5 technical mistakes
Avoid This Summer Guidance for Districts, IT, Educators, and Course Owners
The most successful iPad releases are vetted and planned in advance. From how to collect retro gadgets to
When to delete and re-register outgoing technologies.
But past failures should not stand in the way of future achievements.
Schools and IT and their teachers are just
They must learn from past mistakes: their own
or others, and ensure best practice
and follow proven strategies and
Implemented.
Success is often accompanied by experience and lessons.
You may have heard (or experienced)
Stories of educational technology failures. all
Many times, fear, uncertainty, or doubt
Failed technology projects leave some
They fear schools may follow suit.
When the last bell of the school year rings for the students, it is another time of joy and freedom.
When the final bell in IT rings, it's time for another round of strategic technology implementation.
So, before you roll up your sleeves and get to work, let's take a look at five situations that are affecting other schools and sending them scrambling to get the most out of their educational technology. Scenarios include...
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we have time
Device locked (and iCloud) bug.
We do not have a Device Enrollment Program (DEP)
Who needs access to what and when
Apple School Manager is all or nothing
With information for school district leaders, IT, instructional technologists, and teachers, this eBook provides a blueprint for delivering the educational experience students deserve.
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Don't worry, we have time. You are almost at the end of summer. it's time to get yours
Registered device and developed app, you want (need) this
It happened today because the school year is about to start
corner. The signup process started, but things aren't there yet
Run as fast as you want. You were unable to deploy the application before
The device is already registered, so you have to wait. Finally, the device is registered.
Now, let's move on to application development. However, you find the same thing,
The slowness you were experiencing before. What gives?
you are not alone. For service schools and their technology
Working in the sector for over 16 years, we've seen this happen
countless times. IT has a seemingly endless to-do list
Succeed in the three months students leave, so they too
Device registration and deployment are usually saved until complete
recently.
Because it's dangerous to wait until summer is over
plan and execute
First, most networks struggle to handle such workloads on a single network
Meeting. Pressure on the web partially opens the door
Deployment, as the entire process may not be complete
Continue with the previous device.
2. There are many schools in the whole country and around the world
Like yours; hope to sign up and grow at the same time
Year. Apple services are powerful, but consider the millions of Apple devices
Thousands of schools access your server requests simultaneously
Access and Assets.
IT shouldn't be at the end of your summer to-do list, but be organized
Regarding the preparation of student enrollment and return to school equipment. Additionally, they need
The right management tools so they don't have to do it alone.
Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions are key to integration
with Apple's development program, providing integration and
Eliminate registration workflows and maximize IT efficiency. an MDM
Apple's exclusive management solution will also provide strategic advice
best time to implement.
Not all management solutions are created equal. Choose a well-documented
Provides an efficient application registration and development workflow. notes
End of school year - pick up iPads from students and teachers (if applicable)
Get equipment and secure students before the last day of school
Sign out of their iCloud account (more on that later). most schools
They collect equipment a week in advance to provide a buffer for them to collect lost equipment
home appliances. If you allow students to keep their devices throughout the summer,
Please inform them of any changes that may occur during the holiday
Affect the assets and applications available to them. school often sends
Take notes at home or send group messages to parents a week before
Any major remote changes.
At least three weeks before the new school year: Register devices with administration
Before you can manage your device, they must be registered to your device
MDM solutions. Benefits of MDM tools include easy enrollment
management, consistent application distribution and security enforcement, and
Privacy Agreement. There are three methods of enrolling an iPad device:
User initiates Apple School auto-deployment via URL
administrator (recommended)
Apple Configurator
Since the school primarily uses iPad devices on students, automatic or contactless registration is done
preferred method. This enrollment method requires Apple School Manager, a simple web application
A one-stop portal for IT administrators to manage people, devices, and content. choose one
An administration solution integrated with Apple School Manager so you can get started right away
Utilize this workflow for summer registration and shipments.
When the user turns on the iPad
For the first time, the device
Auto Registration - No
Additional interaction is required.
After purchasing a solution, all you need to do is:
Sign up for Apple School Manager
Via https://school.apple.com/ and add your MDM server to
Apple Campus Administration Portal.
Purchase the device through Apple or un
Apple Authorized Resellers and link them to
Your Apple School Manager account. No
You must unpack your device before the school year
begins if the device was not purchased through
Apple or an authorized reseller with
Additional steps to enroll devices with Apple
school director. See the second case.
