HT3819 I am a teacher. I have an iPhone and iPad for personal use. I also have an iPod and now an iPad for school use. Would it be best for me to use home sharing on all 4 devices, or should I split my account and have separate accounts for home & schoo
My first i device was an iPod touch that I was given for use in my classroom. Then I got an iPhone for personal use. Both items are listed under the same username and account. Since then I now have 2 iPads, one for home and one for work. I have many apps that are only for work like Math Zombie and Science Facts, and many that are for personal use, like Facebook and YouVersion. I know that I can synch each device and tell iTunes which apps go on which device. However at home I use a Mac, and my school computer is a PC. I am wondering if I should split my account and keep personal separate from work. Then I can synch all school related devices on the PC and home devices on the Mac. I realize that there maybe the rare occaision that I might want one app for both accounts. That's the chance I take on splitting my account. Are there ay benefits one way or the other?
Will you be the person paying for apps on both accounts?
Are you the only person that will use both of the iPads?
Is there a chance students will be using the work iPad and if so, do you want personal data stored on it?
If you're the only one using it I'd keep the same account just to have the flexibility of having access to everything on all devices. If your students will be using it or if the school is paying for the school apps I'd keep separate accounts. It all depends on how often you will use school apps from home, and home apps at school. Just some things to consider...
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