IPad for education

Is ipad really helpful in education? Are there any commerce textbooks for AS and A levels available in the new iPad?
I am planning to buy an iPad if it is helpful for me in education like:
i)reading textbooks
ii)watching tutorials
etc.

This is just my opinion and I am sure people will shout at me for sharing it but I see so many people try to justify using iPad for work/school when really a laptop would be far more suitable. I'm not saying iPad isn't a good device, I have one myself and I love it, I just stick to using it for what it is actually useful for: entertainment.
In your message you said you will be using it for reading textbooks and watching tutorials, actually I go against what I said, if you only do that, it will be great, as long as the books you need are available in the iTunes store. But if you are going to be needing to do any kind of writing or other documents then just get a laptop.
iPad is a great companion to laptop but doesn't quite replace it just yet

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Managing Multiple iPads for Education System

What is the best solution to managing (charging, purchasing/installing apps, updates, etc) a set of 80-100 iPads? This is for a school system where the schools are located throughout the state at approximately 27 different sites.

Probably the easiest way is to setup one iPad with apps back it up with iTunes
And restore to the others
Since you don't have a mdm solution like osx servers profile manager
Apple Configurator use it to install as many settings as you can via profiles
It will speed up the configuration less time spent tapping away on each device
Here is a free hosted mdm
http://www.meraki.com/products/systems-manager/
Find my iPhone use can use the same iTunes account, I think the limit is 200 devices
If you restore from backup passwords are not restored you'd have to re enter them
Every iPad needs an indervidual ID not an indervidual iTunes account for find my iPhone
Eg iPad-1 iPad-2 etc
Check iCloud settings or you could have all devices reading each others calendar
Consider enabling restrictions here you can stop users adding email accounts
Changing find my iPhone etc

How do I transfer apps to another device I have new ipad for my wife and need to put her education apps onto her new ipad

I have just purchased a new ipad for my wife. On my ipad we purchased education apps for her to use , I have placed the apps on her ipad but when we open her itunes account to sync apps the computer will remove these apps and only leave her existing apps. How do I get around this problem. I have already paid for these apps and have not exceeded my number of devices. Glenn

Try a re-download using her iPad...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Be sure to use the Apple ID that made the Original Purchase(s)...
Also, See Here...
http://macmost.com/sharing-ios-apps-with-family.html

I am an international student studying in Kettering University, US and i have an isic that is international student identity card. Can you tell me what is the procedure to claim for a discount by using my isic. Want to buy ipad air 2 for education.

I am an international student studying in Kettering University, US and i have an isic that is international student identity card. Can you tell me what is the procedure to claim for a discount by using my isic. Want to buy ipad air 2 for education.

Welcome to the US! I think you can just take your ID card to the Apple store or shop online : http://store.apple.com/us/browse/campaigns/education_pricing
the site has all the info for eligibility and available items for purchase -- I think you can type in your school to see if on list of approved schools. I think the ID checking is rather benign. discounts are modest from what I recall.

Which is better for education iPad or Macbook air?

I am a grade 8 student and I walk around quite a bit in school and I would like to know which one is better for me?
Which is better for school, and no I can not get the discount.
Macbook Air or
iPad
If macbook Air which size and specs would you reccomend?
And if iPad which storage option, white or black do you reccomend?
And should I buy the iPad 2 or the new one.

Great question.
Word processing for iOS is fantastic, but not as good for citations and things as on the macbook air, though footnotes will be preserved.
The new textbook options on ipad are compelling. You should find out if any of your school textbooks are on there by searching the itunes store. If so, ipad is your choice.
They are different categories of products. the macbook air is an excellent computer.
But I guess I feel this way -- why don't you buy a desktop for the home. and an ipad for school? If you feel you can get all of your notetaking, paper drafts etc. done on ipad, then you can use mountain lion (coming out this summer) to keep it all in sync when you go home.
I do have to warn you that I tried taking my ipad to work. If you use google docs at all, you may find some limitations sometimes. If you stick within the icloud universe, (pages, keynote, and numbers), you may be mostly happy.