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At least two weeks before school starts: application configuration and deployment
Once the device is enrolled, you can take advantage of MDM and Apple solutions
School Manager for Application Configuration and Development.
Configuration profiles tell you how managed iPad devices behave. contour
They are built and deployed through the management solution and can be configured
Settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and restricted items you might not want your students to do
access, such as the camera or the Safari web browser.
What sets the iPad apart from other educational technologies?
The reason you chose Apple to start with could be the endless supply
Educational resources in the App Store. Leveraging MDM and Apple School
Manager to purchase, configure and deploy applications on one or all of your devices.
Individually managed Apple IDs that can send apps to individual or shared iPads
Use or directly on the device.
All of this is done without physically touching the device.
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Proper device development and configuration takes time.
Rushing before the school year starts is a recipe for disaster. Implementing the above schedule ensures that everyone benefits:
ability to feel comfortable
and confident
previous technology
hundreds or thousands
The students are present.
technology
investment acts as
It has to start from day one.
no technical complaints
teachers and parents.
take the time to try
Make sure all devices are
Register and configure
right in the custom application
to each student.
You can plan your courses with confidence
know him
the technique will work
expected.
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We do not have a Device Enrollment Program (DEP). Your device was purchased through a retailer such as Best Buy.
And not enrolled in DEP (now called Apple School Manager).
They tell you all is not lost and you can register manually
iPad devices using Apple Configurator in Apple School Manager.
That's great, but you haven't fully understood the process. as
does it work? What do you need to do to move on?
What they tell you is true. Apple Configurator 2.5 allows
Allows you to independently add iOS devices to Apple School Manager
Where to buy equipment. remember one thing, once
The device is added to Apple School Manager and it is considered
"Temporary Administration" for 30 days, during which time the user/device can
Administrative permission during this grace period. After 30 days, this
This option no longer appears.
With these steps, all iPad devices with iOS 11 or later can enroll in Apple School Manager.
Connect the iPad to the host Mac using the Lightning to USB cable. If prompted, tell your Mac to "trust" the computer.
Register the device with the MDM server.
• Select New Server and set
Server name and host URL.
• If you are prompted "I can't
Verify server registration
URL", you can ignore this message
Then press "Next".
In Apple Configurator, make sure the device is listed and the iPad is not currently supervised. Note series equipment
number; this is required for login
su server MDM a Apple School
director.
Select the device and press the "Prepare" button. Choose from the following options:
• Prepare for manual configuration.
• Add to Device Enrollment Program
(ahora Apple Campus Management).
• Allow pairing with other devices
computer.
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Add the trust anchor certificate for the MDM server by selecting the appropriate certificate listed.
Sign in to Apple School Manager with the same Apple ID and password you used to sign up for Apple School Manager.
6 Create (first time using Apple Configurator) or select an existing supervisor role. 7
Select Prepare to prepare your iPad for recording. 8
Sign in to deployment.apple.com to assign your Apple School Manager-managed devices to your MDM server. To do this, use the serial number of your device that you noted down earlier.
9 Turn on the device and complete the setup wizard. The remote management screen will indicate to you that the registration was successful.
10 Voila!
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iPads you purchased separately are now part of an instance of Apple School Manager and can be managed alongside iPads purchased from Apple. Everyone wins in the form of:
they are able to help
students and them
Learning regardless
how about the equipment
Initial purchase -
reduce anxiety and
in exchange for
educators
no need to buy new
Apple hardware offers
continuous learning
experience for students.
all management can
expand and
so? no need
Management is bought by Apple
equipment other than
Not purchased from Apple
home appliances.
they help teachers
seamless integration
technology in you
Lesson plan know
All devices have
continuous access
educational material.
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Apple School Manager is all or nothing. Apple tells you to start using Apple School Manager to manage your devices. You have registered everything with the academy.
How do you make the transition?
Plus, Apple School Manager is a very powerful service. you
Do you need all the features? You provide 1 iPad 1, right?
Want to take advantage of managed Apple IDs and shared iPads?
Oh how do you get your students, classes and grades?
Is the layer data entered correctly? Once introduced, how
Organize classes in Apple School Manager?
For starters, adopting Apple School Manager is a good thing.
