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Getting Started with Apple iOS Devices
Contacts
You and your students can sync contact information to iPad or iPod touch from
Calendar on a Mac, Google Address Book, Windows Microsoft Outlook, or Microsoft
Exchange. You can also add contact information to the devices directly.
To view all the people on your contact list, tap the Contacts icon. To add a contact, tap
the Add button (+). Enter the contact information for that person and then tap Done.
Settings
With the Settings app, you can set your wallpaper image, screen brightness, and settings
for network, accessibility, email, web, music, video, photos, and more. You can also set
auto-lock and a security passcode and restrict access to explicit iTunes content and
certain apps.
To view or adjust device settings, tap Settings, and then tap a category on the left.
Maps
Maps shows you street maps, satellite photos, and street views of locations in many
of the world’s countries and regions—a wealth of information that students can use in
their projects. For example, students can view the actual terrain of the Oregon Trail or
the Egyptian pyramids. You can also get detailed trac information as well as driving,
public transit, and walking directions to specic locations.
Music
To access your audio collection, tap Music, then tap Playlists, Artists, Songs, or Albums.
Tap More to browse Audiobooks, Compilations, Composers, Genres, or Podcasts. Tap a
title to play it.
Reminders
With Reminders, you and your students can note to-do items in a list or by date. You
can set up a date to be reminded about each item and also assign it a priority level.
Check o each item as it’s completed. This is a great way for students to keep track of
homework and other class assignments.
Newsstand
Newsstand puts all your newspaper, magazine, and journal subscriptions from the
App Store in one place, ready for you to read. To get started, tap the Newsstand icon
and then tap Store to go to the section of the App Store that features newspapers,
magazines, and journals. Tap to add the items you want.
Photo Booth (iPad)
With Photo Booth, you and your students can take photos of each other and then add
fun eects to them. Photo Booth takes photos with the front-facing camera, so you just
need to hold up the iPad and tap the camera icon at the bottom of the screen to take
a picture. You can use the photo as is or choose an eect. The photos are saved to the
Photos library on iPad. You can email them to others or add them to projects created
with iWork apps for iPad or iMovie for iPad.
Calculator (iPod touch)
Tap the onscreen buttons in Calculator to enter gures and perform calculations. It’s
easy for students to keep track of their calculations—when you tap the add, subtract,
multiply, or divide button, a white ring appears around that button to indicate which
operation is selected. When you rotate the iPod touch, the calculator changes to a fully
functional scientic calculator. (Calculator is included with iPod touch; for iPad, there
are many downloadable calculator apps.)