for starting at UWS before session begins.

Please note: Downloading these apps is not compulsory. These are suggestions that may assist you in your studies.

Taking notes and annotating documents
iAnnotate
iAnnotate PDF
Read, annotate and highlight PDF documents, add drawings and handwritten notes, manage files and share via email.
Evernote
Evernote
Manage and index notes and sync them with your desktop.
Pages
Pages
Edit and format documents. Add images and create footnotes and endnotes.
Numbers
Numbers
Read, create and share spreadsheets.
SignMyPad
SignMyPad
Sign and add tick boxes, dates and text fields to PDF documents.
Soundnote
SoundNote
For audio note-taking. It tracks what you type and draw while recording audio. During playback you can just tap a word to link to that section of the audio.

Productivity
Dropbox
Dropbox
Store and access files from any device.
Keynote Keynote Prepare presentations on your iPad.
iStudiezPro
iStudiezPro
Schedule classes and maintaining assignment deadlines.

Reading documents
Good Reader
Good Reader
View, organise and share PDFs and other documents.
iBooks
iBooks
An e-reader for iPads. Access ePub content from the iBookstore or iTunes.
Kindle
Kindle
Access and read ebooks on your iPad.

Mind mapping and sketching
Explain Everything
Explain Everything
Interactive whiteboard and screen capture with audio capture.
iThoughtsHD
iThoughtsHD
Mind-mapping application that integrates with Dropbox.
Paper
Paper
Rated best app of 2012. Sketch, draw, paint and share.

Other suggestions
Aurasma
Aurasma
For augmented-reality use.
UWS Observatory
UWS Observatory
Calendar of astronomical events such as eclipses, meteor showers, moon phases and includes a list of public astronomy programs.

If you need support using your iPad,  please see the UWS iPad guide you received with your iPad or refer to  Apple’s online iPad User Guide (opens in a new window), the Apple iPad support webpages (opens in a new window) or  the following IT Services support pages:

Disclaimer: Downloading these apps is not compulsory. These are suggestions that may assist you in your studies.