My iPad for Kids
, by Costello, Sam
- ISBN: 9780789749512 | 0789749513
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 6/1/2012
Millions of kids already have access to Apple iPads - and, as schools increasingly bring iPads into the classroom, even more will. Now, for the first time, there's a book just for them: My iPad for Kids. Fun, easy-to-read, and full of color pictures, it covers everything kids want and need to know about the iPad. About.com iPad expert Sam Costello shows kids (and their parents) how to use some of the iPad's most exciting features, including Safari web browsing, texting, chatting, music, video, the camera, and gaming. He also presents dozens of great ideas for using iPad to do better in school - including complete chapters on using iPad in the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th grades. Costello even shows kids how to troubleshoot simple problems and keep their iPads working reliably. This book's many kid-focused features include: * Easy diagrams helping kids master iPad's built-in apps * "Guess What?" tips, tricks, and suggestions for doing more of what kids what to do with the iPad * "Be Safe" sections helping kids protect themselves from online predators, bullies, and other risks * "Awesome Apps" recommendations for low-cost (or free) apps kids will love.
Sam Costello is a writer and web marketer living in Providence, Rhode Island. He has written about technology,movies, books, comics, food, and more for magazines and websites large and small, including PC World, CNN.com, Rue Morgue, Cape Cod Magazine, and InfoWorld. His writing has been published on five continents.
Sam has been the About.com Guide to iPhone and iPod since 2007. At that site—http://ipod.about.com—he writes reviews, how-to’s, and tech support articles about the iPhone, iPod, iTunes, and other Apple technologies.
In addition to nonfiction writing, he also writes comics and short stories.
By day, Sam is a technology manager at the Boston office of Digitas, a leading digital marketing agency.
Sam lives with his girlfriend Jenn and their two cats, Oni and Clarence. He holds a Media Studies degree from Ithaca College.
Sam has been the About.com Guide to iPhone and iPod since 2007. At that site—http://ipod.about.com—he writes reviews, how-to’s, and tech support articles about the iPhone, iPod, iTunes, and other Apple technologies.
In addition to nonfiction writing, he also writes comics and short stories.
By day, Sam is a technology manager at the Boston office of Digitas, a leading digital marketing agency.
Sam lives with his girlfriend Jenn and their two cats, Oni and Clarence. He holds a Media Studies degree from Ithaca College.
1 Please Touch: How the iPad Works 3
The On/Off/Sleep/Wake Button 4
Turning an iPad On and Off 4
Naptime for the iPad: Putting It to Sleep 4
Understanding the Buttons and Ports 5
Side Switch for Screen Lock or Mute 7
Changing How the Side Switch Works 7
Controlling by Touch 8
Using the Home Screen 9
2 Getting Started: Set Up and Sync Your iPad 13
Setting Up and Syncing Your iPad 14
Setting Up the iPad 15
Creating an Apple ID on the iPad 19
Syncing with iTunes 21
Getting Music, Apps, and More at the iTunes Store 34
Downloading Using the iTunes App 35
Downloading Using the App Store App 37
iTunes Allowance: What It Is and Why Your Parents Should Give You One 40
Setting Up an iTunes Allowance 40
Lost and Found: Find My iPad 41
Setting Up Find My iPad 42
Spotlight Search 43
Using Spotlight 43
3 It’s All Yours! Customizing Your iPad 45
Changing the Wallpaper and Lock Screen 45
Setting Your Wallpaper and Lock Screen 46
Putting Pictures on Your iPad 47
Saving Pictures from the Internet 48
Arranging Your Apps and Making Folders 48
Arranging Apps 49
Moving Apps to New Screens 50
Making Folders 51
Editing and Deleting Folders 51
Adding Extra Apps to Your Dock 52
Customizing Your iPad’s Sounds 53
Choosing Your Sounds 53
Screen Brightness 54
Changing Screen Brightness 55
4 Surf’s Up! Using the Internet. 57
The Two Kinds of iPads 57
Wi-Fi iPads 58
Finding and Using Wi-Fi Networks 59
Wi-Fi + 4G iPads 60
Let’s Go on Safari: Using the iPad Web Browser 61
Zooming In and Out 62
Opening a Link in a New Tab 63
Emailing a Web Page 64
Printing a Web Page 65
Making Bookmarks 66
Why Some Sites and Videos Don’t Work 66
Be Safe: On the Internet 67
Awesome Apps 68
