This document provides an introduction to using iPads for learning. It discusses getting familiar with basic iPad operations like buttons and gestures. It also covers accessibility features like zoom, text size adjustment, and text reading. Useful apps are presented in categories like planning, note-taking, augmented reality, and eBooks. The document concludes with sections on managing classroom iPads through tools like Apple Configurator, purchasing apps, and evaluating apps for educational use.

1. An introduction to iPads for Learning
Jisc RSC Scotland

2. Margaret McKay
John Maguire
Advisor: Accessibility & Inclusion
Advisor: Learning Technologies
An introduction to iPads for Learning
Jisc RSC Scotland

3. iPad Orientation
John Maguire – Advisor Learning Technologies
Margaret McKay - Advisor: Accessibility & Inclusion
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4. 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
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5. iPad Accessibility
John Maguire – Advisor Learning Technologies
Margaret McKay - Advisor: Accessibility & Inclusion
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6. iPad Accessibility
Getting to grips with basic iPad operation
The iPad comes with assistive features
that allow people with disabilities an
equal experience of iOS.
» Accessible Features
› Zoom,
› Speak auto-text, speak selection,
› Larger text, bold text,
› VoiceOver,
› Siri,
› Accessibility shortcut,
› Guided access,
› Assistive touch,
› Switch control.
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7. 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 and
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.

8. Useful Apps
John Maguire – Advisor Learning Technologies
Margaret McKay - Advisor: Accessibility & Inclusion
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9. Useful apps
Planning and organising
This type of app helps individuals to plan and organise their studies. They can be
invaluable for students with a wide range of additional support needs where in may
cases these skills are weak.
» Calendar (built in)
» Reminders (built in)
» Notification Centre (built in)
» Sticky notes
» SQA My Study Plan
» Mind jet
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10. Useful apps
Managing information
These apps work mostly with RSS feeds and collect together online services and
resources that you subscribe to in one place. Resources are presented in a user friendly
manner often in a magazine style.
» Feedly
» Pulse
» Flipboard
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11. Useful apps
Note-taking
Taking notes is an essential part of studying, iPad apps offer a number of different
ways of doing this, ranging from enhanced typed, notes to audio notes and images as
notes.
» Notes (built in)
» Paperportnotes – Case study
» Educreations – Case Study
» Audio Boo
» Audio Note
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12. Useful apps
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
» LearnAR – Demo Video
» Anyone can be a mechanic – Demo Video
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13. Useful apps
Augmented Reality

14. Useful apps
eBooks and eBook Creators
eBook readers have a number of very useful tools including bookmarking, highlighting,
dictionary definitions, magnification, add notes, change fonts. Enhanced eBooks add
to the traditional written word with audio, video and interactions.
» iBooks
» Our Choice
» Man on Moon
» Book Creator
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15. Managing your iPads
John Maguire – Advisor Learning Technologies
Margaret McKay - Advisor: Accessibility & Inclusion
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16. 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)
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17. 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
http://snapguide.com/guides/use-apple-configurator/
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18. 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
https://volume.itunes.apple.com/gb/store/
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http://www.apple.com/uk/education/volume-purchase-program/faq.html

19. Evaluating Apps
John Maguire – Advisor Learning Technologies
Margaret McKay - Advisor: Accessibility & Inclusion
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20. 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

21. Evaluating Apps
iTunes Store
» Start at the iTunes store
» Pay attention to user
reviews
» Less than 10 reviews
many not be enough
Image: iTunes store screenshot

22. Evaluating Apps
Your criteria
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23. Evaluating Apps
Your criteria
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24. Today’s resources
www.scoop.it/t/tablet-devices-living-learning-productivity
http://bit.ly/147ReQc - Shortened link to above
Contact details
Email: support@rsc-scotland.ac.uk
Telephone: 0141 585 0022
Useful links and information
John Maguire – Advisor Learning Technologies
Margaret McKay - Advisor: Accessibility & Inclusion