Great iPad Apps and Ideas for Teachers

I also found this on the iPad facebook group.  It is a document that shows a few good ideas and apps that you can use in the classroom.  I am sure some of you already use some of these apps but maybe it will help generate a few new ideas.

email on student iPads!

Follow these easy steps to activate email on the student iPads.  This will enable your students to share and publish the work they create on these devices.  

Find your Apple ID

See this post on how to find your student iPad Apple ID

open Safari

enter this address: traveler.lindberghschools.ws

enter the email associated with the Apple ID on your student iPads

Example: lindipad12345@lindberghschools.ws

Use your Apple ID password

click Log In

click Configure your Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch

click the gray Generate button

click the gray Install button

click Install Now

enter the student iPad Apple ID password

click the blue Done button in the upper right corner

Add a unique signature to each iPad

click on Settings - the app that looks like some gears

click Mail, Contacts, Calendars

scroll down the page

click on Signature
add a signature to the iPad
Example: iPad 1

Follow me! I will be your guide. (This is not for everyone.)

Please use this sparingly.  It is not something that should be used daily or as a way to control what is happening on the iPad.

Guided Access
This will restrict access to one particular app and disabling the hardware buttons on the iPad.  Once you enable this feature a student can't leave the app unless you disable this setting by putting in a unique four digit code.

Click Settings

Click General

Scroll way down the screen

Click Accessibility

Toggle Guided Access to On

Click Set Passcode (This is different than your iPad unlock four digit code.)

Enter a four digit passcode.  You will need to reenter the code a second time.

To enable Guided Access

• Enter an the app you want the student to use.
• Triple click the home button.
• Enter the four digit code.
• See the steps below to understand the Guided Access Options.

The actual Guided Access page won't allow me to take a screen shot.  You will see five options when you first enable the mode.

• Cancel - exit Guided Access mode
• Start - start Guided Access mode
• Hardware Buttons - the default setting is Always OFF.  This means the buttons on the iPad will not function at all while in Guided Access mode.
• Touch - The default setting is ON.  If you turn this off the screen of the iPad will no longer respond to touch rendering the iPad as a view only device.
• Motion - Some apps allow you to shake or move the screen to interact with the app.  Turning motions off would eliminate that option.

To Disable Guided Access
Triple click the home button on the iPad and enter the Guided Access 4-digit code.

I have a serious problem...

I can't see all the email in my inbox!

Are you stressed that you can't see all you emails that are currently in your inbox?

There is hope!  Follow these three simple screen shots to fix this vexing issue.

Click Settings

1. Cick on Mail, Contacts, Calendars
2. Click on your Lindbergh email account.  Example: colin davitt - IBM Lotus Notes Traveler

Change to No Limit

Now you can see all the mail currently in your inbox.

Must...find...easy...way...to...

We are always looking for an easy and more efficient ways to accomplish certain tasks in the classroom.

What about an easy way to bookmark sites on your iPad so the resource is just one single click?

Quick Way

• Navigate to a website you want your students to visit using Safari.
• Click the small icon that looks like a square with an arrow coming out of it.  This can be found in the upper left corner.

• Click Add to Home Screen

• Make sure the title matches the app.  Keep this description short.
• Click Add

• The new app-like link will be added to your iPad screen.  These icons can also be added to folders.

Where should I put these iPads?

Leverage the space in your classroom with the portability of the iPad!

Here are a few ideas on how the iPads are being used in the classroom.

Listening Center

1 or 2 iPads dedicated to the listening center.  These can be at a table or on the floor in a comfy corner of the classroom.

Writing Center

A few iPads in the writing center.

Math Center

Easy Access

Leaving the iPads out where the students can easily grab them helps keep the devices circulating in the classroom.

Final Thoughts
The portability of the iPads allows you maximum the configuration of the room on a hourly basis.  Take advantage and allow the students to move about the room with these tools.