5 Talk to Me: Texting, Chatting, and Email 71
Using Contacts 72
Adding People to Your Contacts 73
Add Photos to Contacts 75
Editing Contacts 76
Deleting a Contact 77
Awesome Apps 78
Using Messages 79
Sending Messages Using Messages 80
Undelivered Messages 81
Managing Multiple Messages Conversations 81
Deleting Messages 82
Deleting a Conversation 83
Finding Great Texting Apps 83
Awesome Chat and Instant Messaging Apps 84
Talk to Friends with Social Media 85
Email 86
Setting Up Your First Email Account on Your iPad 87
Writing and Sending Email 89
Reading, Saving, and Deleting Email 91
Deleting Email 92
Moving Email 92
Be Safe: Texting, Chatting, and Emailing 93
6 Get Ready for Your Close Up! It’s FaceTime! 95
Setting Up FaceTime 95
Making FaceTime Calls 96
Who You Can Call and Who You Can’t 97
Answering FaceTime Calls 97
Skype: FaceTime for People Without FaceTime 98
Adding Friends in Skype 98
Making Video Calls Using Skype 99
Be Safe: On FaceTime and Skype 101
7 Using Your iPad for School 103
Writing and Printing on the iPad 103
Which Keyboards You Can Use 104
Connecting a Bluetooth Keyboard to Your iPad 105
Using the Onscreen Keyboard 106
Entering Numbers or Symbols 106
Entering Accent Marks and Alternate Symbols 107
Enabling the Caps Lock 107
Copying and Pasting Text 108
Syncing Documents to Your iPad with iTunes 110
AirPrint and Compatible Printers 111
How to Print 111
Writing Apps: Notes 111
Creating a New Note 112
Printing and Deleting Notes 112
Viewing the Notes List 113
Writing Apps: Pages 113
Creating a Basic Document 114
Formatting a Document 115
Advanced Formatting Options 115
Adding Headers and Footers 116
Adding Images to a Document 117
Formatting Images and Shapes 118
Formatting Tables 118
Naming a Document 119
Printing a Document 119
Emailing a Document 121
Deleting Documents 122
Awesome Apps 122
Using the Internet for Homework 124
How to Do Research Online 124
Choosing Good Sources 124
Using Research in Your Papers 126
8 Get Organized with Calendar and Reminders 129
Using Calendar 129
Adding Events 130
Creating Alerts 131
Deleting Events 132
Using Multiple Calendars 133
Deleting a Calendar 135
Using Reminders 135
Creating Reminders 136
More Reminder Options 136
Deleting Reminders 138
Creating To-Do Lists 138
Awesome Apps 139
9 E-books and iBooks 141
Where to Find and Buy E-books 142
Buying E-books at the iBookstore 144
Deleting Books 145
Reading Your iBook 146
Searching in iBooks 148
Making Bookmarks 149
Highlighting Text 150
Adding Notes to iBooks 151
Getting E-books from Amazon and Barnes & Noble 152
Buying an E-book at Amazon 152
Buying an E-book at Barnes & Noble 154
Getting E-books from the Library 155
Finding Your Library with OverDrive 156
Checking Out a Book with OverDrive 157
Awesome Apps 158
Getting Magazines and Newspapers with Newsstand 159
Buying at Newsstand 159
Buying Individual Issues or Subscriptions 160
Reading Magazines and Newspapers 160
Deleting Magazines and Newspapers from Newsstand 161
Awesome Apps 162
10 Using Your iPad in Fourth Grade 165
English/Language Arts 166
Show Off That Fancy Vocabulary with Boggle 166
Perfect Your Handwriting with Cursive Practice 166
Make Grammar Fun with Grammar Games 167
Write Better Sentences with SentenceBuilder for iPad 167
Improve Your Spelling with Simplex Spelling Phonics 1 167
Master New Words with Dictionary.com 168
Looking Up Definitions with Dictionary.com 168
Discovering Synonyms and Antonyms Using the Thesaurus 169
Math 170
Your Smarts Get Rewarded in MathGirl Addition House 170
Kung Fu Learning! Math Ninja HD 170
Save a Falling Star Using Motion Math HD 171
Build Spaceships by Solving Problems in Rocket Math 171
Solve Equations in Many Ways with Math Mago 171
Testing Your Math Skills with Math Mago 172
Science 173
Travel to Other Planets Using Britannica Kids: Solar System 173
Learning Gets Your Hands Dirty in Kid Science: Gross Science 173
Discover the History of the Stars with Solar Walk 174
Investigate the Solar System Using Solar Walk 174
Watch Videos About Space 175
History/Social Studies 175
History in the Right Order:American History Time Line 175
A Roadtrip, 1800s Style: The Oregon Trail 176
Fit the Country Together in Stack the States 176
Learn the Lay of the Land with U.S.Geography by Discovery Education 177
Meet Each Region in U.S.Geography by Discovery Education 177
Music 179
Play or Create Your Own Songs with DoReMi 1-2-3 179
