iPad Safety Rules and Expectations for Classroom Use

1. Dr./Mr./Mrs. _________________’siPad Rules Expectations for iPad Use in our Classroom

2. iPads are Fragile and Expensive! • We need rules on how to safely handle them • We need clear expectations on how we are supposed to use them during class • We need to know how to maintain them so that they are always ready to use • We need to know where they are kept and how to keep them secure • We need to know what unacceptable use is and what the consequences are

3. iPad Safety Rules • Always carry them to your seat using two hands • Never take them out of their protective cases • Hold the iPad by the base, not the cover • Always sit when using the iPad • The iPad should be flat on a desk during use • Never have food or drinks near the iPad • Only clean an iPad with a clean, lint-free cloth • Always gently handle the iPad

4. During Class • Take turns and share • Never grab an iPad out of someone else’s hands • Remain on task while waiting your turn (for example, brainstorm ideas in your journal) • Know what you are supposed to be doing if you are done with the assignment early (hint: it’s probably not playing games on the iPad!) • When the teacher says “Screens Down” immediately stop, look and listen

5. Discussion Question:How Can You Demonstrate On-Task Behavior When You Are Waiting for the iPad?

6. iPad Station • Make it clear to your students where the iPads are placed during class and where they go when not in use

7. Charging and Securing the iPad • At the end of the day, return the iPad to the charger • Lock up all iPads every night • The iPads never leave the classroom

8. Unacceptable Use of iPads • NEVER: • Download apps • Use the iPad for off-task behavior • Have liquid near an iPad • Consequences: • Make clear what the specific consequences are for students

9. iPad Test Expectations • Remain quiet • Raise your hand if you have a question • All other material under your seat during the test • The iPad is to be used only for the test • When you have submitted your answers, you can quietly read or write

10. Questions???