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- Page 1 Tech Savvy Seniors Introduction to Tablets: iPad Basic Guide...
- Page 2 TOPIC INTRODUCTION TO IPAD WHO IS THIS Tablets are a revolutionary new way of accessing the internet, playing games and communicating. They can WORKSHOP FOR? do a lot of the things your computer can do, and they can be used or carried pretty much anywhere. This workshop is for people who have never used a tablet but are interested in finding out what they can do.
- Page 3 SUBJECT A TOUR OF THE IPAD IOS AND WORKSHOP TIME 15 minutes TABLETS The diagrams and instructions in this TYPES OF Tablets come in a variety of different sizes and shapes workshop show from all different manufacturers. They are typically TABLETS Apple iOS12.
- Page 4 LOOK AT THE If you look at your iPad, you’ll see a lot of little buttons, switches and holes for plugging things in. HARDWARE We’ll talk you through those quickly here. Those buttons, connectors and elements include: On the front: The multi-touch screen, which is the main display for the tablet.
- Page 5 The headphone jack is a port into which you can LOOK AT THE plug a set of standard headphones. The iPad has HARDWARE speakers, but if you don’t want to disturb people around you, you can use this instead. On the side are the up and down volume buttons.
- Page 6 SUBJECT AN IPAD INTERFACE GUIDE TIME 20 minutes TURNING ON Turning on the iPad is easy. Hold down the sleep/ wake button for a few seconds. If the tablet is starting AND UNLOCKING “cold” you’ll see the Apple logo appear on screen. The logo will stay on screen for around 30 seconds, while the device turns on.
- Page 7 1. Tap USING TOUCHSCREENS This is simply a quick touch of the screen with one finger. It’s the simplest gesture there is. GESTURES A tap is used to launch apps, select items, follow web links and so on. Tap the equivalent of a left-click on your PC. 2.
- Page 8 Swipe is also used on the Home screen: if you USING have a lot of apps installed (too many to fit on TOUCHSCREENS one screen), you can have several Home pages. You swipe left or right to switch between them. GESTURES Swipe can also be used for fast scrolling.
- Page 9 SUBJECT USING INBUILT APPS TIME 15 minutes THE HOME Once the iPad is switched on and unlocked, you should find yourself at what is called the Home SCREEN screen. This is where you launch your apps. Apps are mini programs that add functionality, such as a calendar, clock, game or web browser.
- Page 10 ACTIVITY TURNING THE PASSCODE LOCK ON TIME 5 minutes Locking your iPad means that if you leave it TASK somewhere or it is stolen, you can be confident no-one can access your content. Setting up a passcode lock is easy. TURNING THE A screen lock helps protects the contents of your tablet from unauthorised use.
- Page 11 On the top of the screen you’ll notice a variety THE HOME of icons. The time is in the centre, while the left SCREEN displays an icon depicting the strength of the wireless or 3G/4G mobile network. On the right is the battery status.
- Page 12 ACTIVITY SETTING AN ALARM TIME 10 minutes Let’s try setting the alarm so that the iPad will alert TASK you at set times. SETTING THE Tap on the Clock icon (it may not be on the main TASK Home screen, if it’s not, try swiping left or right ALARM to see additional Home screens.) Once inside the Clock app, tap on the Alarm icon...
- Page 13 ACTIVITY ENLARGING THE TEXT ON A TABLET TIME 5 minutes Changing the text size on your iPad to make it easier TASK to read. CHANGING THE TASK Changing the text size is performed in the Settings app. Tap on the Settings app on the Home page to TEXT SIZE get started Tap on General.
- Page 14 ACTIVITY USING THE CALENDAR TIME 10 minutes TASK Let’s try adding a calendar entry. This works just like a normal calendar, but with one added bonus: the iPad will also pop up a notification to remind you of important events. Tap on the Calendar app.
- Page 15 ACTIVITY USING THE CAMERA TIME 10 minutes TASK Your iPad has a camera, so you can take photos with it just you can with a mobile phone. Let’s take some photos! Tap on the Camera app. USING THE CAMERA The main screen instantly switches to become a viewfinder.
- Page 16 ACTIVITY USING THE WEB TIME 10 minutes TASK Let’s go web browsing. Obviously there’s a lot more to the web than we have time for here, but let’s just see how you can use your iPad to access it. If you’ve never used a web browser, don’t be afraid to ask your workshop leader for help.
- Page 17 ACTIVITY VISITING THE APP STORE TIME 10 minutes TASK Your iPad comes with a number of great apps for free, but you can also download new apps and install them on your iPad. There are more than 1 million apps designed specifically for iPad available on the App Store, including: Games...
- Page 18 SUMMARY Congratulations. You’ve taken your first steps into the wonderful world of iPads. Soon, you’ll probably wonder how you ever lived without one. TIME 5 minutes You should (hopefully) now be pretty comfortable with: RECAP Turning the iPad on and off Most of the basic gestures and onscreen keyboard Launching and downloading apps...
- Page 19 TERM EXPLANATION GLOSSARY A type of mobile service that also 3G/4G DEFINITIONS offers internet access. An operating system for mobile ANDROID phones and tablets. A software program for tablets and APP (APPLICATION) phones. A type of touchscreen that CAPACITIVE responds to your body’s electrical TOUCHSCREEN capacitance.
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