Tips+&+Tricks


 * Settings**

General - Restrictions Enable Restrictions Allow: - Turn Off: iTunes (automatically turns off Ping) Deleting Apps

Allowed Content: - Change Music & Podcast content to Clean - Turn Off In-App Purchases

Game Center: - Turn Off Multiplayer Games - Turn Off Adding Friends

- Create numbered backgrounds to assign an iPad to a student to use throughout the year. Access the numbered backgrounds [|here].
 * Numbered Backgrounds**


 * Creating Folders**

- Create Folders to organize your Apps and re-name them to suit your needs (ex. Storytelling, Books, Work on Words, Math, etc.). To create Folders, hold down an App until it starts to wiggle. Drag Apps you want in the same Folder on top of each other. When finished, touch the 'Home' circle.

- If you want your students to work on specific Apps, drag the App into the Tray (the shadowed area at the bottom of the screen which has Safari, Mail, Photos, and Music in it). You are able to have more than 4 Apps in the Tray.
 * Accessing Specific Apps**

- Create a Charging Station in your classroom to re-charge the iPads. I often charge my iPads on Friday over the weekend.
 * Charging**

- Wipe the screens about once a week with a micro-fibre cloth.
 * Cleaning**

- Organize a Student Technology group to sync, update, and clean the iPads when needed.
 * Updating and Syncing**

- Create a separate account on iTunes for your school to keep track of purchases. Designate one computer in your school to the be the computer that you synch your iPads with. As well, designate one teacher or staff member to purchase all of the Apps to avoid double or triple purchasing.
 * Purchasing Apps**

- If you share the iPads throughout your school, create a sign-out schedule (ex. Google Calendar).
 * Sign Out System**

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