Keep students focused on the app at had by engaging ‘Guided Access’ on their iPads. This allows you to control the time they need to spend on the app, or have it passcode locked so that they can’t leave the app and wander onto another app that may look more interesting (also know as shiny-object syndrome).
Go into Settings (General Settings) then Accessibility then scroll down a bit to Guided Access and select. Slide the button over to ‘On’ and you’ll be prompted with a variety of options. You can choose a passcode in order to allow them to leave the app (not recommended as iPads are shared and passcodes are not) or set the sound for when the Guided Access time is up. You can also turn on Accessibility Shortcut, which will display this information when you activate Guided Access from any app.
Now, start an app. Once in the app, triple-click the Home button on the iPad (in a rather gingerly fashion). A menu will pop at the bottom with timer and passcode options. Set the time limit and you’re good-to-go.
No comments:
Post a Comment