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2. Intro to iPad
Tutorial & Activities
by Mandy Billingsley (February 2013)

3. Intro to iPad
Tutorial & Activities
The iPad is an electronic Touch Screen Tablet
which is a great learning and work tool.
It is also a light weight and Mobile Communication
Device, creative and fun with games, and useful to
engage students within the Classroom to access
the internet for interactive Social Media activities
which include blogging and searching information
and resources for learning.
Try as many of the Activities as possible on your
iPad.

5. 1. Turn On and Off
• Press the On/Off Button to turn off iPad and
leave in Stand-By Mode.
• Press and Hold Down the On/Off Button for
approx. 7-10 seconds, then a Red Slide Button
will appear – Slide to Power Off.

6. 2. Home Key
• At the bottom of the screen, round indented button
with a square on it.
• Press Home Key once to get out of Application.
• Press twice to go back to the Default Home Page.

7. 3. Slide button to unlock screen.
• When you Turn On the iPad it may take half a minute
for the Grey Slide Button to appear at the bottom of
the Screen.
• Slide to unlock.
• You may have to also Enter Passcode if you have it set
up on your iPad.
• Passcodes are used to secure your iPad, Private
information and deter people from using/taking it.

8. 4. Slide with hand on the screen to view
pages of App buttons.
• 3/4 of the way down you iPad Page of Apps are
a series of Dots which indicate how many Pages
you have and which Page you are on.

9. 5. Volume & Mute buttons
• Locate the Mute Switch at the Top Right Side of
iPad. Turn the Switch button down to turn on Mute.
• Locate the Volume button at the Top Right side of
the iPad below the Mute Switch. Use the up and
down button to lower or raise the Volume.

10. Note: The Mute Button can also be changed to be
used as the Rotation-Screen Orientation Button in
Settings, General, Use Side Switch to: Lock
Rotation or Mute.
(Settings is the Mechanical Wheel App.)

11. Lock Screen Orientations

12. 6. Lock Screen Orientations
• When reading in Bed and Demonstrating, it is good to be
able to lock the screen in place to stop it moving from
Portrait to Landscape.
• Double Click on Home Key, then at the bottom of the
screen in the line Slide your hand on the screen from Left
to Right.
• Tap on the Circle Arrow – Lock Screen Orientation Button.
• You can also Play Music from this function.
• Change Volume using Right Slide.
• Change Brightness by using Left Slide.

13. Ice Breaker - Activity
• Take a picture of yourself and other students, also ask for
others to take a picture for you.
• This is great for Social Media communication for people to
see who they are talking to.
• Edit and Crop Portraits and load when possible to Twitter,
facebook, Skye and Online e-Learning Sessions etc.
• Store in a Cloud for all devices to have access to load
Profile pictures when appropriate.
• Make sure its a professional / appropriate picture for current
and future possible employers to find suitable.
• Even people who are phobic about having their picture
taken have fun with this activity. Note: not all Tablets have a
Camera, Trainer and Students encouraged to share and
cooperate in these activities.

15. 7. How to take Photographs
Take a Profile Picture of Self for your e-learning
sessions and Social Media Accounts.
• Select the Camera App button.
• Slide to Photo or Video.
• Press the Camera Button (Picture of a Camera in a
Circle to take a photo or to start or stop the Video
Recording.
• Flash Auto, On or Off.
• Change Camera View Forward (Away from you) or to
Face you. (Using the Picture of the Camera with 2
Arrows around it.)
• View Camera Roll to look at your Photos by selecting
pressing the Home Button and Selecting the Photo App
– Yellow Sun Flower App.
App – is short for Application Software.

16. 8. ScreenShot – Copy the Screen as a Photo.
1. Hold Down Home Key and Press On/Off Button.
2. View the ScreenShot in Photos – Camera Roll.
Note: ScreenShot can be done on the iPad, iPhone and
other brand of Smart Phones with Touch Screen and
Internet ability such as the Samsung Galaxy Phone.

18. 9. Camera Roll
• Select the Photos App with the Sun Flower
• You can create different Albums to group photos on a
particular subject
• The Camera Roll has all the Photos that you have
take, all screen Shots and all images save to Camera
Roll from other Sources, the Internet etc.
• Add a New Album – While viewing all the different
Albums, Press Edit, select New Album, Type in the
New Album name in the Box and Press Save. You
will then be able to select photos from the Camera
Roll to Add to your New Album. Tap on the desired
images for a Tick to appear and then Press Done.

19. 10. Editing Photos (1 of 3)
Go to Camera Roll and Select a Photo, then Select
the Edit Button at the Top Right of the Screen.

20. 10. Editing Photos (2 of 3)
Once in the Editing area Select the Crop button at
the Bottom Right Corner.

