Emailing and care of iPads

We had a very busy lesson again today. First we discussed how best to take care of the tablets, what to clean them with, how to get the best battrey life etc. The next exercise was about emailing. We set up a gmail account on the ipad and then sent a few emails to Joy and to other class members about apps and how we were finding the course.
After the emailing we went on safari to research the advantages and disadvantages of using ipads. It was interesting to read about them, some were obvious others not.
As the ipads aren't ours we were also shown how to remove our gmail accounts from the tablets so that they couldn't be accessed by the next users.
It was a interesting lesson that passed very quickly and I look forward to the next one. 

Reviewing blogs and their uses

We had a interesting start to the lesson by swapping  blog spot addresses with a fellow student I was able to read other class members blogs. It was good to see other versions of the blogs and read other peoples opinions and ideas on what we have learned and covered so far. I learnt how to leave a comment on the posts I found interesting and that would then be published on the other persons blog.
We then used the ipads to research through safari why people use blogs. There was lots of different reasons from promoting businesses to educating people.
The last thing we did was use the maps app, we learnt how to search for addresses and then find directions to different locations. We were able to see how far away and how long it would take to travel. 

i clouds and drop box

A drop box is a free program that allows you to easily sync your personal files between computers and devices. It works on all operating systems and requires an Internet connection.
It uses the Amazon S3 system which easily transfers files.

Apple iCloud was introduced last year. Every thing you do on your tablet can now be stored in your iCloud. Download a song it will appear in your iCloud, download a file it will appear in your iCloud. iCloud is only available for Apple devices unlike other popular cloud storage devices. It has a free storage of 5GB with extra available at a cost.       

BBC News App, Contacts and Reminders.

We started with a brief discussion and a look at the interesting photos we all took with the camera app last week. We then had a try of the BBC News app. The app was very informative you could look at the top stories around the world or closer to home. There was also sections for sport, business etc. so most interests were covered. I chose the Wales news and then tapped on the stories I wanted to know more about and made some brief notes to show what I had found.
We then had a try at the contacts app. I entered contacts name, phone etc. and took  photos to use to identify them. I used the search facility to look up their details and the edit to change their  numbers, also to delete a contact completely.
The reminder app was next entering details of appointments and using the calender to scroll the date and time you want reminding of them.