Apple iPadOS 17 Starter For Education User Guide

: July 19, 2024
: Apple

Apple iPadOS 17 Starter For Education

Specifications

Model : iPad (9th generation)
Operating System : iPadOS 17
Features : Front and Rear camera, 3.5mm headphone jack, Volume up/down buttons, Smart Connector, Home/Touch ID sensor, Nano-SIM tray (cellular models), Lightning Connector

Product Usage Instructions

Getting Started:
To get started on your school network, you or your IT team will need to enroll your iPad into your school’s services to access your Wi-Fi network, emails, and calendar. Contact your IT administrator for assistance.
Hardware Overview:
Your iPad comes ready to use with essential features like cameras, headphone jack, volume buttons, and connectors for accessories. Follow the iPad setup basics guide for initial setup.
Software Overview:
iPadOS 17 offers enhanced personalization and productivity features. Start by setting up your iPad, connecting to the internet, and exploring the Home Screen for easy navigation.
Browse and Manage Files:
Utilize the Files app to access, organize, and modify your documents and files. Create folders, send files, and connect external devices for seamless file management.
Use Gestures with iPad:
Learn how to navigate and interact with your iPad using gestures for efficient multitasking and app switching.
Find and Organize Apps:
Customize your Home Screen, find apps quickly using Spotlight search, and organize apps in folders for easy access.

Introduction

iPad gives you all of the tools you need for teaching and learning. In this guide, you’ll learn about:

Navigating and customising your iPad
Built-in features for productivity

If you already use iPhone, you’ll see many of the same applications and controls on your iPad, so you can work seamlessly across all of your Apple devices.

Getting Started

To get started on your school network, you or your IT team will need to enrol your iPad into your school’s services to access your Wi-Fi network, emails and calendar.

Find out more about configuration profiles
Contact your IT administrator if you have any questions.

Tip
View and manage profiles. Tap Settings > General > VPN & Device Management.

Hardware overview

Your iPad is ready to help you do amazing things straight out of the box.

Find out about iPad setup basics

iPad (9th generation)

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Software overview

iPadOS 17 takes iPad even further. With new levels of personalization, beautiful and helpful custom Lock Screens and features to help you get more done, iPad is more capable than ever. The first thing you see when you turn on your iPad is the Home Screen.

Browse and manage files

Use the Files app to view, organise and modify your documents, images and other files.

Use gestures with iPad

Control iPad and its apps using a few simple gestures – tap, touch and hold, swipe, scroll and zoom.

Find and organise apps

You can arrange apps on your iPad in a variety of ways. Customise your Home Screen to access and open apps you use frequently.

Search for anything on your iPad

Quickly find and open apps, contacts and photos. Search from anywhere on iPad.

Search with Spotlight

Tip
Find an app quickly. You can use Siri to open an app. Say something like “Hey Siri! Open Calendar!”. Or swipe down from the middle of the Home Screen or the Lock Screen, enter an app name in the search field, then tap it. Learn more

Navigate between app windows

You can use the Dock, the App Switcher or a gesture to quickly switch from one app to another on your iPad. When you switch back, you can pick up exactly where you left off.

Switch between apps
Switch an app window to a Slide
Over window on iPad

Tip
Quickly switch between apps. To switch between open apps, swipe left or right with one finger along the bottom edge of the screen or swipe left or right with four or five fingers.

Work with apps simultaneously

Split View lets you fill your iPad screen with two apps for things such as marking papers and lesson planning at the same time.

Work in two apps side by side
View an app’s open windows and workspaces

Tip
Move and copy items with drag and drop. With drag and drop, you can use a finger to move text and items within an app and copy items from one app to another. Learn more

Keep track of your day

Control Centre on iPad gives you instant access to useful controls – including Airplane Mode, Do Not Disturb, a torch, volume, screen brightness – and apps.

Use and customise Control Centre
Set up a Focus
Turn a Focus on or off

Customise your iPad

Setting the brightness and appearance of your iPad can help improve your productivity. For example, Dark Mode gives the entire iPad experience a dark colour scheme that’s perfect for low-light environments.

Adjust screen brightness and colour
Move apps and widgets on the Home Screen
Change your screen orientation
Magnify your screen
Change your wallpaper

Configure your settings

Manage your accounts, set up Wi-Fi, update your password and more in Settings. Some settings may already be configured by your school or district. Make sure you check with your IT team to find out more.

Connect to the Internet
Set or change your passcode
Use built-in privacy and security protections

Tip
Find out about iPad status icons. The icons in the status bar at the top of the screen provide information about iPad. Learn more

Use accessories with iPad

Take on any task with additional accessories for your iPad, including your Smart Keyboard or Apple Pencil.

Use your Smart Keyboard
Switch between keyboards
Draw with Apple Pencil
Pair and charge
Apple Pencil
Wirelessly stream to Apple TV
Print from iPad

Personalize your iPad experience

Accessibility features are designed to support your vision, mobility, hearing, speech and cognitive needs. You can make content larger on your screen, speak commands with Voice Control, and more.

Set up accessibility features
Customise accessibility settings for specific apps
Get accessibility support

Tip
Use accessibility features with Siri. Use Siri to enable accessibility features, make and receive phone calls, hear notifications, and more. Learn more

Making the Most of iPad

Apple has a robust set of resources to help you and your learning community make the most of iPad, including the following:

Learning Centre: Explore hundreds of resources for educators, including sample lessons and tutorials for iPad.
Apple Teacher: develop foundational skills for using Apple products for teaching and learning with this free self-paced programme.

FAQ

How can I quickly switch between open apps?
To switch between open apps on your iPad, you can swipe left or right with one finger along the bottom edge of the screen or swipe left or right with four or five fingers.