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This is the Home Key. The Home Key is your friend. Hit the Home Key 1 time it will take you to the 1st page of Apps. If you are on the 1st page of applications and hit the Home Key it will take you the Search menu. The search Menu will allow you to typein the name of an application and launch it. Hit the Home Key 2 times and it will take you to a "Secret Menu."

Launching an Application: To launch an application simply touch it. FYI: If you hold the application too long, all your downloaded apps will have a black x in the top corner and be wiggling. When this happens you can either delete an application or move it, so be careful. Before deleting an application your device will verify that you really intend to delete it. To stop the wiggling hit your friend, the Home Key.



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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">Using a web browser: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A web browser is a site you can use to access the internet. Firefox, Internet explorer and safari are examples of types of web browsers. On the iPad Safari is the web browser that is part of your operating system. This means it is built into your iPad. You can download other web browsers if you want. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You can save a website you use often as a button to your home screen. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">Let's try it. Go to this link <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26px; line-height: 39px;">[|Dibels Progress Monitoring]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">Creating a Folder: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You can organize your applications to access them easier and find what you are looking for. It also saves space on your device because there is a 10 page limit. To create a folder- touch an application until it wiggles and them move it directly on top of another application you want to group it with. The device will offer a suggested name for the folder, but you can change this easily to anything you want. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

Adjusting the Volume: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The buttons that control volume are the 2 buttons on the side of your device. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The switch at the top allows you to mute your device. Great for quickly turning off the volume if it disrupts a meeting. If you see an orange dot on this switch then you will know that your device is muted. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The bar below the switch allows you to adjust the volume manually. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Tip: If your device is not playing music or making noise and you think it should be then check these 2 buttons.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The bar at the very top of your device is the on/ off button.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The small circle on the back your device is a camera lens. If you are trying to take a picture notice that the button is off to the side and align your device accordingly. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">Entering a Passcode:

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">It is a good idea to set a passcode on your device. This ensures that if your device is ever lost or stolen others will not have access to your personal information. When setting your passcode do not select the obvious- birthdate, last four of social security, house number, phone number- pick something you will remember. Also consider setting the device to erase all information if more than 10 passcode attempts are made.



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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Notifications are alerts from games, emails, and applications. They can be overwhelming if you do not manage them. I prefer to turn off notifications. If you do not turn off notifications each time you launch an app for the first time it will ask you if you want to receive notifications. You can select how your notifications are displayed. They can be set as a banner which you pull down the notifications and they happen at the top of your screen or they can flash in the middle of your screen.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">Setting Restrictions on Your Device: <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">If you are going to share your device with your students and allow them to use it you may want to restrict activities you do not want them to use. You do this setting under general. Enable the restrictions and the device will ask you for a passcode. You can use the same passcode you unlock your device with. Then turn off any of the features you do not want them to use. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">Multi Task Bar: (Secret Menu)

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Hit the home key 2 times and the multi task bar will open. When you open this task bar if you swipe to the left you will see all of the applications you are currently running. Having a lot of applications open can slow down your device but is not believed to drain your battery. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">To close these devices hold an application down until a red bar shows up in the top left corner of the application. Touching the red bar will close the application all the way. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">If you swipe your multi task bar to the right you can modify some of the setting on your iPad. The circular arrow allows you to lock your orientation. This will keep your iPad screen from flipping as you move your device. A lock will appear inside the circular arrow if your orientation is locked. The bar next the arrow allows you change the brightness of your iPad. The lower the brightness the less battery your device will use. The middle buttons are related to playing videos. Next to that is the slide bar that is another way to control the volume of your device. The final application provides easy access to music in your iTunes account.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">Photos on your iPad: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Taking pictures from your iPad is easy and has many practical uses. I like to captures activities and lessons to share with parents. It is also handy to take pictures of behaviors or situations you may want to address with parents at conferences. This summer I went on a photo walk and took pictures of the sights with my iPhone and iPad. You can access you camera from the locked screen. When you pick up your device the camera at the right bottom allows you to swipe up and launch your camera immediately.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You can also capture a screen shot from your iPad. This type of photo is sent to your photos and can be used in presentations or slide shows. To take a screen shot press the on/off switch and the home key at the same time.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Flash and the iPads- <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Some websites and web resources require flash in order to work. This is a limitation of the ipads unless you download a web browser that can read flash. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rover is a web browser that will let you do that. Click the button below for more information on Rover. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Multitasking Gestures: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 180%;">iCloud: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 180%;">

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