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Getting Started with Apple iOS Devices
• The Elements: A Visual Exploration (iPad) and The Elements for iPhone 4 (for iPod
touch) from Element Collection—Explore the periodic table with this visual interactive
app that has 360-degree views of elements and related objects and a wealth of
engaging information. The iPad version is viewable in 3D with 3D glasses.
• GeoBee Challenge by National Geographic (iPad and iPod touch)—Have fun testing
your knowledge of world geography; includes beautiful maps from National
Geographic.
• iHomework from Paul Pilone (iPad and iPod touch)—Students can track assignments,
store class and teacher information, calculate course grades, and set reminders for
themselves with this organization aid.
• Proloquo2Go from AssistiveWare (iPad and iPod touch)—Get an augmentative and
alternative communication (AAC) system for students who have diculty speaking.
To view a list of additional recommended apps for education, visit the Apps for
Learning collections at www.apple.com/education/apps.
You can locate and download apps from the App Store in iTunes on your computer or
download them directly to your device when connected to the Internet via a wireless
network. You can search for apps by category or name. If you download apps from
iTunes on a computer and you’re using iCloud, the apps automatically appear on the
iPad or iPod touch. If you’re not using iCloud, connect the iOS device to the computer
to sync the apps from iTunes. (See “Adding Content to an iOS Device” later in this guide.)
You need an iTunes Store account to download apps from the App Store, including
free items. You can set up this account by clicking Account in the iTunes window. You
don’t need to enter credit card information to open an account. (For more information,
go to support.apple.com/kb/HT2534.) Once an app has been synced or installed directly,
tap its icon to open it.
Educational institutions can purchase multiple copies of apps at the same time by
using the App Store Volume Purchase Program. For more information about this
program, go to volume.itunes.apple.com/us/store.
You can easily organize apps into folders on iPad and iPod touch. For example, you
could have a folder of math apps and another folder of language arts apps. To create
a folder, touch and hold an app until it wiggles and then drag it onto another app.
Repeat this step to put other apps in the same folder. The device automatically names
the folder based on the category of apps in it, but you can rename it. To do this, touch
and hold the folder until it wiggles, tap the folder icon, tap the name eld, enter a new
name, and then tap Done.
To access apps in a folder, just tap the folder and then tap one of the apps in it. To
remove an app from a folder, touch and hold the folder until it wiggles, tap the folder,
then drag the app with an “x” out of the folder area at the bottom of the screen. You
can also create app folders in iTunes when your device is connected to your computer.
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