Presentation for 21st Century Mentor iPad Training

1. IPAD BASICS:
TIPS & TRICKS
Talladega County 21st Century Mentors

2. SETTING UP YOUR IPAD
! Need an iTunes account
! Very helpful to have credit or gift card to set up account
! Takes from 5 to 15 minutes if there’s no complications

3. WIRELESS SETUP-
STEP 1 CLICK ON
THE SETTINGS ICON

4. WIRELESS CONNECTION
2. CLICK “WI-FI” IN THE LEFT COLUMN
3. IN THE RIGHT COLUMN WI-FI IS ON THEN CLICK THE
NAME OF NETWORK TO WHICH YOU WISH TO CONNECT. !
!

6. APP STORE
! Need Apple ID and
password
! Many free educational
apps
! Most - you get what
you pay for
! Beware of in-app
options
! Part of iTunes Store

7. ITUNES STORE
! iPhone, iPad, iPod touch
Apps
! Books
! Podcasts
! Movies, TV shows, etc.
! Music
! iTunes U

8. INSTALL THESE APPS FOR THIS
TRAINING:
! iBook
! Qrafter
! LiveBinders
! Accelerated Reader

9. FOUR BUTTONS
! Home button - indented w/
white square
! Sleep/wake button - top right
! Volume control - up and down
! Mute or lock display in
horizontal or vertical position
(set your preference in Settings)

10. ARRANGING APPS
! Maximum of 6 in dock
! Hold any app icon until all
are shaking; Drag on page
or to another page
! Click on Home button to
leave ‘earthquake’ mode
! Delete app by holding down
icon in ‘earthquake mode
& clicking x

11. MOVING & DELETING APPS
! Hold to enter
‘Earthquake’
mode
! Hold and drag to
move app
! To delete, press and
hold, then tap the
‘x’ symbol that
appears

12. FOLDERIZE APPS OR NOT???
! Maximum apps that will
display: 11 pages x 20 +
6 on dock=226
! Even 16GB iPad can hold
many more than 226; locate
& open with Spotlight
! Folders are only option to
display them all!

13. SAVE TIME USING SPOTLIGHT
! Screen (page) to left of home
page
! Smart searching - usually only
have to type in first few letters and
suggested apps/contacts/song
will be listed
! Click on desired choice

14. KEEP A CLOTH HANDY...
! Or a SMART Cover
! Microfiber
! Do not spray directly on
iPad
! Screen protectors???

15. PASSWORD PROTECTION
! Four digits
! Set restrictions
! See all options in
Settings

16. BEST TO CHARGE OVERNIGHT
! 4-5 hrs. for full charge
! Full charges lasts 8-9 hrs.
! Use wall charger that comes with iPad
! Charging with USB to computer takes
longer
! Rarely need to power off iPad; just put
it to sleep

17. SOFT RESET
! Extreme cases when iPad freezes
! Hold Sleep/Wake button and Home button for a
few seconds; iPad will restart
! Force quit an app, hold Sleep/Wake button until
“Slide to Power Off” comes up; then hold Home
button for about 5 seconds

18. HARD RESET
! Notice strange behavior
! Have 20%+ charge, in ‘Power On’ state, hold down Sleep/
Wake and Home buttons at same time, ignore red slide ‘To
power off, keep both buttons down until white Apple logo
appears (could take a long time)

19. SET UP EMAIL ACCOUNT
! Highly recommended -
Best way to get
anything ‘out’ of the
iPad
! This is the address from
which your photo, note,
etc. will be sent
! Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo,
RR, AOL - easiest;
school email more
complex to set up

20. SETTING UP TCBOE EMAIL
Settings
Mail, Contacts, Calendars
Add an Account
§ Microsoft Exchange
§ Enter email, domain (tcboe),user
name, and password
§ Next: Server webmail.tcboe.org

21. SIMPLY NOTES!
! Minimal editing
! Cut, Copy, Paste
! Options to send by email
! Auto-save; first line if the
file name

22. TRIPLE-LAYER KEYBOARD
! Alphabet
! Numbers & more
! Symbols
! Keyboard secrets:
! Slide to cap
! Cap lock
! Shortcuts - apostrophe
& quotes
! Multi-function keys

23. USING THE MAGNIFYING GLASS
! Zone in to edit
misspellings or
omissions
! Press finger and
wait — it will
appear
! Release to cut,
copy, and paste

24. SAFARI TIPS
! Add favorites to Home Screen
! Use Bookmarks & Bookmark bar
! Flip to up to 9 screens
! Other options - Mail link, Add
Bookmark, Print
! To save or copy image - press &
hold; saved image goes to Camera
Roll in Photos

25. PRINT FROM IPAD?
! AirPrint - wireless printing
! Select HP Models will print from
iPad
! Print Central (I use this one)
! See this site:
http://www.apple.com/ipad/
features/airprint.html

26. PHOTOS
! Front and rear facing
cameras
! Video and still options
! Taking a screenshot -
together press Sleep/
wake and Home
buttons for a second
! Options - email, print,
slideshow

27. VIDEOS
! Flash format not
supported
! Get from iTunes,
iTunes &
! Video podcasts, TV
shows, buy or rent
movies in Tunes

28. FACETIME
! Like Skype
! Other user must have
FaceTime, too
! Wi-Fi required
! Call to email address or
phone number in contacts

29. IBOOKS
! Holds ebooks and pdfs
! Options to change font &
size, view to vert. or horz.,
brightness
! Double-click on word:
copy, get dictionary def.,
highlight, add note, or
search
! Take advantage of free
books and samples

30. A FEW MORE MISC. SECRETS...
! Two-finger scroll; there’s no scroll bar on
iPads
! In Safari, double-tap on a column, word
or picture to fits width to screen
! Double tap Home button to go to first
screen
! To get rid of blank pages & spaces -
Settings>General>Reset>Reset Home
Screen Layout
! Quit apps, adjust brightness, & more -
double tap Home button to see app
drawer, tap & hold one of open apps until
jiggling, tap on red circle to quit

31. ADAPTED FROM
• Judy Tucker, NWOET
Associate Director for Professional
Development
• Technology in Motion, RDY2LEAD