Apple Configurator - setting up carts

Question

I am trying to fine tune my instructions on how to setup iPads on a Bretford cart.  Any feed back would be great.
Thanks
Make sure that no iPads are plugged in
Make sure you have your itunes account setup
Authorize you iTunes account on the computer that you will be using to manage the iPads
Download your free and paid Apps
(make sure you use the same iTunes Apple ID in iTunes as you do in Apple Configurator)
Quit iTunes
Connect all iPads in the cart
Open Apple Configurator
Go to Prepare tab
Under Settings
Name iPad (I give it the teachers name and a - mark, I add the numbers in step 6)
Supervision: ON
Check box Allow devices to connect to other Macs (this is helpful when a teacher wants to download a movie off student iPad onto their teacher computer)
iOS should be Latest
Check box Erase before installing
Restore:  Don’t Restore Backup
Check profile(s) - (this is where you add your wifi network and restrictions)
Hit the Prepare button (this is going to take about an hour)
Quit Configurator
iTunes Sync
Open iTunes
The Welcome to Your New iPad screen will appear
Click on Setup as New iPad, hit Continue
Click on Get Started
You must do this for each iPad
Quit iTunes
Name the iPads
Open Configurator
Go to the Supervise tab
Name the iPads (it is easier to pull the all out, and plug one at a time to name)
The iPads do not show up on the list in the order that they are plugged in
Preparing the Master iPad (use iPad #1)
Remove iPad #1
Go through the registration sequence
Go to Settings
Go to Restrictions
Turn on
We use the same code for all of our carts
Turn off the ability to delete apps
We add the code so that they students cannot add a code themselves and lock us out of the iPads
Plug back in iPad
Go to the Apps tab
Add any new apps and VPP codes
Check all boxes
Hit Refresh (this takes over an hour depending on how many apps you are installing)
Remove iPad and put Apps into folders (examples below of what we did for our school)
Apple
Chinese
Mathematics
Science
Spanish
Grade level folder
Put main folders in the Dock (Apple, Mathematics, Grade level folder)
Plug in iPad #1
Do a backup, under the Prepare tab
Click on iPad #1
Click on the Settings tab
Click on Restore and select Back Up...
Name the backup (it would be a good idea to add the date)
Clone iPads
Click on Supervise tab
Click on All iPads (#)
Click on Apps tab
Check all boxes for the Apps
Under the Restore select your backup
Click Refresh (this should take about an hour)
Once they have all image, make sure you change the Restore option back to Don’t Restore Backup

Answer 1

Greetings and Hello H. Lam
Click the link below.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SMBgyzONxcx6_FswgkW9XYLpA4oCt_2y1uw9ceMZ9F4/ edit
This documents the entire ipad cart experience from start to end and includes how to buy half price $ apps using the VPP website at Apple.