IPad Quick Tips

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Tomorrow will officially be the last day of school for the summer, at the wonderful school I call TJES. I'm writing this post today because many of you (teachers, etc.) will be putting your classroom things away for the summer. If you are fortunate to have multiple devices in your classroom, here are five quick tips......

1. Clean out the Photos and Videos that are not needed anymore or that can be saved in a file on a jump drive or teacher computer. This will also free up space on the iCloud for next years student projects
2. Which is our second tip...clean out any contents in your iWork folder (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote apps) on the iCloud that you are finished with and can be stored in another place. Go to the following url: https://www.icloud.com/ on your computer and it will make transferring your documents easier. 
3. Give your IPads a fresh new look for next year by changing the wallpaper. I usually try to change the wallpaper on the IPads around holidays. Students mention the different wallpapers and keeps things fresh and new! Here are a couple of wallpaper apps: Cool Wallpaper HD (Free) and Skins and Shelves (Free)
4. Clean your iPads...let me know if there are other teachers out there that can't stand the finger smudges on the screen. Here is a link to the proper cleaning techniques from Apple: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3226 If your case that holds the IPad has seen better days, I just take a Chlorox Wipe and wipe them down.
5. If your IPads will be sitting for an extended period over the summer months, the best things to do for your battery is to store it at a 50% to 75% charge..the exact words from Apple are as follows: