Class Introduction ManyteachersareconcernedwithwhattodowhentheyinitiallyreceivetheiriPad.Whilesomepeoplearetechsavvy,manyteachersarenotandcanfeelalittlebitdauntedbywhattodo.SothatteachersgetthemostoutoftheiriPad,itisreallyimportantthattheyfeelcomfortablewiththeirdevice,knowhowtonavigatetheirwayaroundthedevice,havesomeideahowtotroubleshootwhenaproblemoccurs,andultimatelyfeelthattheiPadwillbesecureandsafewiththeirstudents. So,hereisabasicchecklistonwhattodowhenyouinitiallyopentheboxofyouriPad: 1.TurningtheiPadon: ConnectingtoInternet(WiFi) Ifyouhaveinternetathome,justfindyournetworkandyouwillbepromptedtoenteryourpassword. SchoolTechSupportworkerstendtobetheoneswhosetupthenetworksettingsonyourschooldevice.Thiscanbeagoodandabadthing.Itcanbeagoodthingbecausetheywilldothetechnicalworkforyou;butitcanbeabadthingbecausetheywilloftenblockcertainsites,orputinsettingsthatmaketheiPaddifficulttoaccessanywhereelseotherthanschool. 2.PurchasingApps YougototheAppStoreonyouriPad(oriPhone)topurchaseanddownloadapps. SincetheiOS7andsubsequentios8update,youcanbackupapps,documentsandphotostoiCloud(thisiscoveredfurtherbelow).Appleprovides5.0GBforfree.Ifyouneedanymore,youdohavetheoptiontopurchasemorestorage. However,asstatedabove,sincethelatestiosupdates,Appupdatesnowoccurautomatically.Thissaveshavingtogoinanddothemmanually,whichIpersonallythinkisagreattimesaver. Youcanchoosetoviewalltheappsyouhavepurchased,oronlytheappsyoudonothaveonyouriPad.SimplyhitthedownarrownexttotheappandyouwillbeaskedtoputinyourPasswordandthentheappwilldownload. MultitaskingwiththenewiOSupdates:YoumayalreadyknowthatyoucanpresstheHomebuttontwicetobringupalistofcurrentlyrunningorsuspendedapps.WiththenewiOSupdates,Applehasaddedawholenewuserinterfaceforswitchingbetweenapps. ThatnewinterfaceiscompletelydifferentandinsteadofrelyingonabarofappiconsatthebottomofyouiPad,youcandouble-clickyourdevice’sHomebuttontozoomoutintoacard-basedinterface,whichshowsyoutheappscreensthemselves(astheywerewhenyoulastviewedthem);tapanyscreenortheappiconbelowittogotothatapp.Youcanquicklyscrollovereithertheiconsortheappscreenstoviewyourrecentapps. Notonlydoesthismakeiteasytopickoutwhichappyou’relookingfor,butitmeansyoucanquicklyrefertoapieceofinformationinoneappwithoutactuallybringingthatapptotheforeground. Youcanalsonowforce-quitanappbyjustflickingthecardupandoffthescreen,andthemultitaskinginterfaceworksinbothportraitandlandscapeorientationsonalliOSdevices. Youcanalsoswipethemultitaskingbartoptobottomtoquicklyaccessaudio/videoplaybackcontrols,ashortcuttotheiTunesAppitself,andvolumecontrols.ThisalsoprovidesaccesstoafunctionthatcanlocktheorientationoftheiPadortomutesounds.ThisiscalledtheControlCenterandallowsyoutoquicklyaccessthefollowingbyswipingupfromthebottomofthescreen.Youcanalsodoitonalockedscreen. 