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iPads, Student

iPad Setup – 6th grade – Fall 2015

Gestures

  • Swipe
  • Octopus Squish
  • 3-finger swipe
  • 2 finger Zoom

 

Buttons

  • Power
  • Home
    • Once = home screen
    • Twice = All apps running so you can switch to or quit out of them

 

Search [Spotlight]

  • Swipe down in the middle where nothing is
  • Type what you are looking for

 

START

  • Swipe to get past the first screen
  • Set Country and Language
  • Select the wi-fi network MDS-STUDENT
    • Username is mds##### – known as your MDS number.
    • Password is your Moodle password.
  • “MDS can Configure your iPad” Select YES.

 

APPLEID

  • BIRTHDATE: Your month and date, but year should be 1971
  • Your first and last name
  • USE YOUR CURRENT EMAIL ADDRESS
  • mds#####@mountdesales.net
  • Moodle Password, UNLESS
    • if it is missing a number, add 1871 to the end of your moodle password
    • if Moodle password is ALL CAPS or all lowercase, ask what to do.
  • Security Questions – answer all three
  • Rescue email – JUST SKIP IT
  • Do you like to get ads in your email account? NO? Then Turn it off [“Receive Notifications”, I think.].
  • “YOUR ACCOUNT HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED” = GOOD
  • “YOUR DEVICE IS INELIGIBLE….” = BAD, Mr. Rule needs to note it, call Apple, & pitch a fit.

 

MERAKI MDM

  • Start Meraki MDM
  • Select ALL IPADS
  • It will switch screens 2 times
  • Answer YES/TRUST/INSTALL until it quits asking
  • “LOCATION SETTINGS” – Turn them ON after clicking “Location Settings”
  • “RUN IN BACKGROUND” – YES, please!

 

MAIL

  • Settings –> Mail
  • CREATE NEW ACCOUNT
  • GOOGLE ACCOUNT
  • mds#####@mountdesales.net, moodle password
  • YES, ALLOW, CONNECT <– whatever the buttons say.
  • Be Sure to hit SAVE at the end.

 

FINISH UP APPLEID

  • Check your Mail
  • Find email that says “Verify Your AppleID”
  • See link in message that says “Verify your AppleID”.
  • Click it.
  • Login with your AppleID and AppleID password [Moodle, or Moodle + 1871….????]
  • “YOU ARE NOW VERIFIED” = GOOD!
  • “YOU ARE VERIFIED BUT THINGS ARE STILL NOT SETUP ALL THE WAY” = GOOD! Keep going on….

 

ICLOUD SETTINGS – making sure things are setup correctly

  • Settings –> iCloud
  • TURN ON
    • Find my iPad
    • Backup

Google Drive

  1. Search for DRIVE
  2. Sign in – mds#####@mountdesales.net / Moodle password
  3. It WILL ask for it twice. Ask Mr. Rule later if you want to know why.
  4. “Back Up Photos/Videos?”
    1. This is a new feature – Drive can automatically backup your photos and videos from your camera roll, in the background, to your Drive space.
    2. I suggest YES.
    3. Wi-FI only [no cell radio available]
    4. Upload Size?  I Suggest HIGH QUALITY.
      1. It backs up faster than “original quality”.
    5. DO allow access to Photos.

Notability

  1. Time to setup auto-backup to Drive.
  2. Click past the intro screen. Get back to your Library.
  3. Bottom Left, click the Gear icon to get to settings.
  4. Select AutoBackup, select Google Drive.
  5. Login.
  6. YES, allow access.
  7. CLOSE

 

 

 

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