If i have a work ipad with a work email and a shared icloud for all employees, can i set up a second itunes and icloud account with a separate email address on the same ipad for my personal stuff?

i am a teacher and my school has given all of us a ipad to use. it is set up with my school email and a shared itunues and icloud account. they have told us we can use it for anything that can be used for education purposes. i have downloaded books and other items that i have marked up for my use. however if there is ever a problem i cant identify my applications or books if other teachers have downloaded the same apps or books as well as my documents. is there a way to set up a 2nd itunes account and icloud account so that i may use that when backing up anything that would be personalized by me so that i can find what is rightfully mine. they are ok with it but were unsure how to do this, so can anyone help me? thanks

Sorry, you cannot use more than one iTunes account at a time.

My business is buying ipads for our technicians. They all need the same app. If I buy one app, can more than one user use it at the same time if they have the same apple id?

My business is buying ipads for our technicians. How many users can share one apple id & how many users with the same apple id can use the same app at the same time?

Use VPP. Select an MDM. Read the Google doc below and nsdjoey write up.
IT Resources -- ios & OS X -- This is a fantastic web page. I like the education site over the business site.
View documentation, video tutorials, and web pages to help IT professionals develop and deploy education solutions.
    http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/resources/
    scroll down after all the pretty picture. Click on the words "For It".
    business site is:
    http://www.apple.com/lae/ipad/business/#browse-it-resources
    If necessary, scroll down until you see the Browse IT Resources button. Click on button.
Joe Rowe's Excellent guides
IT managers who are new to configurator and managing a cart of ios devices:
      https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SMBgyzONxcx6_FswgkW9XYLpA4oCt_2y1uw9ceMZ9F4/ edit?pli=1
         [ original announcement -- https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4256735?tstart=0 ]
Quick help presentation for students:
     https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18937JdleX2gymtSb8zfbDczV-76BdR2DIfCV9eJi yOE/edit#slide=id.g1b776944_0_224
good tips for initial deployment:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/18942350#18942350
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3804209?tstart=0
See nsdjoey writeup. See third post.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/22286109#22286109
Institutions in the USA and other countries can use the App Store Volume Purchase Program (VPP) to buy Apps.
https://support.assistiveware.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=54
"Deploying a great quantity of iOS devices means creating a great quantity of Apple IDs. This script allows automated Apple ID creation from a spreadsheet."
http://www.enterpriseios.com/wiki/Apple_ID_Automation_Builder

Which is better for educational purpose ( for attending online classes ) ??

which is better for educational purpose ( for attending online classes ) ?? iPad air 2 or d macbook pro?? what abt iPad pro ?? plz suggest one for me plz

Some educational site are behind the times. At times, they require software that isn't available on the ipad. You should visit an apple store and try the educational site with the ipad. Considering that you have an iMac, I'd lean in the direction of the iPad.
Robert

Best strategies for setting up iPad for elderly person?

I hope to eventually get an iPad 3 for an elderly parent and I'm trying to figure out the best way to go about it.
Here is what I was thinking:
- get iPad.
- set up iPad using iTunes account that I create from a spare email address I have access to.
- get some iTunes cards via my own account and load it into the new account.
- install apps, fiddle with settings, set up iCloud, possibly load it with photos, etc.
- send iPad to them.
- change email address on the new account to reflect their actual email address.
- Is it correct in that no credit card would need to be entered by them at any point?
- I have tweaked iChat on their laptop to auto-answer incoming video chats. It sounds like there is no such setting on Facetime, right?   Is it still pretty easy to accept Facetime calls on the iPad (I've only used it via OS X).   From reading some past threads it sounds like there is no way to make a shortcut so that a specific contact could be called in one click (i.e. icon on dock), is that still the case? (a Siri on iPad would help with this)
- I currently do not do much photo sharing via Apple devices. What is the easiest/best way to have them be able to view a gallary of images that one or more people can add things to remotely? Do I have to turn to third-party apps to do this?
- Any other general recommendations on getting a iPad set up for someone (especially the elderly) who are physically far away (and thus who won't get hands-on training from the person setting it up, but from people who are iPad savvy)?
I envision them mainly using it for: video chat, solitaire, email reading (not heavy email composing), light web, photo taking/sharing, etc.
Thanks,

