Apple Pages challenge

This week I am presenting you with a challenge.  For many years we have been using Google Docs for all of our word processing needs.  Since moving to the iPad, though, we have discovered that the Google Docs mobile app is severely lacking in formatting options and advanced word processing features.  

Hiding in plain site is an app called Pages.  This app, made by Apple, is installed on all of our iPads.  Pages is a robust word processor with an intuitive interface and all the advanced word processing features we miss.  Since Pages is designed specifically for the iPad by the same company that made the iPad, it is a seamless experience.

Some folks are afraid to use Pages because they feel it doesn't offer features such as collaborative editing, footnotes, and version history.  These features are absolutely included in Pages!  Plus, Pages offers a lot of multimedia options.  Inserting images on Pages is a smooth experience compared to Google Docs.

I am issuing a challenge.  Use Apple Pages with your students for their next project.  I designed the site below to showcase many of the features of Pages.  Please look through these videos.  They will show you just how much better it is to use Pages for word processing on the iPad.

https://sites.google.com/hudson.k12.oh.us/applepageschallenge

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