Deploying iPads in Education

Latest iPad News & Features

• Everything your school needs to know about iOS9
  At the company’s annual WWDC conference yesterday, Apple announced the latest version of its iOS operating system that powers the iPad and iPhone. And while most of the news was related to the consumer and business markets there were also a few features that are going to make a real impact in schools. Let’s take […]
• Talking to parents about school iPad leasing
   It doesn’t matter how much planning you put into your iPad 1:1 leasing scheme, if parents are not on board the project will fail. We look at how to approach parents about school iPad leasing. Originally posted in 2015: I’m currently involved in the planning process for a 1:1 iPad project in a primary school […]
• Forget the Apple Watch, here’s what schools can take from today’s Apple event
  At Apple’s “Spring Forward” event earlier today the company announced a $10,000 smartwatch, a super-thin gold Macbook, and iOS for your car. But apart from that 1:1 Apple Watch roll out you’re probably already planning, is there anything else that schools can take away from today’s announcements? Why yes! Forget the Apple Watch No, this isn’t just […]
• Managing iPads in school is about to get much easier
  If your school uses iPads you know the nightmare of managing Apple IDs. Students with their own iPads need a personal Apple ID, and if they’re under 13 years they also need parental consent. And if you’re using shared iPads you’re probably so familiar with the Apple ID sign up page that you could recite the EULA […]
• Paper’s iPad sketching tools are now free
  Popular iPad sketching app Paper has just made all of its drawing tools free to download — get it quick! Developed by FiftyThree Inc, Paper has quickly become the iPad’s go to app for taking notes and sketching. Paper is so popular that FiftyThree has also released a stylus called Pencil specifically designed to work […]
• Google Classroom iPad and Android apps released
  It’s the start of a new school term and Google has a few nice surprises for teachers using Google Classroom. It’s apps all round! Not only has Google released Classroom apps for iPad, iPhone, and Android, but the web interface has also received a big update. Since it launched 6 months ago students have submitted more […]
• Google releases new Chromebook, Android, and iPad management features
  You can now set wallpaper on your Chromebooks, and manage iPads and Android tablets from the Google Apps admin console. The Google Apps admin console gives you a huge amount of control over your Chromebooks and the Chrome desktop browser, but it’s still missing a few key features. It’s also impossible to manage Chrome for Android or […]
• Google Cast announced — cross platform screen mirroring apps are on their way
   Google Cast allows screen mirroring and media streaming from Android, iOS, and Chrome — a cross-platform answer to Apple’s AirPlay.
• Grab a free copy of X-Mirage screen mirroring app for iPad
  Quick! X-Mirage are giving away free copies of its iPad screen mirroring app until next Monday!
• AirServer, iPad screen mirroring app, gets a huge update for Windows
  AirServer 2.0 for PC has been released, bringing with it some essential new features for teaching.