Hi Captino,
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One of my big concerns is that Apple should advertise to seniors with or without many of the issues that often accompany aging. The ipad's target audience did not start out advertising to toddlers, but we know they're using them and they are included in the new iphone 5 for photos and itunes. So let's get the increasing elderly population involved.
First, you might want to contact Apple corp offices in Cupertino and see if someone will listen to your suggestions. (I have sent them the links below.) The more Apple is aware that there is a real need, they will hopefully increase focus and develop more to make the ipad usable for our elderly with needs, which varies from person to person.
I'd also like to suggest you start your own thread, posting in the title something like "How can an elderly person with dimentia benefit from ipad?" Then, copy the info you wrote in your post above here.
Here are some links that might interest you. The information is out there that many elderly people with needs can be helped by and are benefitting using an ipad. There are also links to support user forums.
Reviews in Press – iPads for Elderly, Dimentia, Alzheimer’s, etc.
http://betanews.com/2010/03/08/who-should-buy-the-ipad-hint-people-of-a-certain- age-and-that-s-not-you/
http://olderpeoplesday.co.uk/2013/05/13/how-tablets-and-apps-can-combat-loneline ss-and-help-the-elderly-join-the-digital-revolution/
http://www.mlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/04/is_ipad_right_for_grandma_a_te.h tml
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/thinking-tech/ipad-opens-digital-doors-for-the-e lderly/3674
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndkIP7ec3O8
A 100 year old woman’s reaction to using ipad for the first time and her limerick homage to the ipad
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_34/b4192039623670.htm
http://www.qt.com.au/news/seniors-clicking-on-to-an-exciting-new-world/1857217/
http://www.zdnet.com/ipad-mini-bringing-the-elderly-into-the-digital-age-7000008 817/
http://tabtimes.com/news/ittech-stats-research/2012/06/11/study-young-and-elderl y-will-help-ipad-use-double-year
http://wcrz.com/elderly-man-finds-alternative-use-for-ipad-video/
Above is just a little humor. Clearly German Dad needed lessons from his daughter.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-09-26/technology/os-ipad-2-elderly-flor ida-20110923_1_ipad-lumarie-polivka-west-nursing-home
http://www.caring.com/articles/activities-for-dementia-alzheimers-patients
The above points out activities for dementia and alzheimer’s. And an ipad can assist them with most of the things on this list!
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/the-best-life/2011/04/25/why-the-ipad-appeal s-to-older-users
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/voice/ageing-well-20130404-2h8dq.htm l
(Scroll down (study) to ‘technology to keep the elderly connected to the world. ‘
http://www.relativematters.org/digital-technology-social-media-and-older-people/
http://www.relativematters.org/ten-reasons-why-ipads-are-magic-for-older-people/
http://www.relativematters.org/ten-smart-apps-for-older-people-to-use-on-their-i pad-part-two/
Below are some discussions from the Apple Support Communities – Some interesting thoughts and many views on some of these by people who clearly have an interest in the subject of ipad use for the elderly, dementia, alzheimer’s, etc.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2588325?start=0&tstart=0    (25,558 views)
https://discussions.apple.com/message/11328856#11328856          (17,025 views)
https://discussions.apple.com/message/11537562#11537562          (4,140 views)
https://discussions.apple.com/message/12172758#12172758          (1,059 views)
https://discussions.apple.com/message/18201490#18201490          (2,150 views) *
https://discussions.apple.com/message/15220081#15220081          (1,107 views)
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17529390#17529390           (729 views)
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17765211#17765211          (551 views)
* Interesting video suggested in this thread
http://vimeo.com/mme/techrally

I manage 60 ipads for a school using Apple Configurator. Need to update to iOS7 and AC1.4.3...Is it best to use Mountain Lion or Mavericks, as I also need to update from Lion 10.7 for the new AC and iOS to work properly.

