Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Day 8 - Wed. Nov. 2, 2016
Day 7 - Wed. October 26, 2016
Day 5 - Wed. October 12, 2016
Day 3 - Wed. September 28, 2016
Day 2 - Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Day 1 - Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Day 10 - Wed. June 22, 2016, 2:30 - 3:30
Day 5 - Wed. May 18, 2016, 2:30 - 3:30
- Did anyone use the Christmas card making app, or find a new one? Please share!
- Internet Safety for Seniors - look at a few articles on the 'Resources for Adults' link above
- Look back through previous weeks - REVIEW, ask questions, and practise!
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
- Have some fun with Photo Booth (built-in app)!
- Let's make Christmas Cards with a new app called 'X-mas Cards' - it's free in the App Store.
- Can you find another creative app for card making (or something else) in the App Store?
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
- Practise using the Keyboard in Notes. Learn how to move cursor, select words or passages, copy and paste, cut and paste.
- Explore iBooks and iTunes.
- Hello Irma - we hope you're enjoying sunny summer weather. It has turned to winter here in Ontario! Have fun!
- Hello Beth - we hope your husband's surgery went well. Take care of yourself and him! We hope to see you in December!
- We miss you Marion - I hope all is well with you!
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
- Let's practice searching using Safari! Search for the following things by yourself or with a partner - here is a link to the list > SAFARI SEARCH LIST.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
- Share any Facetime adventures you have had!
- We're going on a Safari today!!
- Safari is a WEB BROWSER. It is the built-in browser used by most Apple Devices (including your iPad). Other web browsers are Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, and there are many others! They are used to 'browse' the web.
- When browsing the web, a SEARCH ENGINE such as GOOGLE will help you to find specific content. Google is the default search engine on most browsers (including Safari on your iPad).
- Let's open Safari and use the search bar at the top to search for different things, such as: an image of a famous landmark, a hotel, a restaurant review, a bus tour, the hours of an Art Gallery, etc.
- How to do a SEARCH in Safari:
- open Safari and touch into the 'web address' or 'search' bar near the top - this will cause the letters in the search bar to turn blueish and your keyboard will open
- start typing your search words - the blueish letters will be replaced by the words you type
- when you are finished typing your search words, press 'Go' or 'Return' on your keyboard
- scroll through your search results and find something that looks interesting - click on it to take you to the website - How to 'Press and Hold' to save an image:
- find an image of something you'd like to save
- touch the image to see the larger version
- press your finger on the image and hold until you are given the option to 'Save Image' - choose this and it will save the image to 'Photos'
Day 8 - Wed. Nov. 2, 2016
- I have made a change to the iPads for Seniors link on my website. Correct the 'shortcut' on our iPads, if necessary.
- Let's try using Facetime today! (Here is a link to an > Apple Support Page on using Facetime.)
- Work with a partner to set up and try Facetime.
- What is the difference between Facetime and Skype?
- Who might you 'call' this week using Facetime or Skype?
Day 7 - Wed. October 26, 2016
- Share any apps you have found, added and used! What do you recommend to the rest of us?
- Show the additions I've made to the website below that include instructions for a few of the more complicated processes we've used!
- Show how to 'Add a Keyboard'. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard > Choose the language you'd like to add.
- To find the newly added Keyboard: Open Notes (or any other app that uses a keyboard) > touch the screen where you'd like to type > Touch the little Globe on the keyboard beside the numbers key - keep touching it until the keyboard you want shows up
- Send an email, or write a note using this new keyboard!
- Hello Eva! We hope you are having a wonderful holiday! We miss you here, so we are going to use Maps today and look at where you are!! See you next week!
- Create 'Foodie' Pic Collages!
- Let's try emailing! Set up your email account and send emails to at least one person.
- BONUS: Email your Pic Collage to someone!
- How to use the Mail App to send an email:
- open the Mail App
- find the symbol in the top right corner that looks like a piece of paper with a pencil on it - this is the symbol for NEW email - touch it
- this will open a new email
- enter the email address of the sendee, then touch 'Go' on your keyboard
- enter a title in the Subject line
- write your email, reread it to check for errors, then 'Send' - How to send an email that includes a photo:
- be sure your photo (or Pic Collage) is saved in Photos
- open Photos and find the photo that you wish to send
- near the top right corner, look for the 'Export' symbol (it is a square box with an arrow pointing out the top) - touch this
- this will give you several choices of where to export - choose 'Mail'
- this will open up an email window - follow the instructions above to send the email
Day 5 - Wed. October 12, 2016
- Hello! How was Thanksgiving? Share PICS you took!!
