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24 Essential Articles
When using iOS, some obvious, yet often overlooked resources are the knowledge base and support documents written by Apple. Reading them, you may find that they are the original source for many blog posts about Apple products. I appreciate the time and care Apple takes in writing these for the average user. You don’t need to be a system admin or engineer to understand them. These articles address various support topics for using iOS including troubleshooting, using new features like HomeKit, adding subscriptions, and more.
This list of 8 Useful Accessibility iOS Apps for K-12 is compiled based on those used by teachers in Eanes ISD. It provides a great starting point for teachers, parents, interventionists and special educators. Apps in this list have been used to assist students over the past 5 years of our 1:1 initiative. We make these accessible to all students K-12 through managed distribution in Self Service (JAMF Software).
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Meet Your New TA: Apple Classroom!
Apple Classroom
Apple Classroom is Apple's latest addition to the realm of instructional technology. This new app is an incredible addition to Apple's already impressive line up of education rich applications. Thus far we have successfully deployed it in every grade level..
After waiting for several months, I was finally able to meet Apple Classroom. This new app integrates with your MDM solution to allow teachers greater focus and control over the iPads in their classroom.
When it was released Spring 2016, we were really concerned about how to support Apple Classroom without opening the network for Peer to Peer (P2P) traffic. P2P networking is typically blocked in enterprise networks as it is a standard means to distribute Bots, Spywares, Adware, Trojans, Rootkits, Worms and other types of malwares.