Locate the Manager application on your iPad screen and tap to open Once open, the Mosyle Manager app will prompt to allow Bluetoth and Location services. You can press "OK" on both pop ups Once you have pressed "OK," you will enter System Preferences->Privacy; ensure Bluetooth is allowed and Location is set to Allow or Ask Navigate back to Manager app (refer to first step) and tap "Self-Service" Once in Self-Service, you can search by name or scroll through to find the desired app and install, reinstall, or update

Usually, Meadowbrook IT will handle updating the OS of student and faculty ipads. However, sometimes because of performance issues, we have to manage an update on the fly. Find and tap on the Settings app. Once in settings, find General in the left column of options. When tapped, the right pane will show a Software Update option. Tap on that. Your iPad may be up to date. Otherwise, you will see a message about a new version available. Tap on Download and Install. The download may take some time to happen. You should plug in your iPad to charge during this process unless it is at a very high charge level. Once the iPad has updated, it may walk you through some setup for the new OS such as Siri, Location Services, and new options. After the OS is updated, you will need to update critical apps such as Zoom, Seesaw, Epic, and IXL. Open the Manager app. Once opened, it may ask for location services. You can cancel that. Tap on the Self Service button to see the apps assigned to the iPad. You can scroll through to find the apps and tap on the (Re)install/Update button beneath the ones you would like to update.

Epic uses a fee structure for access before and after school hours. This means if you are trying to log in not during school hours, parents will have to create an account and submit a payment for access to Epic resources. If Epic asks for a login during school hours, it is most likely that your iPad clock is set to the wrong time zone. Go to Settings -> General -> Date and Time Turn off "Set Automatically" and tap on the timezone shown in the Time Zone option. Often this is Cupertino. Type in Boston.

The new Private Address feature is getting in the way. Open your Settings App Select the Wi-Fi section Tap on the Information icon next to the Meadowbrook network option Slide off the Private Address option Turning off Private Address can automatically turn off the Auto-Join feature. Be sure this is still enabled. If you enabled the Guest network, be sure to tap the information icon next to the Guest network and select the "Forget This Network" to avoid the device logging into the Guest network.

App updates on a school-owned iPad happen automatically using the Manager app from Mosyle. They are installed in the background, as needed. If you find an outdated app on a school-owned iPad, email help@meadowbrook-ma.org These instructions are for helping to keep your own personal iOS device up to date with the latest versions of an App. Checking for app updates changed when iOS 13 replaced the Updates tab with Apple Arcade. You have to tap your profile icon to manually update the apps. Here are the steps: Open the App Store. Click on your profile photo. A new window appears. Scroll down to see which apps need updates. Click Update. Your iPhone or iPad automatically installs app updates as long as the App Updates option is enabled from Settings > iTunes & App Stores. That's why Apple made this option a bit harder to find -- you don't have to install app updates manually anymore. How to See What Version of an iOS App is Installed 1. Open Settings 2. Scroll down and click on General 3. Click on iPhone Storage 4. Scroll Down and click on an app you're interested in. In this example, WordPress 5. Version is under the title.

Go to getepic.com Select the Students and Educators option at the login screen. Select the Enter Educator Email option. Use the login credentials shared separately with you. Contact help@meadowbrook-ma.org if you need these login credentials. Select My Library You can assign selections to your class, create collections, and more. Students access Meadowbrook's Epic with the code kdm8093.

This what it would look like for a JK-2 student to login with ease to SeeSaw and access the weekly grade activity menu we contribute to in Padlet with just a few clicks. It would be the same for a 3rd or 4th grade students, but they would just be logging into SeeSaw from a computer instead of an iPad.

There are several apps on your iPad that can download reading materials. Sora - Free access to electronic resources from the Meadowbrook's ebook and audiobook collection as well as your public library collection. Epic - Paid service during non-school hours to teacher assigned and browsable ebooks Sora Logging into Sora (2 ways) Through Classlink You can auto-log into Sora using the Classlink launchpad. Through the app (and still using classlink) Or, you can launch the app directly. You will still need your classlink credentials to log in. You will see a screen that either 1-identifies Meadowbrook School or  2-asks for your school. To select Meadowbrook from the list of schools or to find it, type, "The Meadowbrook" Select The Meadowbrook School of Weston from the options. You will then be prompted to find the school again in a long list of schools that starts like this: Scroll all the way down to The Meadowbrook School of Weston (in the T section, not the M section) You will then get a sign in button which will be followed by an iPad permission box. You will need to use your Classlink credentials to log into Sora. Using Sora Once in Sora, students can browse books, check them out or reserve them, and even add their local library card for even more books.  Click on the user profile, then on the blue add library button. Once you have added your local library, it will show up in your list of library sources. Epic Epic is an app used in school. During school hours, it is free to use. However, it becomes a paid service after school hours.