The End To A New Beginning

50 Word Description: My goal is to expand on the app Notes Plus and make it possible for you to take pictures of notes and have it convert into text that you can then edit and create a stylus that will work just like a pencil does with pointed and accurate tip. The opportunities are endless.

From the very beginning my goal was to reflect on an app for the iPad called NotesPlus by exploring the different fields of technology that would affect the app. Through all the technology I looked at, I found that all play a significant role in making sure that the app runs properly and seamlessly. From hardware to software to virtual machines, it all comes together using each part to make a successful app.

Throughout the process of reflecting on the app and adding, what I believe would be great new features; I tested the app out in the classroom. I pushed it to its breaking points. I tried the colors, the handwriting, a stylus, the in-app web browser and so on. I began to make the app my own by finding the key features that I liked about it. I found the close-up box to work the best with the stylus that I had (Hand Stylus). In the close up view I was able to really write clearly and legibly (for my hand writing).

Using this close up view I found that I really liked how I could draw diagrams with different colors too. In geography class could draw grass and a tree and actually have it look like a help diagram to help me study rather than a bunch of squiggles on the paper (iPad). I also found that sometimes I would need to get things down faster than I could write it, this is where the typing feature came in very handy. In just a simple two-finger tap, I had the keyboard pop up and ready for me to enter any text.

It’s crazy what this app has been able to do for me and the future of this app is just as bright. It won’t take much to make my ideas and add-ons a reality. I think by contacting the company and showing them the blog I can get my ideas passed on and they’re could be an update with a month or two.

The way technology is moving these days; we will have some amazing apps coming our way in the near future. Apps that will definitely change the way teachers and students learn in the classroom. A change that is certain to be a change for the better.