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)
www.mphgradefive.wikispaces.com
 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

11. A Beginning Picture Book…
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