- Go to Settings and turn LOCATION SERVICES on.
- Goal for Today: Confirm iTunes account information and add 1 or 2 apps to your own iPad!
- While others are working on iTunes accounts, here is something to try with a partner:
1) Open MAPS.
2) Choose a location in KW and find driving directions to get there from here.
3) Browse all the different maps, and find something interesting to share with the group.
- Hello Trish! Introduce each other!
- Use the Williamsburg iPads today and explore Pic Collage.
- Pic Collage is a free app which you can get on your own iPad by going to the App Store. You may wish to try to do this at home this week, or Susan will help you next week. Please try to bring your iTunes password if you can locate it!
- For next week, take some foodie pictures!
Day 3 - Wed. September 28, 2016
- Welcome Back! Reintroduce, and either share photos you've taken, or tell us how you might use Photos on your iPad
- Any questions about photos?
- For next week - here are 2 things I'd like you to do:
1) take a variety of pictures on your iPad of things you like - people, flowers, birds, books, etc. etc.
2) bring your iTunes account information (you need this in order to access the App Store - this includes the email you used to set it up and your password (We will be adding a new app to our iPads and using it to create Photo Collages!) - Let's look at Notes
- Let's explore Maps
- I am out of town next week; your instructor will be Trish!
Day 2 - Wednesday, September 21, 2016
- Welcome Back! Reintroduce each other! What iPad adventures have you had since we last met?
- Review How to Access Wifi. Discuss which apps require wifi access and which do not.
- Open Safari (uses wifi). Go to Susan's website - add a link to personal iPads.
- Show how to reorganize apps on the screens. (Press and hold on an app until they all vibrate, then touch and drag an app you'd like to move to a new location. Touch the home button when you are finished.)
- Open Camera (does not need wifi). Take a few photos, trying the 'zoom' and 'selfie' options.
- Open Photos. Begin to explore some of the options for editing: Delete and Edit (rotate and crop).
- How to crop an image in Photos (at your request!!):
- open Photos and select a photo that needs to be cropped
- touch 'Edit' in the top right corner
- you will see 5 editing tools appear - the 'Crop and Rotate' tool is the second one
- once you touch the Crop tool, you will notice that there are little 'handles' on each of the 4 corners of the photo - when you touch and drag one of these, it will allow you to crop out any content around the edges that you don't want
- you can continue to crop and rotate until the image looks the way you'd like - then touch DONE. - If time, explore Maps.
- Take a few photos at home this week - maybe some lovely fall colours?? It will be good practice!
Day 1 - Wednesday, September 14, 2016
- Welcome, Introductions, Session Goals
- fyi - here is a copy of my Introductory Letter
- 'Tour' of the iPad
- Basic iPad Navigation
- Overview of Built in Apps: iMessage, Safari, Mail, Music, Facetime, Calendar, Photos, Camera, Contacts, Clock, Maps, Videos, Photo Booth, Notes, Reminders, iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks, Game Centre, Tips, Podcasts
- Discuss Plans and Ideas for Upcoming Weeks - one class or two - to be decided today!
- Home FUN!
Day 10 - Wed. June 22, 2016, 2:30 - 3:30
- This is our last class! Let's celebrate and enjoy some treats!
- What were your highlights of our 10 weeks together?
- What questions do you have, or what would you like to review!
- What would you still like to learn? Talk about next year's program.
- Happy summer everyone!
- Make a Slideshow of a Trip!
- some things to include: a map or maps, pictures of sights, a menu from a restaurant, an itinerary from a museum or gallery, etc. etc.
- save your maps and images to PHOTOS either by using 'Press and Hold' to save, or a screen capture
- order your images
- create a slideshow - instructions below! - How to Create a Slideshow in Photos:
- open Photos and make sure you have selected 'Albums' and are looking at 'Camera Roll'
- touch 'Slideshow' in the top right corner
- touch the photos you wish to include in your slideshow (they will have a blue check mark on them)
- choose 'Add To' in the top left corner
- choose 'New Album' at the bottom
- give your album a name
- now, go back to your list of Albums and choose your new album
- choose 'Slideshow' in the top left
- once your slideshow is playing, you can touch the screen to show 'Options' in the bottom right corner - this is where you can change the theme, music, the timing and pace. Have fun!
