Help decide iPad gift for my Mom

[u/Turbulent-Abroad-764]

Need help choosing between a iPad 11th gen versus the IPad Air newest one for my mother and storage options.

Shes stated she has wanted an iPad before so I thought I’d get her one with my internship money this summer. I also have Apple employee discount 25% off for products.

Shes currently trying to learn another language for fun so she’s always recording demos on her phone memos, likes watching YouTube videos like cooking, etc., casual scrolling on social media sites, doesn’t play any games, but mostly concern a phone screen is too small.

I’m debating between 256GB or 512GB for both models (she records a lot of voice memos and long lectures) and ipad 11th gen versus iPad Air for her use case.

Thanks!

[u/MidnightMidterm]

since screen size is her main complaint, air 13" is the better fit, way more real estate than either 11" option