For Billings Public Schools. This document will help you purchase apps for individuals or for a lab.

1. Purchasing
iPad Apps
Billings Public Schools
Purchasing Guide

2. Purchasing by Individual
Teachers
• Gift cards given to the teacher by a parent
or other organizations can be used
• No gift cards can be purchased with the
district PCard
• Individual apps can be purchased with a
PCard
TIP: Plan ahead - if you’re
using a PCard, purchase
several apps at a time.
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TIP: Make sure your Apple
account is not associated
with a credit card.

3. How to Purchase an
App
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1. Locate the App you wish to purchase in
the App Store and click on the Buy button.
2. Type in your Apple ID Password
Click Continue in the next box
You will have to put your password in again
3. Enter your credit card information and
tap Done
4. Confirm your purchase by tapping Buy.
Your App will begin to download

4. Purchasing for a Lab of
iPads
• Volume purchasing is available for 20 or more copies of the
same app. A discount is often given for volume purchasing
• Determine which apps you want to purchase for your lab
• Send an email to Karen Palmer
– Include Name of App
– Include Company/Publisher of App
– Include Cost of App
– Include a Budget Code
– Include which lab or specific iPads the purchase is for
• You will be notified when the App is Available in Self Service
• From the Self Service App, click on the App to install
Multiple labs can share the
volume purchasing cost. The
app can be split between labs.
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What is Self Service?
This is an app installed onto
your iPad when it is set up.

5. Steps for Purchasing
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1. Make sure your email
includes all of the
following information.
You can find all the
necessary
information in the
iTunes store

6. Steps for Purchasing
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2. Once you receive a confirmation email
that your App has been purchased, use the
Self Service App on your iPad to download.
3. Click on the App you
wish to download.
Remember: you don’t
have to download all
copies of the App at once.
Once the final copy of the
App has been downloaded.
The App will no longer be
available for download.