eHighlighter- A Great iPad App for Taking and Annotating Notes Is Now Free

January 27, 2015
eHighlighter is an excellent iPad app that allows you to take notes via transcribing from paper books. This is a great app for research students. They can use it to record snippet of texts from documents and PDFs they read. The app also allows them to add annotations to their notes and help them prepare organized, searchable, copy and passable excerpts and notes from hard copy books, journals and magazines.�And for citation purposes, eHighligther enables you to record bibliographic information of the book by scanning its barcode.

The way eHighlighter works is pretty basic. Simply point the camera of your phone or iPad at the text you want to record and eHighlighter will automatically grab your highlighted text and save it for you to annotate. Some other interesting features offered by eHighlighter include:

• Create, manage, and export MLA, Chicago, or APA styled bibliographies. Instantly add citation information by scanning a book's barcode or searching by title/author.
• Keep information organized with notes and tags. Sort and search highlights by tag or keyword.
• Instantly share notes with other eHighLighter users or export to email, Evernote and Dropbox.

Watch this video to learn more about how eHighlighter works:

Courtesy of Apps Gone Free.

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A Great iPad App to Turn Physical Notes into Digital Notes

November, 2014
Post-it Plus is a great iPad app that you can use to digitize your physical sticky notes. The way it works is pretty simple: install the app in your iPad and then use it to snap an image of the physical notes you have. Post-it Plus will then digitize these notes in a format that will allow you to edit, arrange, refine and organize them into different boards.

This is a great app to use when attending a PD session or a conference or even use it in class with students to capture ideas and render physical notes accessible online. Posit-it Plus is also great for organizing your different notes into easily accessible categories and boards. You can group your ideas by thought or simply organize them on a grid. You can also combine notes from different sessions into one single board. And if you work with a team of collaborators, they can also help with the editing, arranging and adding of new notes and ideas.

Post-it Plus also allows you to share your digitized notes in PDF format or to your favourite applications like Dropbox.


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The Best 4 iPad Note Taking Apps for Students and Teachers

October 9, 2014
Below are some great iPad apps that students can use to take notes on their iPads. I know the app store is teeming with all kinds of note taking apps and I have already featured several of them in previous posts several of these apps. However, today's list is very short and only contains the ones I personally believe students should definitely be aware of. I did not include Evernote because it is a taken for granted app in this category. If you are looking for audio note taking apps, this collection embeds some interesting titles to start with. Enjoy

1- Penultimate

The most natural digital handwriting experience on iPad, Penultimate gives you the convenience and feel of writing on paper with the added power and availability of Evernote. Take notes in class or a meeting, journal your thoughts, or outline your next big idea -- in the office, on the go, or at home on the sofa.
2- inClass

inClass will help you keep track of all your courses. Not only that, but it will help you keep track of your tasks by reminding you that one is due soon, that way you have no excuse to not do your homework. On top of everything inClass will help you take notes way more efficiently than ever before. Video notes, audio notes, photo notes! You name it! Just take out your iPhone or iPod Touch and start taking notes. inClass will even know which class you are in!
3- Notability

Notability is the one place to create, share, and manage your notes. It combines handwriting, typing, audio recordings, and photos so you can create notes that fit your needs. And with iCloud support, your notes are always available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Anytime. Anywhere.
4- Awesome Note for iPad

Awesome note is an application that combined Note-taking and To-do list which helps you to organize your life with the ability to keep everything. Especially integrated iOS Calendar and Reminder will gives you to tracking your life plan much easier than before. Notes, Diary, Birthdays reminder, To-do list, Shopping list, Travel Diaries, Ongoing Project and more with attachable photo, map and drawing. You can carry out all these features with synchronization in wherever you go.

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