iPads in Education

Exploring the use of iPads and mobile devices in education.

Tom Olson
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Moving from the Institutional Model to the Personal Model

Started Sep 27, 2012 0 Replies

We have teachers with iPads, where all there apps from last year were purchased with school owned Apple iD's, but this we want to move to the personal model, where any apps are now on purchased with…Continue

 

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Moving from the Institutional Model to the Personal Model

We have teachers with iPads, where all there apps from last year were purchased with school owned Apple iD's, but this we want to move to the personal model, where any apps are now on purchased with personal Apple ID's, but we don't want to lose the data created with last years apps. The teachers are now backing up their iPad to iCloud with their own Apple ID's, but if we wipe the iPad and restore, the apps won't restore without providing the Apple ID and password of the original purchaser.Is…See More
Sep 27, 2012
Tom Olson replied to Deborah Dubb's discussion Apple Configurator
"Last year, we ran an iPad pilot in the 8th grade, we synced iPads via USB to a laptop and iTunes in each homeroom. It was a cheap entry point and there were not many other alternatives last year. It was a slow, clunky and required coordination to…"
Sep 27, 2012
Tom Olson replied to Joe Y's discussion iOS Management Strategies
"Bounce away!"
Sep 27, 2012
Tom Olson replied to Sam Gliksman's discussion The New iPad: What does it mean for education?
"For the same money as an iPad2 last week, we get a vastly superior device this week. Yes, the iPad2 price did drop, but only the 16 GB model survives. We purchased 32 GB iPad2s for our pilot this year, and I know we don't have a space issue,…"
Mar 9, 2012
Tom Olson commented on Sam Gliksman's blog post Projecting Your iPad Wirelessly - Without an Apple TV
"Wow, I've taken a quick look and it looks so promising, but so far, reflection hangs if I open up a photo. I'm going to reboot everything and do some additional playing."
Mar 9, 2012
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