IPad2
  care and feeding

   Jeff Branzburg
  Romana Bertolotti
Teaching Matters, Inc.
Register the iPad
• power on

• plug it in

• Follow on screen
  instructions

• Use your DOE email
  address

• Use your school address
DOE Wifi

• SSID

• password

• Proxy

  • http://proxy.nycboe.org/proxy.PAC
DOE Email
Working with the Home
          Screen
• Rearranging icons
  • tap, hold, drag
• Creating folders
  • tap, hold, drag icon on top of another icon
• Close app
  • double tap Home, tap and hold icon in bottom row, click red 'minus' sign
• Delete app
  • tap and hold icon, click 'x' in upper right corner
• Home button
  • tap to return to home screen, double tap to access list of all open apps,
      from home screen tap to access search
Keyboard shortcuts

• tap and hold:

 • Comma for apostrophe

 • vowels

 • y, s, l, z, c, n
Gestures
Native Apps
• Native Apps
 • Safari
 • Mail
 • Photos
 • YouTube
 • Notes
 • Maps
 • iPod
 • Calendar
The App Store

• Free apps

• Paid apps

• Educational apps
Books
• iBooks

• Kindle

• Nook

• Google Books

• Freebies!
Camera

• Photos

• Videos

• FaceTime
SnapGrades




• http://www.snapgrades.com
Add SnapGrades to
  Home Screen
iPad as a Teacher
        Productivity Tool

• iWorks ($)
• Quickoffice Connect ($)
• Documents to Go ($)
Useful Utilities


• DropBox - Share files between devices,
   Make a public folder
• EverNote - Capture text, web page clippings,
   photos, screen shots, voice memos
• Dragon Dictation - Speech recognition,
   Send to email, SMS, etc
• QuickVoice - fast audio recording
Collaboration Sources
•   http://ipadinthedoe.tumblr.com/ (blocked!)
•   http://ipadeducators.ning.com/
•   http://ipads4education.ning.com/
•   teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com
Placeholder
Find My iPad
• To setup Find My iPad, tap the
  settings icon on your iPad 2.

• Tap on Mail, contacts and Calendars.

• Add a MobileMe account.

• Enter your Apple user ID, the same
  one you use to buy in iTunes. If you do
  not have an account the tool will walk
  you through creating one for free.

• Verify your email by clicking on the
  link Apple sends you.

• Go back to the MobileMe screen in
  Settings, and click the switch to “ON”
PassCode
• Tap Settings.

• Choose Passcode Lock form the right side
  menu.

• Tap turn Passcode on.

• Enter a 4 digit Passcode that you will
  remember, ,but not something as simple as
  1234. For help, use the letters to spell out a
  four letter word.

• Enter the Passcode a second time to verify.

• Choose how long you want the iPad 2 to
  wait before the Passcode turns on and locks
  the device.

• When you turn your iPad on next, you will be
  prompted to enter your Passcode.
Lockscreen Message
• Open the iPad Notes app.

• Type a short message with your phone number
  and email including reward info.

• Take a screenshot of it by holding the power
  button and home button at the same time.

• Open the Photo app.

• Open the screenshot you just took.

• Tap on the image, choose the action icon in the
  upper right.

• Choose “Use as Wallpaper.”

• Zoom in or out and move the image until it is
  where you want it to be.

• Tap “Use as Lockscreen.”
Teach with your iPad


• teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com
Accessibility
• VoiceOver: Apple’s gesture
  based screen reader

• Zoom: Which provides full
  screen magnification up to
  500%

• White on Black: reverses
  the screen for higher
  contrast

• {Settings --> General -->
  Accessibility}
iPad + Velcro =

           http://db.tt/UIctY2V
iPad and Velcro http://vimeo.com/11886557
Some iPad Resources
• iPad and Velcro http://vimeo.com/
• Palm Beach County iPad Pilot Project http://
  palmbeachschooltalk.com/groups/ipadpilot/
• IEar Education Apps Review http://www.iEARN.org
• IPads in Education http://www.ipadineducation.co.uk/
  iPad_in_Education/Welcome.html
• Teach with your iPad http://
  teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com/
• iPad Schools http://ipadschools.wikispaces.com/
Stylus (optional)
○The iPad requires a stylus one
that reproduces the electrical
qualities of your finger
    ■ the Pogo Sketch stylus is
        priced at $14.95
    ■ make your own http://
        www.youtube.com/watch?
        v=4YE8rGuLCtU

   ■ Use a pen, some metal
     foil, and Scotch tape.
Hints
• Lock screen orientation
Hints
• Tap to scroll back to top of page
Hints
• Close programs running in the background by double tapping the
  home key. Hold your finger down on the app you'd like to close
  until it starts wiggling. Then tap the red minus icon to close.
Hints
• Press the home
  button from any
  screen to jump
  directly to your main
  screen. Press it
  again to go to
  Spotlight search,
  which is universal
  search of your
  phone.
Hints
• Take a screen
  shot by pressing
  the home button
  and power
  button at the
  same time. You'll
  see a flash and
  your shot will be
  saved in the
  Photos app.
Hints
• If an app freezes
  on you and won't
  close, reboot your
  iPhone by holding
  down the home
  key and power
  button for about
  six seconds until
  you see the Apple
  logo again.

