Staff iPads
Getting Started: Learning the Basics
Customize Your iPad
Use the Settings app to make the iPad your own:
Change the passcode and add face ID to your lock settings
Change the wallpaper and home screen
Customize notifications and Siri controls
Customize iPad Settings.MP4Self Service & User Guide
Locate Self-Service and download needed apps
Locate iPad User Guide in Safari Bookmarks
User Guide is loaded with resources that can be easily searched, and includes an Apple Pencil/Notes intro and customization tips
Project Your iPad Screen
Use Screen Mirroring in the Control Panel to share your iPad screen to your projector or TV using an Apple TV or Screenbeam device.
Need to project your iPad screen for in-person students while also sharing it in a Meet for at-home kids? Learn how >
Share Your iPad Screen to a Projector with Screen MirroringApple Pencil
Take notes by hand in apps such as Notes, Keep, or Evernote
Write on Jamboard files, Explain Everything projects, or other digital whiteboards during live or recorded instruction
Annotate images and documents digitally while teaching lessons
Create an Apple ID
Learn how to create an Apple ID, make sure to use your school email address
Once created and logged in to your iPad and Macbook, you will unlock many features and be able to use them together
Find out more about Apple Continuity features such as Markup, and Sidecar (below)
Apple Sidecar
See your Google Meet on your iPad screen while you teach from your laptop (or vice versa)
Extend your screen's real estate to maximize efficiency
Pro: Use your Projector, Macbook, and iPad as three separate screens
Note: for Sidecar to work, you must log in to both iPad and Macbook with the same Apple ID, turn on bluetooth on both devices, and enable Handoff on the iPad (Settings > General > Airplay and Handoff). After you have enabled all settings, reboot your iPad. The first time you connect, go to System Preferences on your Mac, choose Sidecar, and look for your iPad under Devices.
Slide Over and Split View
These features allow you to view more than one app at a time, creating more efficient workflows.
Teach from one app while still seeing your students in Meet. See how this works in white board apps such as Jamboard and Explain Everything.
Launching Google Meet from Google Classroom App
You can now use your new iPad to connect to your Google Classrooms
You can launch your Google Meets from the Google Classroom app
Both apps are already installed on your new iPad!
Check out the video to the right to learn how to quickly and easily do both ->
Workflows for Teaching and Learning
I have an iPad... Now what?
Consider use cases that illustrate only a few of the many affordances your staff iPad offers. Go >
Use Notes to Scan Images or Documents
Use the Notes app to scan an image
Once scanned, interact with the image using the tools and Apple Pencil
Create lessons plans (and record) OR use in real time
In real time, share with students at home and project for students in person
Did you know? You can also use the Notes app in the lock screen, allowing you to quickly take notes in any situation. Check it out here.
Turn Your iPad into a Document Camera
Option 1:
Sharing with students for in-person instruction
Send your iPad screen to the projector using the iPad's Screen Mirroring option (formerly known as AirPlay)
Open the Camera app on your iPad (or the IPEVO Visualizer App -- find it in Self Service) to send the camera feed to your projector
Pair with an iPad stand to create an instant document camera setup
iPad Doc Camera - Screen Mirroring.mp4Option 2a:
Sharing with both at-home and in-person students by mirroring your iPad screen to your MacBook
Connect your iPad to your MacBook Air with the iPad's charging cable (make sure to tap "Trust" when prompted)
Open Quicktime Player and start a new movie recording
Choose your iPad as the camera source
Open the Camera app on your iPad (or the IPEVO Visualizer App -- find it in Self Service) to send the camera feed to your projector
Project your iPad to your screen for in-person learners and share the Quicktime window in Google Meet for at-home learners
iPad Document Camera - Live and Meet.mp4Option 2b:
Sharing with both at-home and in-person students by joining your Meet from two devices
Start the Meet (through Classroom or meet.google.com) on your Macbook Air
Using the Classroom or Meet app on your iPad, join the existing meet or use the instructions here to join in present-only mode on your iPad (to avoid audio feedback issues, make sure your iPad device is turned all the way down and you've muted the microphone in the Meet on the iPad)
Share your iPad screen to the Meet
On your iPad, open the camera app and point the iPad at what you want to capture: document, the classroom, or a wider angle of the teaching space (note that you may need to reverse the camera direction by tapping the icon on the right)
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