This professional training portal unifies DEP and Apple's Volume Purchase Program (VPP), giving you a central location to manage training assignments and gain greater control over accounts and courses.
Create managed Apple IDs and dynamically update user information, and
Organize courses by integrating with your school's Student Information System (SIS).
Set up iPads for shared use and allow students to log in to their devices. inside
By logging in, students can pick up where they left off and take advantage of
Experience it on a shared device.
Automate device enrollment and deployment for iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Apple devices
The school's television set equips students with learning resources.
They need to be the moment the device is turned on.
Enhance teachers' ability to use the Apple Classroom app, and
Direct students to the appropriate website or app to share assignments with Apple
TV and perform routine administrative tasks such as password resets.
With Apple School Manager and MDM, you can:
Go to Apple School Manager
According to Apple's guidelines, before upgrading to Apple School Manager, you
You need to merge existing DEP and VPP accounts (if any)
Under the Apple Deployment Program account. If you can connect dev.
apple.com, you have an existing Apple Deployment Program account. of
The bill may include DEP, VPP or both.
If the same developer Apple ID is used for both DEP and VPP, you are
All ready to update. If you use different Apple IDs for various DEPs and/or
or VPP accounts, you will need to contact AppleCare and make sure all accounts
Was previously associated with your primary Apple Developer Program account
Implement Apple School Manager.
If your school doesn't already have an Apple Deployment Program account, you can sign up and upgrade your existing VPP account to get ready
Migration When you upgrade your Apple Deployment Program account to
Apple School Manager, you'll be prompted to go to your school's website. apple
School Manager uses the school website as the basis for the default domain
Your Managed Apple ID.
For new Apple customers who have never used DEP or VPP, you can
Sign up for Apple School Manager and get started. See the first scene.
You may not need everything in Apple School Manager
Import courses using Apple School Manager
If your school has a 1-to-1 iPad program, you probably don't need it
to take advantage of shared iPad functionality. It doesn't matter! I don't need to add
Unnecessary administrative functions on the server. use whatever
You'll need to save the rest for a rainy day.
Apple wants to know all the schools you attended. Here's Why Apple Schools
Manager has many amazing features. Some people can use them.
Some may not. But if the school's technology initiative, they are readily available
develop
Apple School Manager integrated into Powerschool, SunGARD
eSchoolPLUS and Infinite Campus. Many other SIS provide preconfigured formats.
Export for SFTP uploads. Apple School Manager provides CSV templates for
Integrate with any SIS provider.
Lessons can be completed by logging into your SIS or manually
Create classes in the MDM solution. Student photos are optional.
IT administrators can provide Classroom and
Share iPads.
Apple Campus Educational Management Class Creation Automation
For seamless integration with the Apple ecosystem, connect your MDM
Solutions in Apple School Manager. Introducing Apple School's curriculum
Administrators, who will add and update users as changes propagate to the SIS
Through Apple School Manager. These imported classes can be used with
Classroom apps, shared iPads, device assignments, deploying apps, and more.
Importing a class will automatically import the user associated with it first
classes Any new students or instructors added to Apple Courses
School Manager will sync with the MDM solution.
For schools with a large number of users or classes, you can subdivide
your import. For example, you can enter all students in first grade and beyond
Available to all sophomores. Likewise, you can import a subset of classes at a time.
Importing users and classes separately improves their speed and completeness
Imported in large quantities. Best results are achieved by limiting user input to less than
in batches at a time. Importing users before a class can also optimize the class
Enter performance.
In short, adopt and use Apple School Manager according to your needs. The people you support will thank you (and yourself):
Get the most out of classroom apps
enjoy the simplest
the way students are treated
equipment and guide them
proper study
resource.
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school use it
latest and greatest
educational technology
and authorization
teachers and students
do your best
classroom.
a management portal
Manage all users and
equipment, automation
structured workflow
Incidentally.
Easily create classes
Integrate with SIS
students and teachers
is authorized with
teaching assets
need.
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Device locked (and iCloud) bug. His students turn in their devices at the end of the school year. Now you have a lot of devices to wipe and
Get ready for the next student. question? most of his students
They didn't sign out of iCloud, they just turned off the device, and
Delivered Your device is now in Activation Lock. assistance?
