Rules

Q & A's

How will we manage them/check them out? You must sign up for them on the Outlook calendar. The correct calendar to use is called Melanie Burford mcg-iPads. If you cannot access this calendar, email me and let me know.

What apps will we put on them? I am in the process of creating an app rubric for you to evaluate an app before you request for it to be added. Once the rubric is completed, and you have signed the document, the app(s) will be added to the iPads on the next syncing day.

When will iPads be synced and what does that mean? For my sanity and yours, all 24 of the McGowen iPads will have the same apps on them. The iPads are plugged into the charging/syncing cart and all iPads are synced at the same time. It is not possible to add apps to individual iPads at any given time. I am setting up days on the Outlook calendar to be "charge and sync" days. If you request an app to be added, it will be added on the next "charge and sync" day.

Can I check out just a few iPads? Sure. Be sure to mark that on the calendar. Make a note on the calendar how many you will need. This way, if another teacher feels the same way, he/she can sign up on the same day. The two (or three) will have to communicate and compromise to make the sharing of the iPads work for all of you.

Guidelines/Rules/Expectations to teach your students:

Be sure to go over iPad rules with students. Here is a suggested list of rules:

[|iPad rules.pdf]

How do you close running apps? Click on the link below for instructions: [|Close running apps]