21. 10. Editing Photos (3 of 3)
This is what the White Cropping Grid looks like. Once
you have the desired image within the Grid, Select the
Golden Crop Button at the Top Right of the Screen and
then a Golden Save Button.

22. Basic Photo Editing
• You can improve your photos by using Crop, Resize and
Delete Photos etc.
• Select your Yellow Sunflower App to view your Photos from
you Camera Roll and any Albums you have created.
• Select a Photo.
• Tap Screen for Menu to appear.
• Select Edit, then Crop, Move the White grid by holding down
the corners and moving in and out around you Photo.
• To increase to size of a picture – touch the screen with 2 or
more fingers and spread fingers out.
• You can also move the photo around to centre the
Subject/Cat within the Grid by holding one finger down on
the screen in the grid and moving the photo.
• Once you are happy with your Picture Select the Top Right
Golden Button Crop, then the Save Button to save your
edited/cropped photo.

23. Ice Breaker - Activity
• Ice Breaker / Learning Activity / Literacy Activity for
Students to have fun as individuals or in teams to
take pictures within the room of objects from A
to Z.
• Students can save to camera roll, a EverNote or
add Text to the Photo in Pic Collage.

24. 11. SlideShow of Photos with Music
Turn your iPad into a Digital Picture Frame.
• Go to Settings Button, Select Picture Frame,
Shuffle On.
• Select how many seconds per slide, Select All
photos or an Album. Select by Tapping the
screen on your choice for a Tick to appear.
• Press Home Key to exit out of settings.

25. Activate Picture Frame – Turn Off iPad to Stand
By, then Press the Home Key and select Flower
Photo button on the Taskbar for the Shuffle of
Photos to begin.
(Note: this uses a lot of battery charge)

26. 12. How to Save Battery Charge
• Log out and Close Applications – Double Press Home
Key and close Apps still running. Hold down one of the
Apps until Red Circles appear, Press the Red Circle
with a – Minus to Close down the App fully.
• Turn Off Notifications, Locating Services etc. in your
Settings.
• Turn Off when not in use.
• Turn down your Screen Brightness. Go to Settings
App, Select Brightness & Wallpaper, Slide the Auto-
Brightness down. (Note: Switch for the Auto-Brightness
must be ON to use this Function.) (Settings is the
Mechanical Wheel App.)

28. How to Save Battery Life
• Save battery life by using as much charge as
possible before recharging.
• Send iPad or iPhone back to Apple to replace
Battery.

29. Battery %
• You can Turn On your Percentage next to your
Battery image at Top Right of you iPad Screen.
• Go to Settings, Select General, then Select
Usage and Switch On the Battery Percentage
Button.
• (Settings is the Mechanical Wheel App.)

31. 13. Notes
• Notes is great to type Meeting Minutes, Class Notes or To Do
Lists and then you could Email them to yourself, edit and into
a more formal format and email to others.
• Press the Plus + button to Add a New Page.
• Write a Short Catch Memorable Title in the First Line. This will
appear when searching through all your List of Notes.
• Lower Buttons – Previous Page, Email or Print, Trash or Next
Page.
• Search for Notes using the Notes Button and the Search Box
using words that may be in the Note that you want to look at.
• Select the Microphone Button to record Audio.
• Separate the Keyboard. Place your fingers or thumbs at both
sides of the Space Key and slide apart to separate. Slide back
together in a pinch.
• Close App by place 4 fingers on the screen and sliding them
together into the middle. Or Select the Home Key.

32. Corrections:
• Double Tap on a Word for the Menu to appear,
Select Suggestion and hopefully your word will
appear with the correct spelling for you to select.
• Hold down your finger over the letters for a
Magnifying Glass to appear and move the
Cursor to the Letter you wish to change.

33. Split the Keyboard
• Using 2 fingers to pull apart on the Space bar or
on the keyboard.
• UnSplit drawing the 2 pieces back together
again.

34. 14. Increase Text Size
• Go to Settings. (Settings is the Mechanical
Wheel App.)
• General, Accessibility, Large text, then select
your preferred size.
• Now look at the Text in Notes and your Emails
how large they are.

35. 16. Manipulating Apps & Folders
Moving and Deleting Apps, Creating and
Renaming Folders

36. 16. Manipulating Apps & Folders
Moving and Deleting Apps, Creating and Renaming Folders
1. Go to the Page of Apps you wish to Move.
2. Press and Hold Down one of the Apps and ALL the Apps on the
screen will start wiggling and a Black circle will appear with a
cross.
3. To Delete the App Press the Black Circle.
4. To Move the App around the Screen or to another Page of Apps,
Press and Hold the Wiggling App and Move to your desired
location.
5. To create a Folder of several Apps – Press down on a Wiggling
App and Move over the top/onto another App that you want in the
same folder. Both Apps should then be popped into a new folder
which should appear. Usually iPad will detect the type of Apps you
have placed in a Folder and suggest a Name for the Folder
automatically.
6. To change the Name of a Folder, Select the Folder App while it is
still Wiggling, Tap on the Text to edit and Type in your new name.
7. To Stop the Apps from wiggling on the Page, Press the Home Key.

