Presentation and workshop delivered to a number of institutions with colleague Margaret McKay, Celeste McLaughlin & Shelaine Fraser-Robertson

1. iPad Orientation
Joan Walker – Advisor : Learning & Teaching
Margaret McKay - Advisor: Accessibility & Inclusion
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2. iPad Orientation
Getting to grips with basic iPad operation
The iPad is a great table and feels very
easy to pick up and use but do you
know your way around the basics?
»iPad buttons
› On/Off, Home, Volume, Mute
»Basic operations
› Swiping Pages, Creating Folders, Searching
for apps, Multi tasking
»Additional operations
› Settings menu, Control Center, notification

3. iPad Accessibility & Usability Features
Joan Walker – Advisor : Learning & Teaching
Margaret McKay - Advisor: Accessibility & Inclusion

4. iPad Accessibility & Usability Features
Getting to grips with basic iPad operation
The iPad comes with assistive features
that allow people an equal experience
of iOS.
» Features:
› Zoom,
› Invert colours
› Larger text, bold text,
› Speak auto-text, speak selection, definition
› VoiceOver,
› Siri,
› Accessibility shortcut,
› Guided access,
› Assistive touch,
› Switch control.

5. Activity
Follow the instructions to access features
Zoom:
1. Go to settings > general > accessibility > zoom.
2. Turn zoom on and go to home page double tap 3 fingers to move around the screen.
3. Double tap 3 fingers and drag to magnify page.
Larger type:
1. Go to settings > general > accessibility > larger type.
2. Turn on larger type and drag the slider to select your preferred reading size.
Speak selection:
1. Go to settings > general > accessibility > speak selection.
2. Choose some text on a website and highlight with your finger, click the speak button.
3. Listen to the text being read back.
Invert Colour:
1. Go to settings > general > accessibility > invert colours.
2. Turn on invert colour and explore your iPad.

6. Useful Apps
Joan Walker – Advisor : Learning & Teaching
Margaret McKay - Advisor: Accessibility & Inclusion

7. Apps that support successful learners
Planning, Organising, Note-taking, Research, Managing Information
These apps can helps individuals to plan and organise their studies. They can be
invaluable for students with a wide range of support needs or learning styles.
»Calendar (built in)
»Reminders (built in)
»Notification Centre (built in)
»SQA My Study Plan
»Mind jet mind mapping
»Audio Note/ Paperportnotes - case study
»ibooks / eBooks

8. Managing your iPads
Joan Walker – Advisor : Learning & Teaching
Margaret McKay - Advisor: Accessibility & Inclusion

9. Managing classroom iPads
» Sharing vs. Individual
» The classroom workflow
» Decisions you need to make
› Turning off pre installed apps
› Restricting access to areas & functions
› Restricting access to content
› Locking the iPad to 1 app (Guided)
CC Image courtesy of Sean MacEntee Flickr

10. Managing a large group iPads
» Apple Configurator
› Suited to 10 – 100 devices
› Range of admin restrictions
› Create a master and copy to all others
» Mobile Device Management (MDM)
› Sync apps wirelessly
› IT doesn’t need to collect up iPads
› User needs to accept
CC Image courtesy of blakespot Flickr

11. Purchasing apps
Decide how many copies of the app
you will need and create an organised
deployment plan. Decide which apps
go on which iPads.
» Decide apps to go on
» 1 app per iPad
» Purchase using Apple VPP
» Licence codes managed centrally
CC Image courtesy of {Flixelpix} David Flickr

12. Evaluating Apps
Joan Walker – Advisor : Learning & Teaching
Margaret McKay - Advisor: Accessibility & Inclusion

13. Evaluating Apps
Deciding if an app is right for you and your students
The usefulness of an app is dependent on the intended purpose and
the student’s needs. If you are thinking of purchasing an app for use
in the classroom it is handy to score it. Apps that score low might still
be good, but just not for the purpose you’re assessing them.
Some areas to consider
» Relevance
» Ease of use
» Sharing of data created

14. Evaluating Apps
Your criteria
http://bit.ly/xug4HV
http://bit.ly/HEwviH

15. Augmented Reality
Augmented reality brings together elements of the real world with the virtual world,
enhancing what we see with information and other sources.
»Wikitude
»Acrossair
»Blippar
Uses in education
»Anyone can be a mechanic – Demo Video
»Street Museum by the Museum of London

20. Augmented Reality
Augmented reality brings together elements of the real world with the virtual world,
enhancing what we see with information and other sources.
»Wikitude
»AroundMe
»Blippar
Uses in education
»Anyone can be a mechanic – Demo Video
»Street Museum by the Museum of London

22. Evaluation Form
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/edcollmobileday
Todays resources
www.scoop.it/t/tablet-devices-living-learning-productivity
http://bit.ly/147ReQc - Shortened link to about
Useful links and information
Contact details
Email: support@rsc-scotland.ac.uk
Telephone: 0141 585 0022
Joan Walker – Advisor : Learning & Teaching
Margaret McKay - Advisor: Accessibility & Inclusion