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iTunes Setup This process will prepare iTunes on your syncing computer. Your syncing computer, for the most part, will be your teacher computer and will be where you plug your student iPads in to install Apps and sync data.

- Open iTunes on your syncing computer.

- Click the Edit menu and select the Preferences option.

- On the General tab, unselect the Check for new software updates automatically checkbox.

- On the Devices tab, unselect all checkboxes. Click the OK button to save your changes.

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Personal Apple ID We understand that many people have personal Apple IDs and we do encourage the use of personal Apple IDs on the teacher iPad. That being said, you should always verify that your district Apple ID is logged into iTunes on the syncing computer before the purchase of any school related Apps, redemption of district VPP codes, redemption of district purchased gift cards or syncing of student iPads. It is advised that personal App purchases and App updates be handled through the App Store on the teacher iPad itself and not iTunes on your syncing computer.

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- If you have already logged into iTunes with your personal Apple ID, then click the Store menu

and select the Sign Out option.

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- Click the iTunes Store option on the left menu.

- Hover over your personal Apple ID in the upper-right corner and click the downward triangle.

Then click the Sign Out option.

District Personal

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District Apple ID Your district Apple ID is your Bloomfield Hills user name with “.ipad@bloomfield.org” added to the end. If you happen to share your pilot iPads with another teacher, then you both have district Apple IDs and will have to decide which account will be used for purchasing and managing Apps. Your password will be provided to you and will be available if you call Help Desk (x4357).

Your district Apple ID and password should NOT be shared with students.

- Click the Store menu and select the Sign In… option.

- Type your district Apple ID in the Apple ID field and the password you were provided in the

Password field. Click the Sign In button.

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It is very important that you not share your district Apple ID and password with your students as this would allow them to purchase Apps on your account if/when there is money in the account from the redemption of a district purchased gift card.

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Authorize a Syncing Computer The first time you log into your district Apple ID on your syncing computer you will need to authorize the computer to be able to sync Apps you have purchased from the App Store. Your Apple ID can be authorized on up to 5 computers; one of which is authorized at Information Services. That leaves 4 computers that you can authorize, including your home computer if you want to sync and purchase school related Apps from home on your teacher iPad. If you happen to share your pilot iPads with another teacher, then you each should be able to authorize your syncing station at school and home, but remember to talk about which district Apple ID you will be using.

- Click the Store menu and select the Authorize This Computer… option.

- Type your district Apple ID in the Apple ID field and the password you were provided in the

Password field. Click the Authorize button.

- - You will be prompted with a window that lets you know how many computers you have

authorized for your district Apple ID to be used on. Click the OK button.

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Deauthorize a Syncing Computer

If you leave the pilot program, leave the district, or have your district/personal syncing computer replaced please remember to deauthorize the computer if it will no longer be used to sync with your district Apple ID.

- Click the Store menu and select the Deauthorize This Computer… option.

- Type your district Apple ID in the Apple ID field and the password you were provided in the

Password field. Click the Authorize button.

- You will be prompted with a window that lets you know that the computer has been

successfully deauthorized. Click the OK button.

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Download Apps Once you have logged into and authorized your syncing computer you will want to connect to the App Store for iPad and download any Apps that you want to sync with your iPads.

- Click the iTunes Store option on the left menu, click the App Store tab and then the iPad option

from the right window.

- Browse or search to download Apps to your syncing computer. - After you have finished downloading the Apps from App Store that you would like on student

iPads click the Apps option from the left menu and verify that all of the Apps are listed.

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Register, Setup, and Sync Student iPad This process will register a student iPad with Apple, sync the Apps you have downloaded to iTunes, and chose whether you’d like to sync Music, Movies, TV Shows, Books or Photos. At this point in our pilot program please do not perform a Restore from Backup… on Student iPads as this will rename the iPad and remove our management software.

- Plug your student iPad into your syncing computer. If iTunes is not open or does not open by itself, then open iTunes. You should be prompted with the Welcome to Your New iPad screen. Click the Continue button.

- At the iPad Software License Agreement screen select the I have read and agree to the iPad

Software License Agreement checkbox. Click the Continue button.

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- At the Apple ID screen type your district Apple ID in the Apple ID field and the password you were provided in the Password field. Click the Continue button.

- If you have already connected an iOS device to your syncing computer you will be prompted

with a Set Up Your iPad screen telling you that. Select the Set up as a new iPad radio button. Click the Continue button.

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- At the Set Up Your iPad screen all iPads should be named the barcode number, excluding the leading zero. Verify that the Automatically sync apps to my iPad checkbox is selected. Select the other checkboxes if appropriate. Click the Done button.

- At the final Register Your iPad screen fill in all appropriate information. Click the Submit button. - While the downloaded Apps are syncing, select the student iPad from the left menu in the

Devices section and then click the Summary tab from the right window. o Unselect the Manually manage music and videos checkbox. Click the OK button on the

acknowledgement window that opens. o Select the Open iTunes when this iPad is connected and the Sync only checked songs

and videos checkboxes.

- Click the Apply button and repeat this process for the remaining student iPads.

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Organize iPad App Screens, App Folders and the App Dock You can organize your iPad App screens, App folders and App dock through iTunes or on the iPad itself. The iPad dock comes standard with Safari, Mail, Photos and Music, but can hold up to 6 Apps. In the following example I have removed Photos and Music from the dock and will be copying down Evernote and Dropbox while moving some App folders to appear first on the screen.

- Select the student iPad from the left menu in the Devices section and then click the Apps tab from the right window. Drag-and-drop the App icons to organize your App screens and App dock. Drop one App onto another App to create an App folder.

- When finished, click the Apply button.