38. 17. Safari
Search the Internet & save to Bookmarks.
• Increase Text Size – Turn to Landscape or Tap twice on the
screen when using the internet.
• Type what you want to Search on the Search Box with the
Magnifying Glass.
• To delete the wording from previous searches, select the X.
• Type in your Website Address in the Address Box. You do not
have to type http://.
• Go on a Safari around the Internet.
• Try a Safari Treasure/Scavenger Hunt, it’s a great Learning
Activity.

39. Ice Breaker – Activity
Safari Scavenger Hunt – Activity Sheet
INSTRUCTIONS: Open a new Page in EverNote to save all your images from your Safari.
You can use Copy and Paste or ScreenShot to place all 10 items into your EverNote App Page. (Or other
notes creation App.)
LIST TO FIND
1. Find a of an Elephant, copy and paste into EverNote.
2. Find a Chart to Identify Australian Spiders, copy and paste to your EverNote Page.
3. Find out the name of the First Australian Prime minister. Write this name in EverNote.
4. Find a recipe for Spaghetti, then copy and paste into EverNote.
5. Find a Map to your nearest Training Organisation, Neighbourhood House or School. Place a
copy into EverNote.
6. Find out the phone number of your local training Organisation and place into your EverNote
Page.
7. Find the V-Line (Train) Time Table from Traralgon to Melbourne during the week. Copy the
Website Address and place it into your EverNote page.
8. Find Melways and look up 1 of the following; Where you Work or go to School and Place a
ScreenShot of the Map on your EverNote Page.
9. Find Telstra White Pages and look up a Phone Number and place a ScreenShot on your
EverNote Page.
10. Find iPad Help and Search Delete Apps and take a ScreenShot and place on your EverNote
Page.

40. Ice Breaker – Activity
Safari Scavenger Hunt – Activity Sheet
Continued
TIPS
• Save images to your Camera Roll or use Copy and Paste. Tap the
image for a Menu to appear, select Copy, goto EverNote and Tap
the Screen, select Paste from the Menu.
• Tap in the Website Address Box, when the menu appears select
Select All, then Copy, then go to EverNote and Tap the Screen,
then Select Paste.
• To take a ScreenShot, Hold Down your Home Button and press
your On/Off Buttons at the same time. A white flash will appear
across your screen and the image will be saved to your Camera
Roll.
• Ask your Trainer/Teacher for help.
• Option: Students can do this as an Individual or in a Team
Activity for the Class Room or Homework. Depending on
Trainer/Teacher requirement for the Task.

41. Coming Soon
Helpful Future iPad Tutorials on Apps
• Faster Scanner HD vs Photos
• Screen Chomp vs DispRecorder – Video
Tutorial makers. Screen Chomp with the same
App on a Board and can insert images and
draw. Or DispRecorder can take you into
various Apps on your iPad.

42. Coming Soon
• Facebook – Load App, Need an Email address to Sign Up &
Sign In, load photos & Profile pic, place messages your wall
and send to friends, search for friends & personal safety with
location Pins.
• Dropbox – saving your files up in the Clouds via the Internet,
to access on Smart Phones, Tablets, Laptops or Desktop
Computers. Sign Up for the Account via the App or the
Internet.
• Skype – Talk and View friends, Colleagues or Students over
the Internet. Sign Up for an Account via the App or the
Internet.
• Twitter – Tweet messages and Friends, Network, search &
exchange information. Sign Up for an Account via an App or
the Internet.

43. Coming Soon
• EverNote - Create Notes, insert images, add
Tags to assist with subject searches, Place
Notes in NoteBooks on a Particular Subject.
This saves to the Web so you can access from
your desktop, Laptop, remote devices such as
smart Phones and Tablets. You will need to
Sign Up for an Account and Sign In.

44. • EverNote – + Plus to Add New Notes

46. Coming Soon
Bump – Got to Settings, General and Turn On Bumping.
• Turn On Location services for Bump in the Settings.
• Bump 2 iPads together to share photos. (or iPhone &
iPad)
• Both iPads need Bump Apps.
• Select the contact person to share with and give
permission.
• Select Connect,
• Type a message or
• Select + to send a photo, select photo to exchange.
• Note: this depends on the Bump App you are using.

47. Students and Trainers to use Professional,
Appropriate Names and Content for Email or Social
Media Accounts. Future and Current
Employers will be looking.