3.WhattoconsiderbeforeyoudeployiPadsintoyourschoolandclassrooms: ?HowwillyouusetheiPadIbelieve1:1iPaduseisthemostappropriateorviablewaytodeployiPadsintotheclassroom.ThisgiveseachstudentownershipovertheiriPad;alloftheirworkisstoredontheoneiPad;theiPadisreadilyavailabletothestudentwhentheyneedtouseit. ?SecurityIssues:ensurethattheiPadsareallsetuptopreventstudentsfromaccessingsites,videosorappsthatarenotappropriateforthem. ?ThiswayyoucanmakeavailablesiteslikeYouTubethatarenormallyrestrictedforstudents.Beingabletorestrictthecontentbysettingageandratingslimits,meansstudentscanstillwatchageandeducationappropriatecontent.YouTubeisaninvaluableresourceandIthinkshuttingitoffaltogethercutsoffaccesstosomereallygreateducationalvideos. ?WhatappswillyouuseandhowwillyouusethemHavingacorelistofappsreallyhelps.WhenIfirststartedoutonthisjourney,Ihadtoomanyapps.Itwasoverwhelmingformetotrytolearnhowtousethemandthenteachthestudentshowtousethem.Inowthinkitiswisertostartwithafewapps,gettoknowhowtousethemandhowtousetheminyourclassroom.Thenyoucanaddappsasyougo. ?Makesureyouknowhowtheappswork.Isuggestusingtheappsandplayingwithallthesettings.Gothrougheachstepoftheapplicationandbeawareofeachstepoftheapplication.CantheappbeadjustedinthesettingssectionIsthereawaytomaketheappeasier,orharderThinkabouthowyoucanusetheseappsinaneducationalcontextandhowyoucanintegratethetechnologyintoyourlessons. ?Takingcourseslikethiscanhelpyoutonavigateyourwaythroughtheminefieldofappsandgetsomeideaofwhatappstouse. ?ThisisafantasticresourceandoneIhighlyrecommend.Whenyouexplorewhatisoutthere,youdiscoverthatmanyteachersoutintheworldaredoingfantasticthings. ?Thereallygoodappsaremadebyreallygooddevelopers.Theycareaboutyouusingtheirappsandgenerallywillhaveareallygoodwebsitewithinstructionsusingscreenshotsorvideoonhowtousetheirapps.Gooddeveloperswillhaveaspaceforfeedbackontheirappsandarewillingandhappytoreceiveyourrecommendations.I’veevenhaddevelopersSkypewithmetoshowmehowtousetheirapps.Also,ifthereissomethingmissingintheappthatyouthinkwouldmaketheappbetter,don’thesitatetorecommendittothedevelopers.Theytakeeverycommentonboardandiftheyreceive‘x’amountofrequestsforimprovement,theywillincludeitintheirnextupdates.Thisishowtheydotheirupdates,byreceivingyourfeedback. ?AllocatetheiPadforeducationaluseonly.OneoftheveryearlydecisionsImadewastoonlyhaveeducationallybasedappsontheiPad. ?IbelieveitisavitalintheearlydaystoleaveallgamesthatarenoteducationallybasedofftheiPad.IthinkchildrenhaveplentyofopportunitytoplaygamesusingvariousothertechnologiesliketheNintendoDS,Wii,Xbox,Computergamesetc.KeepingtheiPadasaneducationaltoolensuresthatstudentswillviewthetechnologyfromthisperspective. ?TheiPadshouldnotbeuseda‘fillin’orfor‘rewards’-ifthetechnologyisbeingusedthisway,thenitisnotbeingusedeffectivelyandmoreimportantlyisnotbeingutilizedtocreatethebestpossibleeducationaloutcomes. ?Thedevicecannotdotheworkforyouorreplaceyouasateacher.Youhavetodriveitsuse,beatthecontrolpanel.Youdecidewhatappstouse,howtousethemandhowyouconnectthemtoyouroverallcurriculumandlessonplans. 4.Security&Childproofing GotoGeneral>PasscodelocktosetyourPasswordandbesuretorememberit. GotoGeneral>Autolockchooseamountoftime(30-60min) GotoGeneral>Bluetooth>TurnBluetoothOff. GotoSafarianddowntoBlockPop-Ups. ChildproofingYouriPadorSettingParentalControls