Introduction of iPads to k-12 Administration Principals and Assistant Principals. Get started with your iPad with these few steps.

1. iPads for
Administrators
McKinney ISD
August 31st, 2011

2. Welcome Home

3. Wireless and Filter
• Go to Settings Click on Wi-fi and then click
on MISDWIFI. Put in your Munis ID and
Password and submit.
• You can connect to your home as well by following
the steps above but choose your wirelss name and
put in your wireless password.
• iPads are filtered at a student level...

4. Email Setup
Setting up your e-mail is very simple.
1. Press your settings icon on your home page.
2. Then press Mail, Contacts and Calendars.
3. The box similar to the one on the left
appears. Fill in the box with your information
as seen on the left and click next.
Mckinneyisd
4. The correct server will show up on the next
screen. Press next again and adjust your
settings and then you are complete.
Note: If it asks you to delete or merge your
contacts, merge them so that you don’t lose
your current ones.

5. iTunes
• Download the latest version of iTunes from Apple.com onto
your PC or Macbook.
• Using the USB cord in your box, plug in your ipad to your
computer.
• Download the latest update for your ipad. It is suggested to
download only and then update your device later. This allows
you to keep working with your ipad while the software
downloads to your machine in the background.
• Always go to “My Computer” find your device and copy your
pictures to your hard drive before updating.
• In addition, always click on File> Transfer Purchases to copy
your new purchases to your machine before updating to the
latest version. Both of these steps ( this and the bullet point
above) are important to avoid frustration and disappointment
later.
• To save information and have the ability to update on multiple
computers, go to Store> Authorize This Computer. You can
share your device with 5 computers. Please do not change your
• To share your iTunes Music library and other purchases
between computers go to Advanced > Home Sharing and put
in your iTunes registration information.
device name in iTunes.

6. Creating an itunes
account
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7. Camera and Video
• These are the cameras.
• Yes, there are two!
• Record yourself and/or
record others during
meetings... or during model
lessons.
• Record and send a message
to your staff. Surprise them.

8. Secret Menu
1.Double click your home
button to see the secret menu.
2.Drag the menu to the right to
see an opportunity to lock
your screen.
3. Adjust your screen
Brightness with this:

9. Tricks
• Take a screen shot by holding the home key down and
quickly pressing the power button. Release both
immediately. Find your screen shot in your photos icon.
• When taking a photo of something in front of you, tap
the screen to zoom.
• Reverse from the front camera to the back while using
your camera by clicking on the spinning camera icon.
• Add an app-like bookmark to your iPad screen
by clicking on this icon in Safari.

10. Learning
Opportunities
1. Ipads in Schools
2. iPads in Administration
3. Learning with the iPads
4. Administrators with the iPads
5. iTunes University
6. 50 iPads Tips and Tricks
7. Schrocks iPad

11. This app allows administration to send you apps
that you can easily access. It is like a mini App
store via MISD. Go now and see some
downloads we found for you.
• Share Point App
• Eduphoria! App for PDAS
• MISDGO
If you change your iPad name it makes it more difficult for us to push apps to your device through
Casper.

12. Don’t Try This At Home

13. You have the Power