Table of Contents
1 Please Touch: How the iPad Works
Naptime for the iPad: Putting It to Sleep
Nice to Meet You: How to Know Which iPad You Have
Understanding the Buttons and Ports
Side Switch for Screen Lock or Mute
2 Getting Started: Set Up and Sync Your iPad
Setting Up and Syncing Your iPad
Getting Music, Apps, and More at the iTunes Store
Downloading Using the iTunes App
Downloading Using the App Store App
iTunes Allowance: What It Is and Why Your Parents Should Give You One
Meet Your Digital Sidekick: Siri
3 It’s All Yours! Customizing Your iPad
Changing the Wallpaper and Lock Screen
Arranging Your Apps and Making Folders
Customizing Your iPad’s Sounds
4 Surf’s Up! Using the Internet
Let’s Go on Safari: Using the iPad Web Browser
Why Some Sites and Videos Don’t Work
Save Your Favorite Pages with Reading List
5 Talk to Me: Texting, Chatting, and Email
Managing Multiple Messages Conversations
Awesome Chat and Instant Messaging Apps
Talk to Friends with Social Media
Reading, Saving, and Deleting Email
Be Safe: Texting, Chatting, and Emailing
6 Get Ready for Your Close-Up! It’s FaceTime!
Who You Can Call and Who You Can’t
Hold All Your Calls with Do Not Disturb
Skype: FaceTime for People without FaceTime
Be Safe: On FaceTime and Skype
Writing and Printing on the iPad
AirPrint and Compatible Printers
Using the Internet for Homework
8 Get Organized with Calendar, Reminders, and Clock
Always Wake Up on Time: Using Alarm Clock
Getting E-books from Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Getting E-books from the Library
Getting Magazines and Newspapers with Newsstand
Buying Individual Issues or Subscriptions
Reading Magazines and Newspapers
10 Using Your iPad in Fourth Grade
Show Off That Fancy Vocabulary with Boggle
Perfect Your Handwriting with Cursive Practice
Make Grammar Fun with Grammar Games
Write Better Sentences with SentenceBuilder for iPad
Improve Your Spelling with Simplex Spelling Phonics 1
Master New Words with Dictionary.com
Your Smarts Get Rewarded in MathGirl Addition House
Kung Fu Learning! Math Ninja HD
Save a Falling Star Using Motion Math HD
Build Spaceships by Solving Problems in Rocket Math
Solve Equations in Many Ways with Math Mago
Travel to Other Planets Using Britannica Kids: Solar System
Learning Gets Your Hands Dirty in Kid Science: Gross Science
Discover the History of the Stars with Solar Walk
History in the Right Order: American History Time Line
A Roadtrip, 1800s Style: The Oregon Trail
Fit the Country Together in Stack the States
Learn the Lay of the Land with U.S. Geography by Discovery Education
Play or Create Your Own Songs with DoReMi 1-2-3
Get Funky in Easy Beats 2 Pro Drum Machine
Tickle the Ivories with Learn Piano HD
Start Reading Sheet Music in Treble Clef Kids
Finger Paint on Your iPad with Doodle Buddy for iPad
Create Fun Scenes with Kid Art for iPad
Draw and Color Your Favorite Animals in iLuv Drawing Animals
Feed Your Brain with MindSnacks Apps
11 Using Your iPad in Fifth Grade
Build a Bigger Vocabulary with 5th Grade Vocabulary Prep
Object Meets Action in GrammarPrep: Subjects and Verbs
Smooth Out Your Sentences with GrammarPrep: Fragments, Run-Ons, and Comma Splices
Write Your Own Book with Storybuddy 2
Verbs and Vocab: iTooch ENGLISH Grade 5
Prepare for Standardized Tests with 5th Grade Math Testing Prep
Learning Games in Epic Math HD
A Whole New Kind of Math: Fractions App by Tap to Learn
Geometry, Graphs, and Game Center: iTooch MATH Grade 5
Solve Equations Under the Sea with Lobster Diver HD
Show Your Work on the Virtual Chalkboard in MathBoard
Discover the Secrets of DNA in Cell and Cell Structure
Find Out How Lasers Work in Bobo Explores Light
Relive the War with The Civil War Today
See How the Country Developed with History: Maps of the United States
LineTime: World History Timeline HD
Meet Our Leaders in American Presidents for iPad
