APL Live Session Summary: Student Privacy and Safety with iPad

APL Live Session Summary: Student Privacy and Safety with iPad

Student and Teacher safety is a central to ensuring an effective device strategy in any school. Apple iPad embrace this value with an array of built in systems that promote safe learning environments and efficient school-wide management.

This post recaps sessions run by Julia Parker (@julianz) from Auckland New Zealand and Matt Richards (@M-RichardsAPLS_Adelaide) from Adelaide, South Australia - as part of the APL live event (Aus/NZ). These sessions focused on student privacy and safety when using iPads in a learning environment. We explored various features to achieve this.

⚙️ Apple IDs: We explored two approaches to AppleIDs for a school environment

• Managed Apple IDs: Created and controlled by schools through Apple School Manager (Apple Managed Apple IDs Overview: https://www.apple.com/education/docs/overview_of_managed_appleid.pdf)
• Family Apple IDs: Created by families for users under the age of 13 (Apple Family Sharing: https://www.apple.com/au/families/)

🔐 Privacy Settings: Participants explored family-controlled privacy settings for student Apple IDs.

☽ Focus: Matt demonstrated setting a Focus mode with a specific app homepage to help students stay on track. (More on Focus: Apple Focus Guide: https://support.apple.com/en-nz/guide/ipad/ipad2789d162/ipados)

🚶‍♂️Accessibility Shortcut: Julia showcased setting up an Accessibility Shortcut to suggest helpful features like dictation and text-to-speech. (More info: Apple Accessibility Assistant Guide: https://education.apple.com/resource/250011695)

🦺 Safe Browsing: We explored the built-in safe browsing features in Safari

Additional Resources:

• Apple Online Safety: This page provides a general overview of online safety practices (Apple Online Safety: https://www.apple.com/au/legal/online-safety/)
• Apple Privacy in Schools: This document highlights Apple's commitment to student privacy (Apple About Privacy and Security for Apple products in Education: https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT208525)
• Creating a Family Apple ID: Step-by-step instructions for setting up a Family Apple ID for your child (Apple Create Family Apple ID: https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT208525)
• Approving Apps for Children: Julia's post on considerations when approving apps for your child (Apple Education Resource: Choosing Apps for Your Child: https://education.apple.com/resource/250011691)
• Family Information Night Resources: Julia's post from last year with resources for running an informative session for parents, including a customizable keynote (Apple Education Resource: Family Information Night: https://education.apple.com/resource/250011766)