Managing a 1:1 Classroom
Nuts & Bolts of an iPad Classroom
The Stuff
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Christina Corradino M.S.
@inacorradino
Overview
2. Training Students & Parents
3. Device Procedures
4. Managing Accounts
5. Troubleshooting
ROLL OUT, DISTRIBUTION & INITIAL SETUP
• Paperwork (Responsible Use forms, Student iPad Pledge, Lightspeed Tips)
2. Record of Student Devices (Google Sheet)
TIP: Have students take a screen shot of their ABOUT page and email it to you
• Carrying bag & all paperwork required before device goes home
4. Students name devices with Student Number, Name
• Lock Screen photo of student holding name tag
• Apple background for wallpaper
• Folders vs. No Folders
5. Student Email setup
TIP: Have students name their email account with Student Number-Name
TRAINING STUDENTS & PARENTS
Basic Training for Students
• Home
• Sleep
• Gestures
2. How & where we store devices in the classroom
• Cameras Up
3. iPads outside the classroom
• Not allowed out before/after school or at recesses
• Carried in a separate bag only (no backpacks)
4. Apps & Sites
• Bookmarking your classroom website
• Be aware of Private browsing
• Teach one app at a time
5. Charging & Responsible Management
• Require 50% charge every morning
• Reporting damage & malfunction
6. Managing Memory
• Camera Roll
• iMovie
7. Passwords, Passwords, Passwords
• Account Cards
• Keep a backup of EVERYTHING
• Lightspeed
TIP: NO PASSCODES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE
8. When students make poor choices
• Incorporate your classroom behavior management system
• Documentation & Parent/Administrator commuication
• Check-in Check-Out
• Loss of iPad
Basic Training for Parents
• Lightspeed
• Off-Line accessibility
• Be flexible
2. Tools for Parents
• Classroom website
• Illuminate/Powergrade
• Khan Academy
3. Student-Parent Communication
• Student's job vs. Parent tech knowledge
• Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences
• Copies of student usernames & passwords for home
DEVICE PROCEDURES
Student iPad Pledge
1. Tools not Toys
2. Device is for assignments
3. Everything we do on the iPad is public information
4. iPads are a privilege not a right
5. Appropriate searching, use, content creation
6. Care for device and accessories
7. Reporting misuse
MANAGING ACCOUNTS
TROUBLESHOOTING
2. Wifi Connectivity
• Keep password handy or memorize
• Turn all the way off and back on
3. Shutting down all apps & restarting
4. Updating & keeping memory free
5. Folders in folders in folders....oh my!
6. Losing student work if repair is needed
7. When in doubt take screen shots & call tech repair