Due to my issues of not being able to access my blog myself and then once I could access it, no one else could, my blogs all came in a rush at the end, which I apologize for. For my last blog post though, I jut want to say how appreciative I was to be able to access such a wonderful piece of technology for the semester. It changed my view on how much you can truly incorporate technology in a college setting but also in grade school. I really hope the study that's being done with our iPad usage is a success and I thank everyone that made us able to use iPads for this class possible. It really has affected my life in such a positive way and my view of technology has broadened. Being able to use the iPad has made me appreciative of what a truly fantastic college education I am receiving with so much to learn and grow from and remember for the rest of my life.

The only problem I experienced with the iPad was the Adobe app did not work for me. It successfully downloaded when I first put in on the iPad, but once it was there it wouldn't open whenever I clicked on it. I don't know if it was the wrong app for the iPad or not, but that was really the only problem. The only other thing was the trouble with my blog not being private. I've tried several times to fix it. Fatima even kindly helped me. When I click on it from Professor Sotillo's home screen it easily opens for me. I don't know what the problem was this semester with that, but otherwise everything went smoothly.

It is so sad to think that Steve Jobs, such a brilliant man that changed the face of technology is longer with us. His intelligence was astonishing. He brought us to the Apple industry and people are hooked! Seeing how technology advanced in such a few short years, it is so exciting to experience what will occur even within the next five years. Maybe iPads will be obsolete! I don't see iPads going any place but up though, but new creations will be here before we know it. People talked robots and such but I don't think we are even close to that. It makes me nervous how much our society is involved in the cyber world and I can only imagine what will occur for the generation being born into the world of iPads and iPods. Very different from when I was going on for sure!

I just remembered Fatima telling the class how to do a screen shot of the screen. It is truly remarkable what technology can do! I tried to post what I took a screen shot of but it did not seem to work. I will have to get my own iPad and try to figure it out myself and take screen shots of everything. Screenshots are helpful while studying or reading a document so you can easily transfer your information. I don't know if you can hook this up to a printer or not but the screen shot can then work as when you hit the control button on the keyboard and the P to print something.

Being that the first time I've ever blogged was in this class was a great experience. I think it was a fantastic idea to have been able to make a blog to connect the class. From this experience, I am now interested in viewing other blogs that are popular. It's fun to be able to express yourself through blogging and you can talk about anything that you want. The freedom of blogging is fun and an interesting way to be creative with your thoughts and feelings. It is important to be able to express yourself and sometimes it is hard to do that face to face with people. Blogging is a way to express yourself in a way that you re some what protected. Sometimes people do not know who you are when you are blogging and that can make the experience more exciting. It is interesting to read people's viewpoints on all different topics.The iPad is a perfect tool to blog with because it takes so little effort to login and start typing away. Your mind can wander as your fingers fly across the keyboard.

I believe the iPads are perfect for storing all your pictures instead of using up room on your computer or laptop. This takes up a lot of room on the actual computer with folders and what not. The iPad is a fabulous source for taking pictures and storing them and you won't have to worry that the pictures will take up so much room and waste memory space. The quality of the iPad photo taking is extraordinary, with better quality than some cameras. Sometimes it is annoying to have to upload all your pictures to your laptop. Also, some people only take a couple pictures at a time and its so easy to use your iPad to take them instead of turning on your computer, plugging in your camera or memory chip and waiting for the pictures to load. A fun tool you can also use on your iPad is Instagram, which is a great tool to edit pictures and add creative designs to them. Pictures are always fun to take and now you can make them even more personal with that app. Pictures are also so important to take for your collection and to remember the great times you've had in your lifetime!

Even though games on the iPad can be time consuming because they are highly addictive and so easy to click and use, they can strengthen your brain muscles. One of Professor Sotillo's favorite games on it is Temple Run, which uses focus and much thinking to not die in the game. These games are fun to play and sometimes its even better than watching television. Sometimes I feel that tv shows are making me dumb with all the reality shows and everything, but listening to Pandora and playing these types of games is actually better for you. I absolutely love the free Boggle version app. I love playing the board game of it. This game involves creating words from scrambbled dice that have letters on them. You have to make words in a certain amount of time and the letters need to be touching for you to create the word. It is fun and you are using your thinking skills the whole time trying to make words, especially longer and harder words to get more points. This type of game is good for children to use instead of coming home and turning on the television. It gets your mind actively thinking and you will want to play more and more to beat your high score!