The document provides guidance on setting up and managing iPads for classroom use. It discusses creating individual or shared iTunes accounts to purchase and download apps, and using the Volume Purchase Program to buy apps in bulk at a discount. Teachers are instructed to establish a regular syncing schedule to keep the iPads updated. Potential classroom uses of the iPads are outlined, including for literacy, social studies, science, and math. Printing options and sample apps are also mentioned.

1. Stepping Into the
Future
iPads 101

2. iTunes - Management
 Individual iTunes  One class iTunes
accounts for each iPad account
 Allows for greater  Participate in Apple’s
differentiation among Volume Purchase
apps Program to buy apps in
 Better if managing a bulk at a discounted
small number of iPads rate
 Allows teacher to sync
multiple iPads at once

3. Setting up Ipads
 Create iTunes account(s)
 Purchase desired apps (either through VPP
or individually)
 When students find additional, relevant
apps, re-sync iPads to iTunes account and
update
 Perhaps establish a day - once a month - for
all iPads to be updated?

4. Enabling Teacher Controls

5. Student Responsibilities
 Charging iPads
 Maintaining updates to apps (via app store)
 Researching available apps, finding
educational value
 Using iPads for educational purposes
 Syncing iPads with iTunes

6. Students at Work

7. Printing
 Printopia - download software to MAC
computer, enables all Apple devices to print
 Email or share via iWork (Apple Suite only)
 AirPrint - requires newer printers that have
AirPrint capability
 Printing Apps (varied success)

8. Classroom Uses - Literacy
 Students create, write, publish texts in a variety of
apps
 Access to internet for research and online
discussions (wikis, etc)
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 Voice recorders, dictation programs, books on
“tape,” digital books
 Apps: StoryKit, PuppetPals, Toontastic, Doodle
Buddy, Kid Animation, Strip Design, Comic
Strip, Audible, Dragon Dictation

9. Classroom Uses - Social
Studies/Science
 Research, learn to use reliable internet
resources
 iTunes University
 Apps: World Atlas HD, US Geography by
Discovery, National Geographic
GeoBee, National Geographic
Magazine, Solar Walk 3D, Star Walk, World
Fact Book

10. Classroom Uses - Math
 Free calculator app: Calculator 4
 Numbers (Mac spreadsheet program)
 Fact practice
 Apps: Number Line, Number Line Wizard,
Rocket Math, Mad Math, Fraction Basics,
Everday Math Games, Fractions App

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