Exercise 8 Using the Camera

We had a very exciting session today, after a quick briefing in the classroom we went out and about with the ipads. We did some research on local history last week and used this to decide what different places of interest we would like to visit. My class partner and I decided to go to the Horse and Jockey public house with its thatched roof we felt it was an iconic part of Wrexham. We went and spoke to the landlord who was really pleasant and helpful and gave us permission to film. He even showed us a QR code he had that connected to the history of the pub but unfortunately because we werent connected to the internet it wouldnt work. We then took photos and video of the pub. It was really hard to concentrate on focusing the camera on the right area while talking. Also there were a lot of people about and cars reversing that drowned out the voice over and made it difficult to remember what you where trying to say. It was great fun though and we managed to take a few videos and some good photos of the best features of the building. It was also interesting to learn the history of a place that Ive passed probably hundreds of times.        

Finishing Exercise Five Notes App

We started the lesson with an online survey on the computers about our views on the course and the college. Joy showed us how to open a new tab on the screen so that it didn't disturb the page we already had up and how to close the tab when we had finished .
When we had completed  the survey we returned to an exercise we started in a previous lesson about the notes app. We entered incorrectly spelt words into the notes and learnt that if the correct spelling appeared underneath you hit the space bar and it replaces it. We then entered other mispelt words held them down and realised them. We then were given a choice we clicked select then suggest and chose the correct spelt word we required.
We also had a try of copy and pasting things in the notes. We practised opening and closing the virtual keyboard and app and then deleting some of the notes we had typed.
In preparation for next weeks lesson we had a practice at using the camera and video app.

Costs of an Ipad mini

A smaller version of its big brother the Ipad mini is still a great tablet with its 7.9 inch screen, thousands of apps and ultra fast wireless. Its available in two colours black/white or white/silver and has 10 hours of battery when fully charged.
The basic version that connects to wifi is available at
16GB for £269
32GB for £349
64GB for £429

The more advanced version that connects to wifi or the fast mobile networks is available at
16GB for £369
32GB for £449
64GB for £529
For further information and help deciding what to buy go to the Apple store. 

Week 4 itranslate, speak it and safari.

We had a very interesting start to the lesson with exercise 13 which was about itranslate. We found out how to select the languages we required and how to clear the page before we entered the words we wanted translating. We translated from Welsh to English then reversed it to the other way round. It was great to have instant translations and to find out more about the keyboards.

We then had fun with the Speak it! app, I made a brief description of how to travel to my house from college and then experimented with selecting the different voices and listening to the instructions spoke out loud.

Our last exercise seven was using the Safari app. I used the Google search page to find out information about the Olympic Games in 2012. There was plenty of information available through Google about dates and medal tables which I used to complete the exercise. We also learned how to bookmark pages for future visits.

It was good week again with lots of fun using the different apps and I look forward to next week.