Get Funky in Easy Beats 2 Pro Drum Machine 179
Tickle the Ivories with Learn Piano HD 180
Start Reading Sheet Music in Treble Clef Kids 180
Art 180
Finger Paint on Your iPad with Doodle Buddy for iPad 181
Create Fun Scenes with Kid Art for iPad 181
Draw and Color Your Favorite Animals in iLuv Drawing Animals 181
Draw a Cat with iLuv Drawing Animals 182
Foreign Language 184
Feed Your Brain with MindSnacks Apps 184
Learn Basic Vocabulary 185
11 Using Your iPad in Fifth Grade 187
English/Language Arts 187
Build a Bigger Vocabulary with 5th Grade Vocabulary Prep 188
Object Meets Action in GrammarPrep: Subjects and Verbs 188
Smooth Out Your Sentences with GrammarPrep: Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices 188
Write Your Own Book with Storybuddy 2 189
Verbs and Vocab: iTooch ENGLISH Grade 5 189
Test Your Grammar Skills 190
Math 191
Prepare for Standardized Tests with 5th Grade Math Testing Prep 191
Learning Games in Epic Math HD 191
A Whole New Kind of Math: Fractions App by Tap to Learn 192
Geometry, Graphs, and Game Center: iTooch MATH Grade 5 192
Solve Equations Under the Sea with Lobster Diver HD 193
Show Your Work on the Virtual Chalkboard in MathBoard 193
Customizing Your Questions 194
Testing Your Skills with MathBoard 195
Science 196
Discover the Secrets of DNA in Cell and Cell Structure 196
Find Out How Lasers Work in Bobo Explores Light 196
Learn About Lightning 197
History/Social Studies 198
Relive the War with The Civil War Today 198
See How the Country Developed with History: Maps of the United States 199
LineTime:World History Timeline HD 199
Meet Our Leaders in American Presidents for iPad 200
Meeting a President 200
Music 201
Fine-Tune Your Ear for Music with EarMan HD 201
Make Beautiful Music Without a Piano in Magic Piano HD 202
Drag and Drop Composing: PatternMusic MXXIV 202
Start Your Path to Superstardom with Rock Prodigy: Guitar 203
Playing Your First Tune 204
Art 204
Your Art Comes Alive in DoInk Animation & Drawing 204
Discover an Important Artist by Visiting Frida’s World 205
Draw Your Favorite Characters with Manga Art Academy HD .205
Create More Than Art Using Sketches 2 206
How to Make Origami 206
Foreign Language 206
Living Language–French for iPad and Spanish for iPad 206
Ana Lomba’s French/Spanish for Kids: The Red Hen 207
Reading the Red Hen in French 207
12 Using Your iPad in Sixth Grade 209
English/Language Arts 209
Augment Your Terminology Using 6th Grade Vocabulary Prep 210
Cite Your Sources with EasyBib for iPad 210
Meet a Small Mark with a Big Role in GrammarPrep: Using Commas 211
Train Your Fingers in TapTyping 211
Sink Language Errors with Zombie Grammar Force 212
Reviewing Parts of Speech 212
Math 213
Prepare for Your State Tests Using 6th Grade Math Testing Prep 213
Real-Life Math:Math Snacks HD 213
Find the Math in Stories with Math Word Problems Grade 6 214
Do Better Math in Your Head in Mathemagics 214
Solve Problems with Logic Using MathLands 214
Science 215
Get Close Without Getting Burned: 3D Sun 215
Learn About Walking on the Moon from Buzz Aldrin Portal to Science and Space Exploration HD 216
Discover the Stars Right Above You in Distant Suns 3 216
Shake Things Up with iQuakeMini 216
Find Where the Nearest Volcano Is in Britannica Kids: Volcanoes 217
Discovering Individual Volcanoes 217
History/Social Studies 218
From Gladiators to Emperors in Britannica Kids: Ancient Rome 218
Track Thousands of Years with Chinese History Timeline 219
Discover the Foundation of Our Country in Constitution and Federalist Papers 219
America’s Founding Document:Declaration for iPad 220
Thrilling Tales in the Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome–AudioBook 220
Find Fun in the Past with World History Games 221
Much More Than Mummies–Britannica Kids: Ancient Egypt 221
Music 222
Learn at Your Speed with Amazing Slow Downer Lite 222
Make Music and Podcasts in GarageBand 223
Improve Your Playing with Pianist Pro 223
Play the Classics in Virtual Sheet Music 223
Downloading and Playing Sheet Music 224
Art 226
Step Up to the Art Table in Drawing Pad 226
Create Dazzling Designs with Meritum Paint Pro 226
Professional-Level Art Tools Using SketchBook Pro for iPad 227
Foreign Language 228
Spanish/French in a Month HD 228
Learning Basic Vocabulary 229
13 Using Your iPad in Seventh Grade 231
English/Language Arts 232
Level Up Your English Skills in Grammar Up 232
