Here are the concise instructions for getting the first part of your iPad setup.
Click here –>iPad handout 2014
if you’d like the PDF version of today’s presentation.
1. If your Moodle/email password does NOT have
at least one uppercase letter
at least one lowercase letter
at least one number
Then you need to create an “iCloud” password from your Moodle password by :
if missing an uppercase letter –> Make the first letter uppercase
if missing a lowercase letter –> Make the first letter lowercase
if missing a number –> Add the number 1871 to your Moodle password
Call this your “iCloud” password. Write it down.
2. Join a wireless network
Settings –> Wi-Fi
Select a network [MDS-Student if on campus]
MDS-Student should popup a login page
3. AppleID setup, part one
Settings –> iCloud
Click the button to create a new account
You’ll have a multi-step dance to waltz through. Use your common sense and follow the directions.
Use your MDS email address [mds#####@mountdesales.net] plus your moodle password [or your modified moodle password from step 1].
The security questions are used if you forget your password.
IF you get an error message that says something like “this email address has already been used” –> you have already used your MDS email account on another Apple device. In this case, log in using the fields at the top of the screen. If you don’t know your password, retrieve it [Click the ‘I forgot my password’ button]
4. Mail setup
Although you can check your email at webmail.mountdesales.net, it is much easier to check it using the Mail app. To set it up:
Settings → Mail
Add Account
Google
Email is mdsxxxxx@mountdesales.net
password is your Moodle password
Description – I use “MDS”
Click NEXT
If you see four checkmarks = It worked!
If you get an error message “Username or Password incorrect”, then you probably typed something incorrectly.
5. Setup Google Drive
Search for “Drive”.
Click it to crank it up
1st login screen: JUST mds email. Don’t bother with your apssword – it’s going to ask for it again.
2nd login screen: email & password
You will probably have to agree to the terms and conditions.
6. iCloud setup, part 2
Find MAIL app.
You should an email from Apple. Open it.
Click on the Verify link
Login to AppleID site using your mds email address and Moodle/Modified Moodle password
Once that’s done, switch to Settings → iCloud
Click Storage & Backup button.
Turn on iCloud Backup.
7. Meraki Systems Manager – MODIFIED Thursday 08/14/14
Find the Meraki MDM app and start it up.
IF –> you see a list of networks, click “All iPads”. You will see a series of boxes asking you to install. YES, you REALLY DO want to install it!
IF –> you get an error, and then an area to type something in [and a couple of buttons including one that says QR code], then type this number in: 016 989 9899 and press REGISTER
You MIGHT get a box saying that Location Services must be turned on for this App. It Click the “settings” button, and you’ll be taken to Location Services. Turn it ON [make the slider green]. and then move the slider next to MerakiMDM.
If it asks about Weather using location services – that’s up to you. Turning it on for the weather app will let the app give you the weather for your current location.
Switch back to the meraki app, just to make sure that there’s a checkmark by “All iPads”. If there is, you’re done!
If this doesn’t work please check with me in the ARC Tech Cave.
We’ll be taking your iPads up on MONDAY, MAY19 during the school day.
This is a LONG message – please read ALL of it!
Here’s the list of what’s below:
WHAT to turn in:
WHEN:
WHERE:
WHAT HAPPENS IF I FORGET:
WHAT HAPPENS IF I CAN’T FIND MY CHARGER
HOW DO I BACKUP MY PICTURES/NOTABILITY NOTES?
WHAT to turn in:
iPad
Charger
Charger Cable
WHEN:
Monday, May 19, during the school day.
WHERE?
Your teachers will know on MONDAY. They will not know before then, so DO NOT BOTHER ASKING THEM!
WHAT HAPPENS IF I FORGET?
Bring it on Tuesday.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I CAN’T FIND MY CHARGER?
You could go out and buy an equivalent replacement, say from PeachMac.
or Your parents will be charged $30 for it.
You should go look again.
Try looking inside the couch……or under your bed……or in the doghouse.
I suggest you go do some extra work, or get a job.
HOW DO I BACKUP MY PICTURES/NOTABILITY NOTES?
Pictures/Videos
On your iPad:
Go through your pictures and delete everything you don’t want to keep.
Make sure your Google Drive App is setup –> Fire it up, and login if it asks you to.
If you’ve never backed up your pictures:Create a new folder. Call it “2014 pix” – or whatever you like. Open it up.
If you HAVE backed them up before: open up the folder you used before.
See the big plus sign in the upper right corner? Click it.
Click “Upload Photos or Videos”
Click “Camera Roll”
Click 4 or 5 rows of pictures/videos – you should see a blue checkmark show up on the picture icon.
[If you do too many – say, 100 pictures – it will take much longer and might crash]
THEN click the bigger blue checkmark at the top right corner.
You should see a message {1 of 5 files uploading} show up at the bottom of the screen.
Keep going until you get everything uploaded.
Click to see a bigger version
Notability notes
Fire up Notability.
On the opening screen, click the GEAR icon, bottom left.
Click the Auto-Backup Button
Click the Google Drive button.
Login, YES give Notability access [it’ll ask].
You should see a message stating that your notes will be backed up in PDF format. Click OK, but that is NOT what we want.
Next to the Google Drive button you should see a gear icon. Click it.
Change the File Format to NOTE. That way you’ll be able to re-import them into Notability if needed.
Click back out of the settings menu.
Wait a while. Make sure your notes have been backed up by switching to your Google Drive and peek inside the Notability folder.
Click to see a bigger versionClick to see a bigger version
IF YOU WOULD LIKE PDF COPIES of your notes, do this:
Go back to the first/main/opening screen in Notability.
Click the “All Notes” bar, at the top.
Click the EXPORT button, top left. It looks like a rectangle with an arrow coming OUT of it.
Click the “All Notes” bar again. All the notes should highlight and have checkmarks on them.
Click the Export button again.
Select where you want to send them – email or Google Drive. I suggest Google Drive!
So click on Google Drive.
Set the folder where you want to save them – I suggest the Notability folder.
The formats: Choose PDF.
Paper – YES if you want the backgrounds to match the notes. NO if you want a white background.
Recordings: YES if you want the audio to be exported as well….if you have any notes with audio.
Click the “SEND TO GOOGLE DRIVE” button.
Wait a while. If you are at home and have a lot of notes, wait a LONG while.
As we approach One-to-One status, several have asked the iPad guy about picking up keyboards and styluses for use with their iPads next year.
Although we haven’t done tons of research [and would welcome emails from anyone who has experience with these things], MDStech does know 2 things:
Selection of the hardware is VERY personal. Some styluses we’ve tried were abysmal, some were great, and everyone’s opinion on which was which varied greatly.
Cheap hardware is NOT worth the money.
Here are a couple of articles reviewing keyboards. remember that you would have to purchase a keyboard that is NOT attached to a case – you will NOT want to pull the iPad from the Griffin Survivor provided.
