iPads, Student, Uncategorized

9th Grade: the [second] iPad Handout for 2024

You have a decision to make on HOW you will go about getting your data transferred from your old iPad to the new one.

Soon you will fill out a form expressing your preference. For now, below are your options.

More details will be coming soon via homeroom, email, and the Freshman Focus teachers.

OPTION ONE – the Orientation route

On your current iPad, you make sure Notability notes and your Photos are backed up.
You hand in your iPad.
Mr. Rule hands you a new one, and you go through the exact same setup you did back at Orientation. [Click that link if you would like a reminder of what you did back at Orientation.]

  • Advantage: A LOT fewer visits with Mr. Rule.
  • Disadvantage: A lot more steps for you to do, including downloading Notability notes from Drive to your iPad

OPTION TWO – Backup/Restore

On your current iPad, you make sure Notability notes and your Photos are backed up.

You hand in your iPad to Mr. Rule – and pick up a loaner [if needed]. 

Mr. Rule pulls a backup of your iPad, which takes about 20 minutes, then transfers the data to the new iPad.

You pick up your old iPad, and keep using it while your new iPad is being prepared.
Once Mr. Rule emails you that your iPad is ready, you turn in the loaner iPad [if you used one] AND your old iPad.

On your new iPad, you sign in to your AppleID, and go about your day.

  • Advantage: Much easier setup
  • Disadvantage: A LOT more coordinating, going by Mr. Rule’s office in DS1, and time.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_(10th_generation):

The design of the tenth-generation iPad more closely resembles the higher-end iPad Air and Pro models, with flatter edges and no home button. As with the iPad Air and Mini, the Touch ID sensor is located in the power button. It is available in silver, blue, pink, and yellow color finishes.[7]

Like the iPad Air, it has a 10.9-inch 2360×1640 Liquid Retina display; an increase from the previous 10.2-inch model, but it is not laminated.[7] The tenth-generation iPad uses an A14 Bionic processor, previously seen in the fourth-generation iPad Air and the iPhone 12 in 2020. The chip has a 6-core CPU, a 4-core GPU, and a 16-core Neural Engine.[7]

The tenth-generation iPad has Bluetooth 5.2 and Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) wireless capabilities, as well as sub-6 GHz 5G on cellular models. It is the first base model iPad to use USB-C instead of the Lightning connector; connectivity is limited to USB 2.0 transfer speeds, with support for external displays at 1080p resolution at a refresh rate of 60 Hz, or 2160p at 30 Hz.[7] The tenth-generation iPad does not include a headphone connector, requiring wireless headphones or a USB-C adapter sold separately.[7]

The tenth-generation iPad features a 12-megapixel rear-facing wide-angle camera with an ƒ/1.8 aperture and 4K video recording support.[8] In a first for any iPad, the front-facing camera is now located on the long edge of the display, so that it is horizontally centered when the tablet is in a landscape orientation.[9][7]

Apps, Faculty/Staff, Make Tech Easier, Students

One calendar to rule them all: Syncing Schoology Calendar and Google Calendar and iPad Calendar

Yes, you CAN share your Schoology Calendar with Google Calendar……AND with the built-in Calendar on the iPad…… AND you can share your Google Calendar or iPad Calendar with your Schoology Calendar. Essentially you need to get the iCal link from one and add it to the other. Details are below.

Which route to choose? Decide which calendar you would like to spend the most time in, and link the others to it.

WHY do this? You will have ONE place to check for calendar items, instead of two or three. It really is handy to have your Schoology due dates pop up in your iPad calendar.

How to put your Schoology Calendar into your Google Calendar:

  • In Schoology, first go to Account Settings [top right, click on your account icon, select Account Settings]
  • In the Account Settings tab, scroll down to the “SHARE YOUR SCHOOLOGY CALENDAR” section. Click the ENABLE button.
  • Copy the iCal link from the resulting dialogue box to the clipboard.
  • In another tab, surf to calendar.google.com. Make sure you are logged into the correct Google account. [You can also use the Google Calendar App
  • On the left side, click the plus sign next to “Other Calendars”, then select “FROM URL”
    • Paste that iCal link into the box, and click the “ADD CALENDAR” button. Do NOT “make the calendar publicly accessible”.
    • You should now be able to see all of your Schoology events in Google Calendar. [ The Google Calendar app is available in the MDS App Portal].

