So I've got my iPad...now what do I do.

For those of you that have an iPad at home, most of this post will probably be a quick review but I am hoping that over the next few weeks that we might be able to come up with some interesting ideas on how to best engage our students.

The first thing I started to do was to organize the apps on the home screen.  Easy enough once you pick up the trick of holding down your finger on one of the apps (any one will do) until it started to shake.  Normally, you will also get a small "x" in the upper left corner which will allow you to delete the app from the iPad...but ours are locked down so you will have to see someone at district IT. 

Since I can't delete any apps, I just added them into a folder and put them on the last available home screen (keep flicking to the right).

The next thing I did was to organize the apps I did think that I would use into folder for easy access.  I generally put these on the second home screen but the wonderful thing about the iPad is that it is so customizable so do what you think is most efficient.

Don't forget to set a passcode.  This will prevent anyone from accessing any personal information (like your email) on the iPad.  It is pretty easy to do, just open Settings and select the General settings.  The option to set a passcode is located about halfway down.

You should probably get use to adding your iPad to a WI-FI.  Toward the top of the settings page, you will see an option to view all available WI-FI connections.  After you select a WI-FI network, you will be prompted for a password.  Once you authenticate, the active connection will be marked with a checkmark (see below).

That's all for now...feel free to send questions.