Create/Edit Apps

• DocumentsToGo (Premium Office Suite) ($14.99):  Create, edit, and view Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files; view PDF, and iWork files.  Access, use, and sync with Google Docs, DropBox, Box.ne, iDisk, and SugarSync.  Free desktop app for Mac and PC for WiFi sync, or transfer files from computer to Goodreader and then open in DocumentsToGo.  Disadvantage is no folders for organizing files.  I keep all my files in Goodreader and transfer/open in DocumentsToGo when I want to edit a file, then open (save) back into Goodreader.
• iWorks for iPad ($9.99 for each app):  Pages, Keynote, and Numbers.  Create and edit any of these types of files.  Several ways to transfer files back and forth between Mac and iPad.  Keynote has VGA output capability, but version 1.1 is not quite ready for classroom use, because in run mode, the iPad screen goes to black with only forward and back buttons and a laser pointer.  For classroom use, I perfer using 2Screens (see more information on the Class page).  For current versions, there are no folders for organizing documents.
• Evernote (free):  This is the best note app I have found and it allows voice memos.  You can get the desktop version (Mac and PC, free) to sync your notes to your computer and visa versa via the www.evernote.com site.  You can send an email to Evernote and save Twitter tweets to Evernote.  Using the desktop app, you can change the font color, size, etc., add various documents to a note (Word, Excel, pdf, etc.).  The iPad version only allows creating/editing in plain text.  Add the “Clip to Evernote” bookmarklet to your iPad browser to save web pages to Evernote (see Evernote in the Web section).  To get the desktop version and open an account: www.evernote.com.  Also, see a review of Evernote in The Chronicle of Higher Education (7/6/10) at: http://chronicle.com/blogPost/A-Brief-Word-from-an-Evernote/25291/?sid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en 
• iAnnotate PDF ($9.99):  Highlight text, underline, etc. and add comments to PDF files.  This is very useful for marking up articles/readings for classes.  iAnnotate PDF has Dropbox and VGA output support.
• iThoughtsHD ($7.99):  Create/edit mind-maps, flow diagrams.  Works very well with desktop FreeMind app (Mac & PC) (http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page).  The easiest way to transfer from iPad to your computer is by WiFi or to email the file to yourself; can also upload/download from dropbox.com and box.com.  File formats include pdf, png, mm (FreeMind), nmind (Novmind), and opml. Has VGA out for showing on a screen. 
• abcNotes ($2.99): Create post-it notes, can be used for your Lock Screen or Home Screen (photo of note saved to Saved Photos in the Photos app).  Can change note color and size, text color and size, choose different fonts, allows for multiple spaces for notes with different backgrounds, and can email notes.