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- Open iBooks or Kindle to view the books that are already loaded on the iPad.
- Read at least a whole chapter or a whole article.
- Try changing the font size, typeface, screen rotation.
- Bookmark some pages.
- Highlight passages and take some notes.
- Try the web browser (Safari).
- Try searching Barton, Vera, or DSpace. Since there are no MIT certificates on the iPad, you can enter your MIT username and password on the Touchstone screen when you are accessing licensed content.
- Try searching Vera to finding and opening a PDF.
- Read a PDF. Try making the font bigger. If GoodReader is installed, we can add that here...
- Try shopping in the iBooks Store. Search for free books, and download one to the iPad. All paid books have free samples as well that you can download.
- Try shopping in the Apple app store. (Click on the app store icon on the iPad.) Download some free apps. (I forget, will they need to log in?)
- Start reading a book on the iPad with the Kindle App, then switch to your computer or mobile device and try picking up where you left off. (You'd need to link the iPad to your own personal Kindle account.) Learn more about the Amazon Kindle and how to get started. You can download Kindle software onto your PC, Mac, or mobile device, which will allow you to sync the book that you're reading with all of your electronic devices.
- Open the Notes app and try typing.
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