One last (I hope) CPO question- if you use the free online pages

[plain jane]

Are you using the entire text using the free pages available online? Do you have an iPad to do this? A laptop?

 

I currently only have a laptop and really have no desire to use the entire book on the computer, I guess I'm technologically challenged that way. :tongue_smilie:

 

I'm wondering if it works well on iPad? Can you turn the pages by flicking the screen? Is it easy to use? Do you regret not having an actual textbook or are the savings worth it?

 

I'm considering splurging for an iPad so we can use the free CPO pages. :D Afterall, it would save us some money, right? :001_huh::tongue_smilie:

 

Let me see if I can get a poll going. :001_smile:

[Luckymama]

Ummmm I couldn't vote. I used the actual physical textbooks (student and teacher).

 

:D

 

I think I paid about $75 for both books, but I'd have to go back through my Amazon history to be certain.

[Laura in STL]

The ebook works great on iPad. We used it as a supplement for Earth Science last year. This year we are doing the Life Science for our whole program. You can flip pages as well as skip ahead or back. The dc love reading on the iPad, and you can zoom in to see diagrams or charts. We also use the ebook with investigations.

[GailV]

I put it on iPad in the GoodReader app, which has more bells and whistles than I know how to use. Yes, I can flick the screen to turn the pages.

 

But dd doesn't like the glare on the iPad screen. So I also got a used text for about $15.

 

We're using it for co-op this year. The class is mixed as to whether kids are using it on computer or with print copies. One girl carries her mom's phone to class since she has the text loaded on that, and she wants to be able to consult it that way. Having it on an iPad or a phone is certainly less bulky than the book!

 

But I like to sometimes have several pages open at once, and flip back and forth, which I understand how to do with a paper copy since it's just a matter of sticking fingers in the appropriate spots. I'm not sure how to do that easily in GoodReader other than constantly entering the new page number I want -- can I open several pages simultaneously and toggle among them? I've no clue.

Edited August 25, 2012 by GailV

[Blossom'sGirl]

I didn't vote, but I plan on using the CPO Life student book online until I can find a student book at a decent price. Used sellers are asking crazy high prices for them lately. I do own the teacher book and hope to get the student one soon.

[plain jane]

Those of you who picked up used copies for cheap- can you tell me where you found them? I'm not finding any sort of decent prices.