I manage 60 ipads for a school using Apple Configurator. Need to update my devices to iOS7 and Apple Configurator to 1.4.3...Is it best to use Mountain Lion or Mavericks, as I also need to update from Lion 10.7 for the new Apple Configurator and iOS7 to work properly.

I always run a Time Machine backup before updating anything and recommend you run a backup as well. Paid apps should migrate over without any problem. If you have problems with VPP codes not transfering over properly, you can talk to your Apple SE or contact VPP for Education support and they can help you. While I haven't experienced any problems with updating, its never a guarantee that others will have the same experience.
Good luck!
~Joe

My organization is looking to invest ipads for the employees to perform everyday tasks. just wondering what would apples recommendation be for as far as apps and method of distribution would be?

my organization is looking to invest ipads for the employees to perform everyday tasks. just wondering what would apples recommendation be for as far as apps and method of distribution would be?

Use VPP. Select an MDM. Read the google doc below.
IT Resources -- ios & OS X -- This is a fantastic web page. I like the education site over the business site.
View documentation, video tutorials, and web pages to help IT professionals develop and deploy education solutions.
http://www.apple.com/education/resources/information-technology.html
   business site is:
   http://www.apple.com/lae/ipad/business/resources/
Excellent guide. See announcment post -- https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4256735?tstart=0
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SMBgyzONxcx6_FswgkW9XYLpA4oCt_2y1uw9ceMZ9F4/ edit?pli=1
good tips for initial deployment:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/18942350#18942350
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3804209?tstart=0
Educational institutions in the USA can use the App Store Volume Purchase Program (VPP) to buy Apps.
https://support.assistiveware.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=54
There are three ownership models:
    *     Personal
    *     Institution
    *     Layered. combines personal & institution.
Watch this apple video on layered ownership. It education based, but that's OK.
http://www.apple.com/education/resources/videos/#ios-layered-ownership
More ways to transfer files and access Word documents:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4044866?tstart=0
All of the "Office" document editing applications on the iPad have limitations. Best try them out to see if they meet your needs.
iWork by Apple
    * Keynote
    * Numbers
    * Pages
DocsToGo
• VIEW/EDIT/CREATE Word & Excel files(Office 2007/2008/2010)
• VIEW PowerPoint, PDF, iWork, Text, .RTF, and more!
• Send & receive attached supported documents using the built-in Mail app
• FREE desktop application with your purchase! Compatible on Win & Mac allows you 2-way file sync with a WIFI connection.
• Open & Edit files within DocsToGo from any 3rd party app that supports the “Open In” feature
• Supports iTunes File Sharing via USB cable for manually moving files
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/documents-to-go-office-suite/id317117961?mt=8
Office² HD
"Office² HD, the most intuitive and straightforward office document editor available on the iPad, makes it easy to open, view, create and edit Word (DOC & DOCX), Excel (XLS & XLSX), and PowerPoint (PPT & PPTX) files right from your iPad!"
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/office2-hd/id364361728?mt=8
Quickoffice Pro HD
Create and edit ALL Microsoft® Office -- document, spreadsheet, and presentation formats, as well as view PDF files, on the go. Our advanced file manager lets you manage local files, access Google Drive or other cloud accounts, and works with your iPad email attachments so you can work anywhere, anytime - online and offline.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quickoffice-pro-hd-edit-office/id376212724?mt=8
nsdjoey presents ways to edit office documents in this web page:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/21953221#21953221

Hi I am a lecturer at a university in the UK. Do you have experience of Ipads in education? Or grants and funding?