Understand How Stories Work Using Literary Analysis Guide 232
Organize Your Thoughts with Outliner for iPad 233
Crossword-Style Competition: Scrabble 233
Take Better Notes with Evernote 234
Taking Notes with Evernote 235
Math 237
From Algebra to Statistics: 7th Grade Math Testing Prep 237
Find Out When You’ll Use This Stuff with Elevated Math 237
Monkey Math:Middle School Math Pro 7th Grade 238
Multitouch Math: Algebra Touch 238
Learn Order of Operations 239
Science 240
See Cells How Scientists Do in 3D Cell Simulation and Stain Tool 240
Go from Egg to Adult in A Life Cycle App 240
Get Under Your Skin Using Powers of Minus Ten– Cells and Genetics 241
Meet the Beautiful Building Blocks of Life in The Elements: A Visual Exploration 241
History/Social Studies 242
Discover Mexico’s Ancient Rulers in Britannica Kids: Aztec Empire 242
Discover the Power of Reason in the Enlightenment 101: The TextVook 243
Sail Uncharted Seas in European Exploration: The Age of Discovery 243
Encounter the Lost Maya Civilization 244
Experience Europe’s Rebirth in Renaissance History 101: The Animated TextVook 244
Tour the Globe Using The World by National Geographic 244
Music 245
Learn Songs at Your Speed with Capo 245
Become the Life of the Party Using djay 245
Compose Electronic Masterpieces Using Looptastic HD 246
A Comprehensive Tune-Up: Guitar Toolkit 246
Tune Your Guitar Using Guitar Toolkit 247
Art 247
Get Painting Using ArtStudio for iPad 248
A Bucket of Paintbrushes in One App: Brushes 248
Meet the Masters in Monet HD and Other Apps 248
Discovering Monet’s Water Lilies 249
Foreign Language 250
Veni,Vidi,Vici: Latin Phrases 250
Living Language Apps 251
Learn up to 30 Languages with Language Coach 251
14 Rock Out:Music on the iPad 253
Getting Music for Your iPad 253
Ripping CDs 254
iTunes and Other Online Music Stores 255
Apps 256
Using the Music App 257
Playing Music 257
Music App Options and Controls 258
Making and Using Playlists 260
Making a Playlist 260
Deleting a Playlist 262
Listen Carefully: Protecting Your Hearing 262
Awesome Apps 263
15 Lights, Camera,Action: Videos and Photos 265
Watching Videos from YouTube or iTunes 265
Finding Videos at YouTube 266
Watching Videos at YouTube 267
Movies from iTunes 268
Buying or Renting Movies 269
Buying TV Shows from iTunes 270
Watching the Movies and TV Shows You Got from iTunes 272
Using the iPad’s Cameras and Apps 273
Taking Photos 273
Zooming In for Photos 274
Focusing the iPad’s Cameras 275
Recording Video 276
Using Photo Booth 277
Deleting Photo Booth Photos 278
Using the Photos App 278
Viewing Your Photos 279
Watching Your Videos 280
Deleting Photos 281
Working with Photo Albums 282
Creating a New Album 282
Moving Photos to Photo Albums 284
Deleting Photo Albums 285
Sharing Pictures and Video 286
Sharing by Email 286
Sharing with Messages 287
Be Safe:With Photos and Videos 288
Awesome Apps 289
For Photography 289
For Making Videos 290
For Watching Videos 290
16 It’s Play Time: Gaming on the iPad 293
Getting Games 294
Downloading Games at the App Store 295
Using Game Center 297
Adding an Existing Photo to Your Game Center Account 298
Connecting with Friends 300
Checking Your Scores and Achievements 301
Challenging People to Games 302
Be Safe: On Game Center 303
Awesome Apps 303
17 Fixing Problems Yourself 307
Restarting a Frozen iPad 308
Restarting Your iPad 308
Hard Resetting Your iPad 308
Make Your Battery Last Longer 309
Finding a Lost iPad 312
Using Find My iPad 313
What to Do If Your iPad Gets Wet 315
Backing Up Your iPad 316
Backup Using iCloud 317
Backup by Syncing 318
Restoring Your Data from Backup 319
Restoring from iCloud 319
Restoring from iTunes 321
Redownloading from iCloud 322
How to Redownload Purchases 322
18 Taking Care of Your iPad 325
Keeping Your iPad Safe 326
Setting a Passcode Lock 327
Passcode Options 328
Caring for Your iPad 329
Keep It Away from Water and Food 329
Don’t Drop It 329
Cases and Screen Protectors 330
What to Use–and Not Use–for Cleaning 331
Index 333
Online Extras
Visit www.informit.com/title/9780789749512 where you’ll find all sorts of additional content we weren’t able to squeeze into this book, including content on everything from building slideshows in the Photos app to a slew of other handy educational apps you can download to help you with coursework!
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