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iPad Users Guide - basics on how to setup your iPad

How to setup multiple iPads on one computer. You can have an unlimited number of devices (like iPads) on one iTunes account, but only 5 computer can be used to one iTunes account. Every time you sync an iPad to a computer it will install what ever is in the iTunes account on that computer. This is a way to have all the iPads in a classroom have the same apps and setup.

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 * Saving/transferring files** - If you use your iPad to create or read documents at some point you will want to move the files between the iPad and a full computer (Windows or Mac). The standard backup procedure is to sync to an iTunes account. This is fine for syncing the apps, music, photos and movies, but many documents will not sync. One option that allows you to sync documents between an iPad and a Mac or Windows computer is using Dropbox. Dropbox is a cloud based storage site the offers 2GB for free and can be accessed from any networked computer including iPads. You can sync almost any file type to Dropbox and setup folders to keep your files organized. Dropbox also allows you to share folders so you can have students create documents, upload them to their Dropbox and share them with you.

ShowMeApp - this links to a site that reviews educational apps, pointing you to the review they did on this app. It also provides a link to the website and to iTunes.

Volume Purchasing of Apps - save 50% when purchasing 20 or more apps. Here is the Apple volume purchasing site.

iPad Today is a video show on the TWIT (This Week In Tech) network. They are about 1 hour long and cover iPad news and apps.

iPad Textbooks:Reality Less Revolutionary the Hardware - do iPads really make any difference in learning?

Bloom's Taxonomy of iPad Apps, you may agree or disagree, but here is a start to using iPad apps to meet specific educational goals. Make your own list.

Exporting an iMovie from the iPad to PC or Mac. If you use your iPad to shoot or create a movie with iMovie you will want to share it.

Saving videos and photos from iPad to Google drive.