- Review and practise some of our Safari strategies from last week
- We had a small group today and chose to learn how to send email, with and without images. Instructions are below.
- How to use the Mail App to send an email:
- open the Mail App
- find the symbol in the top right corner that looks like a piece of paper with a pencil on it - this is the symbol for NEW email - touch it
- this will open a new email
- enter the email address of the sendee, then touch 'Go' on your keyboard
- enter a title in the Subject line
- write your email, reread it to check for errors, then 'Send' - How to send an email that includes a photo:
- be sure your photo is saved in Photos
- open Photos and find the photo that you wish to send
- near the top right corner, look for the 'Export' symbol (it is a square box with an arrow pointing out the top) - touch this
- this will give you several choices of where to export - choose 'Mail'
- this will open up an email window - follow the instructions above to send the email
- We're going on a Safari today!!
- Safari is a WEB BROWSER. It is the built-in browser used by most Apple Devices (including your iPad). Other web browsers are Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, and there are many others! They are used to 'browse' the web.
- When browsing the web, a SEARCH ENGINE such as GOOGLE will help you to find specific content. Google is the default search engine on most browsers (including Safari on your iPad).
- Let's open Safari and use the search bar at the top to search for different things, such as: an image of a famous landmark, a hotel, a restaurant review, a bus tour, the hours of an Art Gallery
- Optional - put links to your search results in NOTES on your iPad.
- How to do a SEARCH in Safari:
- open Safari and touch into the 'web address' or 'search' bar near the top - this will cause the letters in the search bar to turn blueish and your keyboard will open
- start typing your search words - the blueish letters will be replaced by the words you type
- when you are finished typing your search words, press 'Go' or 'Return' on your keyboard
- scroll through your search results and find something that looks interesting - click on it to take you to the website - How to 'Press and Hold' to save an image:
- find an image of something you'd like to save
- touched the image to see the larger version
- press your finger on the image and hold until you are given the option to 'Save Image' - choose this and it will save the image to 'Photos'
- Review Accessing the App Store - find App Store on the Home Screen, look at the different ways to view the content by clicking on the buttons at the very bottom of the screen (Featured, Top Charts, Explore (Shows you all the different categories of Apps), Purchased, Updates)
- Let's do PIC COLLAGE projects on your own iPad today! You may use images you have taken with your iPad camera or images from the internet.
- How to use 'Screen Capture' to save images from the internet:
- open Safari
- in the Search bar at the top, type in what you'd like to search for (food, places, flowers, etc.) - touch GO on keyboard
- when the results appear, touch IMAGES near the top
- browse the images and find one you like - touch it to enlarge - 'spread' fingers on image to enlarge to fill the screen (you may have to rotate screen)
- do a Screen Capture (hold Reset and Home Buttons at exactly the same time, then release) - this saves the image to your Photos - How to crop an image in Photos (at your request!!):
- open Photos and select a photo that needs to be cropped
- touch 'Edit' in the top right corner
- you will see 5 editing tools appear - the 'Crop and Rotate' tool is the second one
- once you touch the Crop tool, you will notice that there are little 'handles' on each of the 4 corners of the photo - when you touch and drag one of these, it will allow you to crop out any content around the edges that you don't want
- you can continue to crop and rotate until the image looks the way you'd like - then touch DONE. - Share your finished Pic Collage projects with the group
- What about emailing your finished project to a friend or family member?? (or susan at [email protected])
Day 5 - Wed. May 18, 2016, 2:30 - 3:30
- Review: Home Button (Single and Double Tap), Swiping between Screens, How to Search your iPad, Control Centre
- Introduce PIC COLLAGE - using the Williamsburg iPads, take 5 pictures, add them to Pic Collage with text and stickers - have fun!
- While you are doing this, Susan will work with you to make sure your Apple ID is working and help you add Pic Collage to your own iPad for more fun at home!
- Review: Home Button (Single and Double Tap), Swiping between Screens, How to Search your iPad, Control Centre
- Log in to or Set up your email on your iPad (the blue letters are a link - click on them for instructions)
- Log in to or Create an Apple ID
- Go to the App Store /
- From the App Store, add PIC COLLAGE
- Using the pictures you took at home, let's explore Pic Collage!
- iPad Video, just for fun - 'Emma'
