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More points regarding technology and
education can be found under the
Tutorials section at:
http://homepages.neiu.edu/~alam/
Apple_Users/Tutorials.html
iPad User Guide
iBook version:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/ipaduser-guide-for-ios-8/id917481145?
mt=11
PDF version:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/
MANUALS/1000/MA1595/en_US/
ipad_user_guide.pdf
Purchasing content from the App store
requires an Apple ID.
An Apple ID is needed to download
applications, books, and multimedia. It is
also needed to access iCloud features.
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https://appleid.apple.com/
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For more information about iCloud:
http://www.apple.com/icloud/
To access iCloud from a Mac or PC:
https://www.icloud.com
Documents stored in iCloud can be
accessed directly from Pages,
Numbers, and Keynote by selecting
File --> Open... and choosing iCloud.
http://www.macworld.com/article/
2838800/how-to-use-icloud-drive.html
Dictation allows spoken text to be
converted to type and can be accessed
by tapping on the microphone button
on the virtual keyboard. Dictation is
available in all apps that allow text
entry via the keyboard.
Siri is a virtual assistant who
understands commands spoken in
natural speech.
http://www.apple.com/ios/siri/
Note: Dictation and Siri require Internet
access in order to function.
http://www.macworld.com/article/
2010277/my-day-with-siri.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/
fashion/how-apples-siri-became-oneautistic-boys-bff.html?_r=0
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Dozens of foreign languages are
supported in iOS 8.
Siri currently understands about 8
different languages.
Foreign language support can be
configured in the Settings app under
General —> “Siri”, “Language &
Region”, and “Keyboard”.
Stream content from an iOS device or
Macintosh computer to an Apple TV.
http://www.apple.com/airplay/
http://appleinsider.com/articles/
14/06/03/apple-bringing-peer-to-peerairplay-to-ios-8-apple-tv
http://support.apple.com/en-us/
HT204144
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/getting-toknow-airdrop-on-ios-7/
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http://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new/
continuity/
http://www.imore.com/continuityiphone-ipad-mac
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/07/
explaining-continuity-the-tech-tyingios-8-and-os-x-yosemite-together/
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibooks/
id364709193?mt=8
iBooks support site:
http://www.apple.com/support/ios/
ibooks/
• Narrative of the Life of Frederick
Douglass
• CK-12 Earth Science for High School
• E.O. Wilson’s Life on Earth
• https://www.apple.com/education/
ipad/itunes-u/
• https://www.apple.com/support/
itunes-u/
• https://itunes.apple.com/app/itunes-u/
id490217893?ls=1&mt=8
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Additional Apps:
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• NASA
• NASA Viz
• Moon Globe
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The Elements: A Visual Exploration
Walking with Dinosaurs
Solar Walk - 3D Solar System Model
Shakespeare in Bits
My Congress
Miss Spell’s Class
WhiteBoard HD
Field Notes LT
Nearpod
Haiku Deck
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Louvre Museum
Weather Channel
iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand
Pages, Numbers, Keynote
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General iPad support articles
• http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/
Apple’s iPad Education page
• http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/
“Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow • http://ali.apple.com/acot2/program.shtml
- Today (ACOT2) is a
collaborative project to help high
schools get closer to creating
the kind of learning environment
this generation of students
needs, wants, and expects so
they will stay in school.”
How to configure your iPad to
access your Nmail e-mail and
calendars. Plus, how to access
the NEIU secured wireless
network.
• http://homepages.neiu.edu/~alam/Apple_Users/
AirPlay: “wirelessly stream
what’s on your iPad (or iPhone
or iPod touch) to your HDTV
and speakers via Apple TV”
• http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/airplay/
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4437?
viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
• http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/os-x/airplay-onthe-mac-the-definitive-guide/
“Find My iPhone” App.
• http://www.apple.com/icloud/find-my-iphone.html
• http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/find-my-iphone/
id376101648?mt=8
• http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/abc-news-tracksmissing-ipad-florida-home-tsa/story?
id=17331937#.UGbevLR5lFI
Pages, Numbers, and Keynote
for iOS
• http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/
id361309726?mt=8
• http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/numbers/
id361304891?mt=8
• http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/keynote/
id361285480?mt=8
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“CK-12 Foundation is a non• http://www.ck12.org
profit organization dedicated to
• https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/ck-12-earthincreasing access to high quality
science-for-high/id503172126?mt=11
educational materials for K-12
• many other topics by CK-12 are available in the
students all over the world. We
iBookstore.
offer free high-quality,
standards-aligned, open content
in the STEM subjects.”
iPads use approximately 1/6th
electricity of laptops and 1/20th
the amount of desktops.
• http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/09/28/studyfinds-iphone-5-costs-only-41-cents-per-year-tocharge-3-cents-more-than-iphone-4
“Apple Sliced” keeps track of
price drops on apps and other
Apple products.
• http://applesliced.com/apps
iTunes U support
• https://www.apple.com/support/itunes-u/
“How the iPad Can Transform
Classroom Learning”
• http://www.edutopia.org/blog/ipads-transformclassroom-ben-johnson
“Teaching and Learning: Using
iPads in the Classroom”
• http://www.edutopia.org/blog/ipad-teachinglearning-apps-ben-johnson
“iPads in the Classroom are
Changing the Face of
Education”
• http://www.maclife.com/article/features/
ipads_classroom_are_changing_face_education
iPad Apps for Education
• http://macdonaldtechforteachers.wikispaces.com/
iPad+Apps+for+Education
• http://www.jeffreysgrovees.net/ipad-apps-foreducation.html
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SparkVue by Pasco. Using an
• http://scienceapps.blogspot.com/2011/06/pascoiPad to collect scientific data and
sparkvue-data-collection.html
measurements.
• https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sparkvue/
id361907181?mt=8
• http://www.pasco.com/prodCatalog/PS/
PS-2010_pasport-airlink-2/
• http://www.pasco.com/products/probeware/
PASPORT/sensors.cfm?
type=PASPORT&science=HighSchool&heading=
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Temperature measurement
accessory.
• http://www.icelsius.com
Mobile microscope accessory.
• http://www.bodelin.com/proscopehr/
Can the iPad Rescue a
Struggling American Education
System?
• http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/03/tabletsrevolutionizing-education/
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