Activation Lock is designed to prevent theft of iPads and iPhones. Both require an Apple ID and password,
This means that only those who know this information can activate it
home appliances. This feature is great for anti-theft, but can also
Causes problems if IT admins don't use Management
Apple ID for students.
However, this is easily handled when Activation Lock is enabled
with MDM solutions. If the device is enrolled in MDM and
Supervised, Activation Lock bypass code will allow IT to do so
Unlock the device.
Steps to eliminate device error issues:
What is Device Tracking?
When the device is already registered with the MDM server and is
Under supervision, generate Activation Lock bypass code, and
stored on the MDM server.
If the locked device is returned to IT, they retrieve the bypass code
stored on the MDM server.
TI reboots the device into the setup wizard and the first
The screen asks for the former student's Apple ID and password. arrive
Bypass Activation Lock, IT puts code into passcode
and leave the Apple ID blank. The device is now unlocked.
Oversight is a special iOS feature that allows deeper management than ever before
MDM solutions. More and more configurations require the device
be supervised. Suggested Placement of School-Owned Devices
monitoring function.
The process of using an MDM solution is very simple. Incredibly frustrating when the MDM solution isn't. The benefits of unlocking your device are many:
if a student crashes
get out, you have a quick ride
restore device
Serve.
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students won't
keep away
your device, so our
educational technology
will not collect
dust and problem
solved
quick recovery
equipment in process
Activation lock. ability
i spend more time
strategic move
fewer unlocks
home appliances.
educational technology
course will not
swamp time
Device is active
locked and useless.
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Who needs access to what and when. With graduates leaving and new students coming in, how do you handle all the applications? how did you get this group
What students need after turning on the device
are they in there? If a student leaves the class and does not need
More apps and need to reset your device and start over?
With over 75,000 educational apps available in the App Store, the possibilities are nearly limitless, but it seems
Scary at the same time.
With an MDM solution, school-published apps can
Deploy directly to devices or users. App belongs to
School, no Apple ID required. School data is secure and
Unable to export. Apps can even be preset via settings
Customize apps for personalized learning.
When you deploy an app from the App Store through Apple School Manager, you get additional security and settings for that app. This is possible:
Application Configuration Sometimes developing an application is not enough, you want
Adjust some settings ahead of time. This is a prerequisite for application.
Configuration Application developers can define which configurations can be pre-configured
Configured for your application by the MDM server. For example, you can
Deploys the Socrative application with a pre-populated server url so that users
You only need to enter your username and password to activate the app
and run.
Managed Apps Managed apps introduced in iOS 5 are different from standard apps
Because they are marked as school property. Specifically, management
Applications are distributed through MDM technology and can be configured and
Updated by MDM.
Managed Open In Managed Open In takes the concept of managed applications a step further
Control the flow of data from one application to another. With MDM,
Schools can restrict apps that appear on iOS share sheets
Open the document. This allows for true local data management.
No container required.
Quickly go from app purchase to deployment Another example of Apple School Manager can help you simplify app purchase and deployment:
You can do it from start to finish in four steps.
On-demand access to apps and resources Make it easier for students and teachers to access the apps they need, when
You need them, you can create your own application directory. To do this, make sure you have an MDM
This solution provides the ability to create a custom application list, so you can pre-populate
applications and assets and make them available to users.
Students and teachers do not need to submit an app installation help ticket, just
Go to your application catalog and download the approved IT resources.
Add your MDM server to the Apple School Manager Portal. See Scenario Three for information on how to sign up for Apple School Manager.
Find and purchase application licenses in the Apple School Manager online store. You also need to "buy" the free app.
Add your app licenses to the MDM server, including free apps.
Applications are developed directly on the device. No interaction or Apple ID required.
If a student drops out or leaves school, simply revoke the app's license and redistribute as needed.
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With an automated way to install apps onto user devices, and an efficient way to train teachers and students (while saving time), app issues will become a thing of the past, allowing people to say:
while the application exists
we and our students need it
Their. no more trouble
IT and waste of valuables
class time.
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we know our application
went shopping
Take advantage, we can
even save money
Reassign the application.
i like where we are
cancel routine assistance
tickets and get it
Apply for our students and
when are the teachers
they want them
The App Store is ours
Oyster. we have our choice
buy, distribute
and exploit thousands of
Apply to our education
course.
By mastering these five scenarios, you're well on your way to providing your users with the best possible educational experience, but your school may need more in the future (or now).
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