Apple Does More Now With Education

As you you may know, I have written two books on helping teachers and students use iPads for the California Common Core state standards. (Using Apps and the iPad in the Classroom Grades K-2 & 3-6 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1420680900/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_IlQ8wb8KNFYAY)


Well, I just reviewed the Apple announcement yesterday and found some nice updates to the stock iPad operating system that I thought you might be interested in knowing about. 

"Education improvements

  • Introduces a preview of Shared iPad that enables multiple students to use the same iPad at different times throughout the day
  • Adds support for signing into iCloud with Managed Apple IDs
  • Adds compatibility for the new Classroom app
  • New configuration options to control the organization of apps on the Home Screen
  • New controls to determine which apps to show or hide on the Home Screen
  • Adds support for new restrictions for iCloud Photo Library and Apple Music"

The update also mentions a new 'Classroom app' that Apple has created. In the desire to get this out to you I'll just briefly touch on what it does. Apple says:

"With Classroom, you can easily launch the same app on every student device at the same time or launch a different app for each group of students,” Apple says in the release notes. “Classroom helps teachers focus on teaching so students can focus on learning.”

Here's a link to a visual representation of what it can do: 


Enjoy the new stuff. the Classroom app is available for a free download here: 


Take care!

Roger