May 2 Presentation

  • 1.
    IPad2 careand feeding Jeff Branzburg Romana Bertolotti Teaching Matters, Inc.
  • 2.
    Register the iPad •power on • plug it in • Follow on screen instructions • Use your DOE email address • Use your school address
  • 3.
    DOE Wifi • SSID •password • Proxy • http://proxy.nycboe.org/proxy.PAC
  • 4.
  • 5.
    Working with theHome Screen • Rearranging icons • tap, hold, drag • Creating folders • tap, hold, drag icon on top of another icon • Close app • double tap Home, tap and hold icon in bottom row, click red 'minus' sign • Delete app • tap and hold icon, click 'x' in upper right corner • Home button • tap to return to home screen, double tap to access list of all open apps, from home screen tap to access search
  • 6.
    Keyboard shortcuts • tapand hold: • Comma for apostrophe • vowels • y, s, l, z, c, n
  • 7.
  • 8.
    Native Apps • NativeApps • Safari • Mail • Photos • YouTube • Notes • Maps • iPod • Calendar
  • 9.
    The App Store •Free apps • Paid apps • Educational apps
  • 10.
    Books • iBooks • Kindle •Nook • Google Books • Freebies!
  • 11.
  • 12.
  • 13.
    Add SnapGrades to Home Screen
  • 14.
    iPad as aTeacher Productivity Tool • iWorks ($) • Quickoffice Connect ($) • Documents to Go ($)
  • 15.
    Useful Utilities • DropBox- Share files between devices, Make a public folder • EverNote - Capture text, web page clippings, photos, screen shots, voice memos • Dragon Dictation - Speech recognition, Send to email, SMS, etc • QuickVoice - fast audio recording
  • 16.
    Collaboration Sources • http://ipadinthedoe.tumblr.com/ (blocked!) • http://ipadeducators.ning.com/ • http://ipads4education.ning.com/ • teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com
  • 17.
  • 18.
    Find My iPad •To setup Find My iPad, tap the settings icon on your iPad 2. • Tap on Mail, contacts and Calendars. • Add a MobileMe account. • Enter your Apple user ID, the same one you use to buy in iTunes. If you do not have an account the tool will walk you through creating one for free. • Verify your email by clicking on the link Apple sends you. • Go back to the MobileMe screen in Settings, and click the switch to “ON”
  • 19.
    PassCode • Tap Settings. •Choose Passcode Lock form the right side menu. • Tap turn Passcode on. • Enter a 4 digit Passcode that you will remember, ,but not something as simple as 1234. For help, use the letters to spell out a four letter word. • Enter the Passcode a second time to verify. • Choose how long you want the iPad 2 to wait before the Passcode turns on and locks the device. • When you turn your iPad on next, you will be prompted to enter your Passcode.
  • 20.
    Lockscreen Message • Openthe iPad Notes app. • Type a short message with your phone number and email including reward info. • Take a screenshot of it by holding the power button and home button at the same time. • Open the Photo app. • Open the screenshot you just took. • Tap on the image, choose the action icon in the upper right. • Choose “Use as Wallpaper.” • Zoom in or out and move the image until it is where you want it to be. • Tap “Use as Lockscreen.”
  • 21.
    Teach with youriPad • teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com
  • 22.
    Accessibility • VoiceOver: Apple’sgesture based screen reader • Zoom: Which provides full screen magnification up to 500% • White on Black: reverses the screen for higher contrast • {Settings --> General --> Accessibility}
  • 23.
    iPad + Velcro= http://db.tt/UIctY2V iPad and Velcro http://vimeo.com/11886557
  • 24.
    Some iPad Resources •iPad and Velcro http://vimeo.com/ • Palm Beach County iPad Pilot Project http:// palmbeachschooltalk.com/groups/ipadpilot/ • IEar Education Apps Review http://www.iEARN.org • IPads in Education http://www.ipadineducation.co.uk/ iPad_in_Education/Welcome.html • Teach with your iPad http:// teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com/ • iPad Schools http://ipadschools.wikispaces.com/
  • 25.
    Stylus (optional) ○The iPadrequires a stylus one that reproduces the electrical qualities of your finger ■ the Pogo Sketch stylus is priced at $14.95 ■ make your own http:// www.youtube.com/watch? v=4YE8rGuLCtU ■ Use a pen, some metal foil, and Scotch tape.
  • 26.
  • 27.
    Hints • Tap toscroll back to top of page
  • 28.
    Hints • Close programsrunning in the background by double tapping the home key. Hold your finger down on the app you'd like to close until it starts wiggling. Then tap the red minus icon to close.
  • 29.
    Hints • Press thehome button from any screen to jump directly to your main screen. Press it again to go to Spotlight search, which is universal search of your phone.
  • 30.
    Hints • Take ascreen shot by pressing the home button and power button at the same time. You'll see a flash and your shot will be saved in the Photos app.
  • 31.
    Hints • If anapp freezes on you and won't close, reboot your iPhone by holding down the home key and power button for about six seconds until you see the Apple logo again.