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Dark iPad Apps? Here’s what to do

If you have one or several iPad apps that are “dark”, still installing, and/or giving you a message saying you need to purchase the app from the app store when you click on it, here is what to do:

If you only have a couple of them, check to see if the app is available in the app portal. If it is, try to install it from there.

However, if you have many:

Take the iPad home. Make sure it is connected to your home network. Plug it in. Leave it alone – don’t even TOUCH it – overnight.

If that doesn’t work:

Bring your iPad by the ARC when you can be without it for several hours – either first thing in the morning, or after 12:30.

Meet, LMS, Mail, Drive without your iPad apps

Even if your iPad apps are “dark” or missing – or your iPad is broken – you can still access the LMS, use Google Meet, access Google Drive, and even check your email by using a web browser [Safari, Chrome, or Firefox, for example].

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To access Powerschool LMS, surf to this site:
lms.mountdesales.net

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To join a Google Meet without the iPad app, surf to this site:
meet.google.com

To check your email without an app, surf to
webmail.mountdesales.net

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The open up Google Drive, surf to

drive.google.com

iPad: The “Standard Apps List”

The list of iPad apps that all middle school students should have on their iPads:

Catholic New American Bible RE,
Checkers
Chess – Learn Chess
Chess Tiger
Drawing Desk: Draw & Paint Art
Duolingo
Firefox: Private, Safe Browser, Utilities,
GeoGebra Classic,
Google Chrome, Utilities,
Google Docs: Sync, Edit, Share Business
Google Drive,
Google Earth, Travel, Navigation
Google Photos, Photo & Video
Google Sheets Business
Google Slides Business
HMH eTextbooks,
HudsonAlpha iCell Medical
iMovie, Photo & Video,
Keynote Business
Laudate – #1 Catholic App,
MackinVIA, Books,
Math Duel – Two Player Split Screen Mathematical Game for Kids and Adults Training – Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division! ,
McGraw-Hill K-12 ConnectED,
Merriam-Webster Dictionary Books
MSB Anywhere,
Notability
PowerSchool Learning
Remind: School Communication
Textilus Pro Word Processor Business

The list of apps that every Upper School student iPad should have:

Amazon Kindle, Books
Apple Books, Books, Entertainment
Bible Gateway, Reference, Lifestyle
Constitution for iPad, Reference, Education
Firefox: Private, Safe Browser, Utilities, Productivity
Google Chrome, Utilities, Productivity
Google Docs: Sync, Edit, Share, Productivity, Business
Google Drive, Productivity
Google Photos, Photo & Video
Google Sheets, Productivity, Business
Google Slides, Productivity, Business
History Today: This day in Historical Events News, Education, Entertainment
iMovie, Photo & Video, Lifestyle
iTunes U, Education, Reference
Khan Academy, Education
MackinVIA, Books, Education
Merriam-Webster Dictionary HD, Reference, Education
MSB Anywhere, Education
Notability, Productivity, Education
PowerSchool Learning, Education, Productivity
Remind: School Communication, Education, Social Networking
TapTyping – typing trainer, Games, Productivity, Word
Textilus Pro Word Processor, Productivity, Business
Voice Record Pro 7, Productivity, Education
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