iPad Training for Administrators

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iPad Training for Administrators

• Creating your
• Personal Learning Environment.

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Objectives Participants will model the
effective use of an iPad in an educational
environment. Participants will use the iPad and
its resources to enhance their own productivity.
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Overview

• Survey
• Pollev.com/nwboces
• What do You Already Know?
• Basic Review
• Settings
• App Management
• Web browsing
• Personal Learning Networks
• Productivity
• Resources

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Activity Think-Pair-Share

• Think about productivity apps that are most
  helpful to you.
• Pair up as instructed.
• Share your thoughts
• What apps are most useful?
• How do you utilize them?
• What would make the iPad more efficient to use?
• What do you wish you had an app to do?
• Back

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Productivity Apps

• Notetaking
• Word processing
• Presenting
• Annotating
• Professional reading
• Calendar
• Communication
• Back
• Back

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iPad Controls
Front Camera
Status Bar
Apps
Multi-touch Screen
Screen View Indicator
Home
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iPad Controls
Headphone Jack
Microphone
Back Camera
Speaker
Dock Connector
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Screens

• Swiping
• Right, left, up, down
• Where am I?
• Search
• Swipe left to right from home
• Home button
• On-screen keyboard
• Activate
• Hide

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Status Bar

• Wireless connection indicator
• Time
• Bluetooth
• Battery status
• Charging
• Not Charging
• Back

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Settings

• Personalize your iPad
• Brightness Wallpaper
• Location Services
• Notifications
• Navigation arrows
• General Settings
• Date and Time
• Auto-Lock
• Restrictions
• Mute/lock rotation
• Etc.

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Settings

• WiFi
• Connect (check status bar)
• Change other iPad settings
• Safari
• Location Services
• Etc.
• Change features in apps
• Back

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App Management

• Appsbergers an addiction to apps
• Moving
• Deleting
• Folders
• Closing open apps

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Moving and Deleting Apps

• Touch and hold any icon until all jiggle
• Can slide any icon to rearrange or put on another
  screen
• Can delete installed apps by touching x
• Cannot delete native apps

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Creating Folders

• Press and hold any icon until all jiggle
• Drag one icon on top of another
• Folder window will open with suggested name
• Can rename
• To remove, press and hold, drag out of folder

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View and Close Open Apps

• Double click Home button
• Open apps appear at bottom for quick access
• Press and hold any icon until all jiggle
• Press minus sign in corner to close
• Does not remove app from device

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App Store

• Searching for apps
• Selecting compatible apps for your device
• next to price indicates universal app
• Customer ratings and reviews

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Downloading Apps

• Download either on iPad or on computer through
  iTunes to sync with iPad
• Click Free or Buy App
• Click Download
• Enter password
• Download starts automatically
• Will sync with iTunes next time you connect with
  computer
• Download Dropbox, Evernote, and Diigo, and
  Flipboard.
• Back

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Safari Web Browser

• Search and address bars
• Access the keyboard
• .com key
• Hide the keyboard
• Accessing bookmarks
• User Guide

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Safari Web Browser

• Tabs
• Adding and organizing bookmarks
• Folders
• Zooming in and out
• Viewing and closing multiple pages
• 50 top tips and tricks

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Productivity Toolkit

• Dropbox
• www.dropbox.com
• Share files among devices
• Evernote
• www.evernote.com
• Remember Everything!!
• Diigo
• www.diigo.com
• Bookmark, notes, pictures
• Flipboard
• eReader

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Personal Learning Networks

• Will Richardson Video
• Read Blogs
• Tweet
• Add your Professional Reading to Flipad
• Share your ideas with a colleague!

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iPads and Evaluations

• Using Rubrix for Teacher Evaluations and
  Observations
• (we may not have time for this)

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Resources

• Apple Education Resources
• Apple iPad Education Resources
• Essential iPad Apps for Principals
• iPad Resources for Administrators