TheiPadParentalControlworksbysettingafourdigitpasscodeontheiPadthatisrequiredwhensettingthedifferentrestrictions.Onceenabled,youcansetrestrictionsforapps,television,musicandmovies. ThereforeyouaresettingupyouriPadsothatonlycertain‘agelevel’apps,music,moviesandTVprogramscanbedownloadedandviewedontheiPad.YoucanalsodisabletheiTunesandAppiconssothatchildrencannotinadvertentlyordeliberatelydownloadmusicorapps.Kidscanbequitesavvyandthispreventsanyunwantedpurchasesonyouraccount. GotoGeneralandgodowntoRestrictions.Ifyouhaven’talreadysetupaPassword,theiPadwillaskyoutosetuponeonceyouenablerestrictions. YoucangotoanyoftheSettingsandcreatetheSettingsyourequireforyourstudents. Clickontheareayouwishtochange.IfyouwanttoprovidearestrictionforiTunes,youcanclickonthe‘on’buttonanditwillgiveyouoptions.Orasyoucanseebelow,youcandisabletheabilitytouploadanddeleteapps. Forexample,youcanonlytick‘G’ratedfilms;Appsforaspecificage;oryoucanexcludeall‘explicit’music.Gothrougheachareaanddecidewhatchangesyouwishtomake. Justrememberifyoudisableyourappstore,youwon’tbeabletoupdate,orchangetheappinanyway.Tomakechanges,gobackandenablethesettingagain. TalkinginnovationsthatmadeitintoiOS7&8updatesareSpeakSelectionandVoiceOverwhichcanbothbefoundunderSettings>General>Accessibility(andbothneedtobeenabledbeforeyoucanusethem).Thisisafantasticapplicationforthosestudentswhohavedifficultywithreading,orsightandhavebeengreatlyimprovedinthelatestupdates. SpeakSelectionaddsa“Speak”optiontoanytextthatyouselect(beitawebpage,anemailoramessageyou’restilltyping)beforereadingthewholethingbacktoyouataswiftpace.Thespeakingratecanbemodifiedinthesamesettingsmenuasabove. VoiceOverisanotherusefulspeakingoptionwherethefeaturesimplyreadsaloudfromthescreenyouareon,listingoptionsandothernotes. NEWUPDATES AccessibilityforthosewithdisabilitieshavebeenhugelyimprovedwiththenewiOS7&8updates.Thismeansthevoiceoverfunctions,texttospeech,andfunctionsforthenon-hearingcommunitymakestheiPadaneasychoice.Againitisimpossibletocoverthemall,buthereareafewoftheimportantchangesintheaccessibilityoption: GeneralChanges VoiceOverchanges TheiPadhasareallyeffectiveVoiceOvercapabilityinbuiltintoitsinterface.ThiscanbeactivatedinSettings>General>Accessibility.ThereisalsoaTexttoSpeechoptionsothatyoucangetthedeviceto‘Speak’foryou.ThisreallymakestheiPadanincredibledeviceforthoselearnerswithspecialneeds. ThelistofgestureswithVoiceOvercontinuestogrowwitheachmajorreleaseofaniOSupdate.Onevaluableadditionisthefourfingerdoubletap.ThisenablesVoiceOverhelpfromanywhere.SoinsteadofhavingtogointoSettings>General>Accessibility>VoiceOver>VoiceOverPractice,youcannowdothisgesturefromanywhereandthendogesturesandkeyboardcommandstofindouttheirfunctions. VoiceOverpracticearea,butwillnotworkanywhereelse.Wheninatextfield,itsimplyinsertsanAintothedocumentinsteadofperformingitsdesignedfunction. PhysicalandMotorAccessibility 6.OrganizingYourApps Ifyouhavequiteafewapps,itistimetoorganizethem.Thereareacoupleofwaystodothis.ThisincludesusingiTunesorphysicallydraggingappsaroundonyouriPad.IthinkthebestwayistorearrangeyourappsdirectlyusingyouriPad. TorearrangeappsonyouriPad,touchanappandholddownuntiltheappiconsjiggle.Then,arrangetheiconsbydraggingthem.Pressthehomebuttontosaveyourarrangement.Ifyouhavemanyapps,youcanarrangeandcreateupto11screensorpages.ThedotsabovetheDockshowthenumberofscreensyouhaveandthewhiteoneshowsyoutheoneyouarecurrentlyviewing. Forappsyouusefrequently,youcancreateashortcutbymakingthoseappsavailableoneverypage.Tapandholdanapp.Whenitstartstojiggle,dragtheapporfoldersofappstothebottomofthescreen(dock).Thiswillallowyoutofindanappquickly,nomatterwhichpageyouareon.Todragafolderintothedock,youwillhavetocreateitfirstonthescreen,andthendragittothedock. Youcancreatefoldersbydragginganappintoanotherapp.TheiPadautomaticallynamesafolderwhenyoucreateitbasedontheiconsusedtocreatethefolder.Youcanchangethefoldernamebytappingthexandtypinganewfoldername. Youcangetridofafolder,bydraggingalltheappsoutofthefolder.Youcandeleteanappbyholdingdownthe‘x’. OrganizationalMethods