iPad Keyboard Malfunction

1. The Keyboard Broke Down

I work on my iPad.
At some point, the plastic keycap on the 'ㅇ(d)' key disappeared. I don't even remember when it happened.
I was still managing by pressing the soft silicone dome underneath, but then that silicone piece came off too. Now I have to press hard—one tap doesn't work anymore.
Korean has so many 'ㅇ' sounds, making it extremely inconvenient.
This keyboard is an Apple product, integrated with the iPad. It has a stand on the back, and the front serves as both keyboard and cover—when you close it, the iPad turns off. I'm not sure what the exact model name is.

2. I Got a Keyboard

When I told my daughter about the broken keyboard, she gave me a Bluetooth keyboard and even connected it for me.
However, this keyboard only had English letters, no Korean characters. I kept making typos while typing, so I ended up using the broken keyboard again.
I told Claude, "The 'ㅇ' is missing, so please read as if it's there," and Claude said it was no problem.
Then Claude came up with a genius idea: "Keep the keyboard next to you and just press 'ㅇ' on that one!"
"You are Brilliant!"
I used the broken keyboard as my main one, pressing only 'ㅇ' on the keyboard my daughter gave me.
It's exhausting. The broken keyboard is a divine message telling me to rest.
So I decided to go to the Apple Store on Monday and rest over the weekend.

3. A Month's Work on Moeum School—Wasted Effort

I've just finished creating and uploading Moeum School for 1st grade Korean.
Actually, I made Moeum School 1st grade twice.
The first time, I combined Korean language with integrated subjects, which resulted in 1,400 words. It seemed like too many, so I even asked about American 1st grade curricula. I heard they use 300-500 words.
When I was making 1st grade, even though integrated subjects included words like 'infectious disease,' 'mumps,' 'tick repellent,' kidnapping prevention content, and earthquake evacuation, I put them all in the game.

But when I got to 2nd grade, the word sexual assault appeared. I realized this word didn’t fit a fun game playground like Soosooland. And I realized my mistake: I didn’t have the actual textbooks, so I was picking words from online teaching sites, which is why there were so many words.
So I decided to put integrated subjects on hold and just make the Korean content directly from the textbooks.
That’s why I ended up making the 1st grade again. So far, I’ve only managed to complete 1st-grade Korean after almost a month, fixing bugs here and there.
Since the 5th- and 6th-grade textbooks are changing this year, I only need to finish up to 4th-grade Korean in February. The work I’ve already done won’t go to waste—I can later select and fix it to make Moeum quizzes. Soosooland is really good at practicing “reuse and repurpose”!

4. Siri is Silly

I intended to rest over the weekend, but without realizing it, I was extracting words from 2nd grade.
I was writing words in the notes app when Siri responded. I told Siri to take dictation.
I thought Siri was transcribing well, but... I don't remember exactly, but for example: when I should have written '수염 (beard),' Siri wrote '수영 (swimming).'
"Not swimming, beard. Fix it to beard. You got it wrong, fix it."
Siri didn't correct it and just kept transcribing.
"Siri, you're silly."
Then Siri transcribed that too. LOL
Suddenly I realized I was extracting words from 6th grade. Since the textbooks are changing, all that work will be thrown away.
This is what happens when you ignore the divine message to rest on weekends.

5. Writing on the Keyboard

My daughter saw me struggling with Siri.
"Siri is silly. Don't think of it like ChatGPT or Claude. Why aren't you using the keyboard?"
"I keep making typos, so I'm not using it."
My daughter came with a marker pen and wrote Korean characters below the English alphabet on each key. Each key had the alphabet on top, and there seemed to be space left below intentionally for writing something.
"Mom, now put something under the iPad to raise it up. Otherwise you'll get tech neck."
My younger daughter brought a pretty box.
"Mom, put the iPad on this. Mom, you're so stylish!"
I gave up on going to the Apple Store today.
I couldn't rest over the weekend, so I'm determined to rest today by writing blog posts. Wait, is this even resting?

🪄 Dev log originally written in Korean | Translated with Claude



Photo:The keyboard my daughter labeled with handwriting]


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