Hi I am a lecturer at a university in the UK.
I am preparing a proposal to the Vice Chancellor about incorporating Ipads into the learning process.
I am thinking it would be a tangible gift as part of their fees.
Does anyone have experience of Ipads in education, what are your view? I have seen Apples articles but want an un corportae viewpoint.
Does anyone know of any funding routes?
Do Apple have grants available or specific support for institutions?
Thanks in anticipation of your constructive help.
Karl

Apple has no grants or funding I've ever heard of other than the standard discounts for purchasing multiple units. I'm sure you're probably far more aware of other funding resources available to UK institutions that I would be.
As to non-corporate opinions and resources, if you seach the web for "ipads in education" and "ipads in the classroom", you'll find a plethora of sites with information that should be of help. The "iPads in Education" ning is probably a good place to start:
http://ipadeducators.ning.com/
Regards.

Multi Folio App for Educative Institution

Hello,
We are an educative institution and have an internal magazine which we view in iPad with Adobe Content Viewer.
Now we want to publish to App store and we already have the Apple Dev Account, and all Certificates and Assets ready too.
My question is: ¿What is the simplest, and, well, cheapest way to publish our multi folio app?
I see that with a Creative Cloud Account you get the DPS but only single edition. Do we have to purchase the DPS Pro Edition in order to publish Multi Folio App or is there another way?
We also have the CS5.5 license for education. Are there any special offers for Educative Intitutions?
Thank you so much
Eduardo Flores

You can purchase DPS Professional Account either Monthly or Annual to create Multi Issue Apps. I do not think that there are any offers for DPS Pro edition.

Hi, we are a small clinic that uses the iPads for therapy. If we purchase an app for one iPad, can all of them download the same app at no additional cost?

Hi, we are a small clinic that uses the iPads for therapy. If we purchase an app for one iPad, can all of them download the same app at no additional cost?

Allan was somewhat incomplete in his statement. While technically it would be possible, from a licensing standpoint you need one license for each iPad unless those iPads were all going to be used by the same person (which I think unlikely given your described use). Here are the relevant terms of the iTunes Store agreement (emphasis mine):
"(ii) If you are a commercial enterprise or educational institution, you may download and sync an App Store Product for use by either (a) a single individual on one or more iOS Devices used by that individual that you own or control or (b) multiple individuals, on a single shared iOS Device you own or control. For example, a single employee may use an App Store Product on both the employee's iPhone and iPad, or multiple students may serially use an App Store Product on a single iPad located at a resource center or library. For the sake of clarity, each iOS Device used serially by multiple users requires a separate license."
So you would legally need to purchase one copy of the app for each iPad, something which would require an iTunes Store account for each iPad. For normal purchases, each iTunes Store account would need an associated credit card or prepaid iTunes card.
The Volume Purchase Plan works similarly - you still need one license and one iTunes Store account for each iPad - but the purchasing is centralized so you don't get billed multiple times. You get one recemption code for each license you purchase. See:
http://www.apple.com/business/vpp/
Regards.

I have purchased 100 iPads for my school. We need to set them up for classrooms. I am not sure of the protocol. flrobinson

I have purchaed 100 iPads for my students. I need to know how to set them all up for muitiple users with apps.

Hi fkr2.0,
Welcome to the world of iPad deployments! There are a few things I recommend you do before you get started:
First I would watch the iOS Deployment Model Videos on the left side of this page:
http://www.apple.com/education/resources/information-technology.html
Then I recommend you read through these two guides:
iOS 6 Education Deployment Guide
http://images.apple.com/education/docs/ios_6_education_deployment_guide.pdf
Apple Configurator Help Guide
http://help.apple.com/configurator/mac/1.0/
This will give you a solid foundation for managing iPads with Apple Configurator. Once you read through these guides you will likely have more specific questions that you can post to these forums.
Hope this answers your question!! Good luck with your iPad deployment.
~Joe

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