Guy Hart-Davis 
Deploying iPads in the Classroom 
Planning, Installing, and Managing iPads in Schools and Colleges

Master the skills and knowledge to plan and execute a deployment of i Pads that will suit your school and your classroom. This book helps you evaluate your various options for deploying i Pads—from configuring the tablets manually, through using Apple Configurator for imaging tablets, to subscribing to the heavy-duty Apple School Manager web service—and then shows you how to put your chosen approach into practice. Step-by-step instructions and practical examples walk you through the key questions you need to answer to get the most from your IT investment and then show you how to turn your decisions into deeds.





The i Pad is a wonderful device for helping students to study more comfortably and learn more quickly. Apple’s popular tablet enables you to put in each student’s hands a full-power computer that enables her to access resources both on the school’s network and on the Internet; communicate via email, instant messaging, and video chat; and createdigital content that she can submit effortlessly to your online marking system. Students love using the i Pad—perhaps even more than teachers do! 







What You’ll Learn

• Plan your i Pad deployment and choose the right i Pad models, accessories, and apps 
  


• Image, configure, and deploy i Pads in your classroom 
  


• Review tips, tricks, and techniques for managing i Pads and keeping your digital classroom running smoothly
  

Who This Book Is For




Teachers and IT administrators at schools or colleges, and administrators and organizers in other bodies that need to deploy i Pads en masse to conference attendees or hotel visitors

Table of Content

Chapter 1: Planning Your Classroom Deployment of i Pad.- Chapter 2: Choosing i Pads and Accessories.- Chapter 3: Essential i Pad Skills for Administrators and Teachers.- Chapter 4: Managing i Pads with Apple Configurator .- Chapter 5: Managing i Pads with Apple School Manager .- Chapter 6: Managing i Pads with Mobile Device Management Tools.- Chapter 7: Accessing Files, Printers, and Other Resources.- Chapter 8: Controlling a Lesson with Classroom for i Pad.- Chapter 9: Troubleshooting i Pad in the Classroom.- Appendix: i Pad Information Resources for Teachers and Administrators.

About the author

Guy Hart-Davis is the author of more than 100 computer books, including several books from Apress—among them
Deploying Raspberry Pi in the Classroom, Learn Office 2016 for Mac, Learn Excel 2016 for Mac, and
Pro Office for i Pad. His books for other publishers include
Teach Yourself VISUALLY i Pad 5th Edition (Wiley)
and i Pad & i Phone Administrator’s Guide (Mc Graw-Hill).