Therearemanywaysyoucanarrangeyourappsincludingbylocation,alphabetorcategories.IhaveorganizedmyappsaccordingtoSubjecti.e.Literacy,Numeracy,Spelling,Writing,Art,etc.Everyonehastheirownsystem,soitisbesttostickwithwhatworksforyou.Ifyouareorganizingappsforstudents,makesuretheyarenamesthatthestudentscanread;ortobeginwithyoumightusethefirstletterofthefolderinstead,i.e.EforEnglish,MforMath. IfyouhavetosharetheiPadwithanumberofstudents,youcanorganizeyourappsbythenameofthestudent;thenwithinthatfolder,youcanhaveallyourMathappsononepage,Englishonanotheretc. TIPSONTHOSEAPPSYOUCAN’TDELETE Therearesomeappsthatyoucan’tdeletebecausetheydonothavean‘x’button.ThisisbecauseyouarenotallowedtodeletethedefaultappsthatcomeinstalledonyouriPad.TheseincludetheCalendar,Contacts,iTunes,AppStore,GameCenter,etc.However,youcandeletetheiconsfortheseappsbyenablingParentalControlsonyouriPad.Wegooverhowtoenableparentalcontrolsinabove. HowtoAddHomeScreenIconsinSafarifortheiPad Oncethedesiredpagehasfinishedloading,taponthearrowbuttonlocatedattheleft,topofyourscreenandyouwillseethefollowlist.ClickonAddtohomescreen. RenametheiconsoyoucaneasilyfinditonyouriPad.NowclicktheAddbutton. TheiconappearsontheHomescreen IcreateiconsforthewebsitesIuseregularlysuchasmybankwebsiteorinternetprovider.Thissavesalotoffiddlingandclickingontheiconwilltakeyoustraighttothefrontpageofthatwebsite WhatistheiCloud TheiCloudstoresyourmusic,photos,documents,andmoreandwirelesslypushesthemtoallyourdevices,i.e.FromyouriPhonetoyouriPadandback.Thistransferisautomatic,effortless,andseamless-anditjustworks. iCloudnowcomeswitheverynewAppledeviceandmakestransferringofyourdata,backingupyourcontentandrestoringcontentmuchsimpler.BeforeyouhadtoconnecttoiTunesandyourPCorLaptoptosetupyourdevice.Thankfullynowallsetupandfuturebackupscanbedoneindependently. WhatisstoredintheiCloud: PhotoStreamAllyourphotoscanbestoredintheiCloudandevenbetter,whenyoutakeaphotoononedevice,itautomaticallyappearsonallyourotherdevices.Nosyncing.Nosending.Yourphotosjustappear. iTunesintheCloudWithiCloud,themusicyoupurchaseiniTunesappearsautomaticallyonallyourdevices.YoucanalsodownloadyourpastiTunespurchases. DocumentsintheCloudIfyouhavethesameiCloud-enabledappsonmorethanonedevice,iCloudautomaticallykeepsyourdocumentsuptodateacrossallyourdevices. Apps,Books&BackupiCloudmakessureallyourdeviceshavethesameappsandbooks.Italsobacksupyourinformation,soifsomethinghappens,youcangobackandaccessthemfromthecloud. Calendar,Mail&ContactsiCloudstoresyourcalendar,mail,andcontactsandautomaticallypushesthemtoallyourdevices.Soyoucanswitchfromonedevicetoanotherandstillgoaboutbusinessasusual. YoucansignintoyouriCloudaccountusingyouriTunesIDandaccessallyourdetails.SeethescreenshottoseewhatthefrontpageofiCloudlookslike: Insideyourdocuments,youcanseeeverythingthatisinyourKeynote,PagesorNumbers.Seebelow:
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