Managing apps and Acceptable Use Guidelines

I have spent a lot of time on set-up. As mentioned in an earlier post I found an awesome website offering suggestions about how to manage iPads in an intermediate classroom. Using this resource and a couple of others along with some collaboaration with the students I generated an Acceptable Use Policy - Rules and Guidlines. With it, I feel good about the students accessing the technology...even without protective covers!

I abbreviated the policy and made it the image for my lock screen.









 

I also grouped a lot of the apps into different folders including the ones I don't want students accessing for any reason and those that students should be asking for permission before using.

(I labelled the picture using Ink Flow)

To group apps into a folder press and hold the app icon until it starts to wiggle, drag one on top of another you want grouped with it...voila!  To add or remove icons from the quick access bar at the bottom make the app icon wiggle and move to the bar or away from the bar.