    How to put your Schoology Calendar into your iPad Calendar:

    • On your iPad, open up Schoology [LMS.mountdesales.net]
    • In Schoology, go to Account Settings [top right, click on your account icon, select Account Settings]
    • In the Account Settings tab, scroll down to the “SHARE YOUR SCHOOLOGY CALENDAR” section. Click the ENABLE button.
    • Copy the iCal link from the resulting dialogue box to the clipboard.
    • Open up the iPad Calendar. In the bottom right, click “ADD CALENDAR”, then “ADD SUBSCRIPTION CALENDAR”
    • Paste the iCal link you copied earlier, then click the ADD button.
    • Nor your Schoology dates will appear on your iPad automatically.

    How to put your iPad or Google calendar events into your Schoology calendar

    If you live in Schoology, it might be handier to put your Google Calendar or iPad Calendar events onto your Schoology Calendar.

    • Get the iCal link from your iPad Calendar or your Google Calendar
      • iPad Calendar:
        In the iCloud section in the list of calendars, pick which calendar you would like to access.
        Click the I button.
        Make the calendar Shareable.
        Click the SHARE LINK button, and COPY.
    • Google Calendar:
      Click the name of the Calendar you’d like to share [bottom left corner].
      Click the 3-dot menu, and select “Settings and Sharing”
    • In the Access Permissions for Events section:
      Click the “Get Shareable Link” button.
      Copy the link to the clipboard.

    Now that you have the link from the original calendar, import it into Schoology:

    • In Schoology, click the calendar icon at the top to access your Schoology Calendar.
    • At the bottom click the link IMPORT.
      In the dialogue box, click the URL tab, and paste the Link into the box.
      Click the IMPORT button.

    Now events from your other calendar should appear in Schoology.

    iPads, Student

    Stretch out your iPad Battery

    Here are 8 tips for stretching out your iPad battery life.

    1. Use Dark Mode
    2. Check Battery usage per app
    3. Turn on Low Power Mode
    4. Disable Background refresh
    5. Use 80% charging
    6. Set a quicker auto-lock
    7. Turn off Auto Brightness
    8. Power off more often

    USE DARK MODE

    This can have a slight effect on battery life due to being less bright.

    CHECK BATTERY USAGE PER APP

    Settings –> Battery, the click the “Battery usage by app” tab. Look at the stats and change how you use the device to stretch out your battery life.

    TURN ON LOW POWER MODE

    Settings –> Battery –> Low Power Mode. This turns off a lot of background activity, slows down screen refresh rate, and dims the display somewhat.

    DISABLE BACKGROUND REFRESH

    This is a feature that allows apps to refresh data in the background, even if you did not start them up. [Mail would be an example.] You can select WHICH apps can background refresh by going to Settings –> General –> Background Refresh.

    You can turn it off globally with the slider at the top, but that would make using your iPad really inconvenient at school.

    SET A QUICKER AUTO-LOCK

    That way the device will lock and the screen turn off sooner when you are not using it. There is a balance to be had here, though – it is really annoying to have the screen lock when all you were doing was thinking about the next sentence to type in that paper.

    TURN OFF AUTO-BRIGHTNESS

    Settings –> Accessibility –> Display & Text Size. The iPad will automatically match the display brightness based on the ambient light – convenient for sure, but it can cause drain on the battery.

    POWER OFF MORE OFTEN

    If the device if OFF, then it is not draining the battery. It is a good idea to power it down about once a week anyway.

    Original article is at https://www.macworld.com/article/2424975/ipad-battery-tips-dark-mode-charging-airplane-mode.htm

    Notes, Tips, Hints, & Answers