Fine-Tune Your Ear for Music with EarMan HD
Make Beautiful Music without a Piano in Magic Piano
Drag and Drop Composing: PatternMusic MXXIV
Start Your Path to Superstardom with Rock Prodigy: Guitar
Your Art Comes Alive in DoInk Animation & Drawing
Discover an Important Artist by Visiting Frida’s World
Draw Your Favorite Characters with Manga Art Academy HD
Create More Than Art Using Sketches 2
Living Language—French for iPad and Spanish for iPad
Ana Lomba’s French/Spanish for Kids: The Red Hen
12 Using Your iPad in Sixth Grade
Augment Your Terminology Using 6th Grade Vocabulary Prep
Cite Your Sources with EasyBib for iPad
Meet a Small Mark with a Big Role in GrammarPrep: Using Commas
Train Your Fingers in TapTyping
Sink Language Errors with Zombie Grammar Force
Prepare for Your State Tests Using 6th Grade Math Testing Prep
Real-Life Math: Math Snacks HD
Find the Math in Stories with Math Word Problems Grade 6
Do Better Math in Your Head in Mathemagics
Solve Problems with Logic Using MathLands
Get Close Without Getting Burned: 3D Sun
Learn About Walking on the Moon from Buzz Aldrin Portal to Science and Space Exploration HD
Discover the Stars Right Above You in Distant Suns 3
Shake Things Up with iQuakeMini
Find Where the Nearest Volcano Is in Britannica Kids: Volcanoes
From Gladiators to Emperors in Britannica Kids: Ancient Rome
Track Thousands of Years with Chinese History Timeline
Discover the Foundation of Our Country in Constitution and Federalist Papers
America’s Founding Document: Declaration for iPad
Thrilling Tales in the Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome—AudioBook
Find Fun in the Past with World History Games
Much More Than Mummies—Britannica Kids: Ancient Egypt
Learn at Your Speed with Amazing Slow Downer Lite
Make Music and Podcasts in GarageBand
Improve Your Playing with Pianist Pro
Play the Classics in Virtual Sheet Music
Step Up to the Art Table in Drawing Pad
Create Dazzling Designs with Meritum Paint Pro
Professional-Level Art Tools Using SketchBook Pro for iPad
13 Using Your iPad in Seventh Grade
Level Up Your English Skills in Grammar Up
Understand How Stories Work Using Literary Analysis Guide
Organize Your Thoughts with Outliner for iPad
Crossword-Style Competition: Scrabble
Take Better Notes with Evernote
From Algebra to Statistics: 7th Grade Math Testing Prep
Find Out When You’ll Use This Stuff with Elevated Math
Monkey Math: Middle School Math Pro 7th Grade
Multitouch Math: Algebra Touch
See Cells How Scientists Do in 3D Cell Simulation and Stain Tool
Go from Egg to Adult in a Life Cycle App
Get Under Your Skin Using Powers of Minus Ten—Cells and Genetics
Meet the Beautiful Building Blocks of Life in the Elements: A Visual Exploration
Discover Mexico’s Ancient Rulers in Britannica Kids: Aztec Empire
Discover the Power of Reason in the Enlightenment 101: The TextVook
Sail Uncharted Seas in European Exploration: The Age of Discovery
Encounter the Lost Mayan Civilization
Experience Europe’s Rebirth in Renaissance History 101: The Animated TextVook
Tour the Globe Using the World by National Geographic
Learn Songs at Your Own Speed with Capo
Become the Life of the Party Using djay
Compose Electronic Masterpieces Using Looptastic HD
A Comprehensive Tune-Up: Guitar Toolkit
Get Painting Using ArtStudio for iPad
A Bucket of Paintbrushes in One App: Brushes 3
Meet the Masters in Monet HD and Other Apps
Veni, Vidi, Vici: Latin Phrases
Learn Up to 30 Languages with Language Coach
14 Rock Out: Music on the iPad
iTunes and Other Online Music Stores
Music App Options and Controls
Listen Carefully: Protecting Your Hearing
15 Lights, Camera, Action: Videos and Photos
Watching Videos from YouTube or iTunes
Using the iPad’s Cameras and Apps
Be Safe: With Photos and Videos
16 It’s Play Time: Gaming on the iPad
What to Do If Your iPad Gets Wet
Restoring Your Data from Backup
Keep It Away from Water and Food