FAQ

=Northwest High School iPads FAQ's=

= How to setup an APPLE ID without a credit card! Use this link! = = []  =

There will be an iTunes gift card drawing for all students signed up for bootcamp at each session. - Must be present to win.
When students return to school this fall, they will be issued a new iPad. Here is a list of things you must complete before receiving your iPad.
 * 1) All students will receive an iPad. However, if you wish to take the iPad home or off school property, you must pay an insurance fee of $35. In order to help expidite the process, you may send payment to the business office.
 * 2) ==Before you can receive your iPad, all students will be required to attend a short iPad bootcamp with their parent or guardian and the insurance fee must be paid in full. Parents with multiple students may register all their students for 1 session. Register for a bootcamp date now.==
 * 3) All students must have their own **unique** Apple ID. An Apple ID is a full email address. You can set this up through iTunes.  CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD ITUNES.
 * 4) Many students may currently share an Apple ID with siblings or parents. However, each student must have their own unique Apple ID before receiving a school issued iPad. Remember, we will be buying the Apps you will need for class. It is to your benefit to have your own Apple ID so you can keep them as you go on to college when you graduate.
 * 5) The school will provide all the Apps needed for classes.
 * 6) Students are responsible for any other iTunes purchases not required by Northwest Public Schools. ie: Apps, Music, Movies, etc...
 * 7) Bootcamp Facts: CLICK HERE.

If you have any other questions, please e-mail me. Brian Gibson bgibson@ginw.org

Q: Can I decorate my case?
====//**A: Yes, however, you will be required to clean it back to original quality at the end of school or when you leave. Remember, once you graduate or leave the district, the iPad case will be issued to a new student. Students are welcome to take part in a BYOD program. Bring your own device. In which the student can provide their own iPad and case and decorate it as they please.**//====

Q: What is an [|Apple ID]?
====//**A: An Apple ID is a login account to purchase music, movies, books and apps from the iTunes store. If you have ever purchased a song on the iTunes music store for your iPod, you already have one.**//====

Q: I already have an Apple ID but I share it with my family. Can I use this one?
====//**A: All students must have a unique ID. If you currently have one, that is fine. However, you cannot use the same Account as your siblings. It is recommended that all students begin with their own personal Apple ID. This is also to your benefit. All the Apps Northwest will purchase for you to use are yours to keep when you graduate. This is a great place to retain your notes and what you learned in high school.**//====

Q: I do not want to purchase for the Northwest Insurance. Do I still get to use an iPad?
====//**A: Yes! Students that do not wish to purchase the school insurance will need to check in their computers at the end of each school day to their last period teacher or the office. Only students that purchase the insurance may take the iPad outside of the school.**//====

Q: I cannot afford the $35 insurance. What can I do?
====//**A: Families that qualify for the Free and Reduced lunch program may complete an insurance waiver through the business office. However, all students are still responsible for neglect and intentional damages.**//====

Q: Why am I being charged $35?
====//**A: We feel $35 is a small fee for students to have access to a device with unlimited resources and capabilities. This device will allow the student to take notes, research and so much more. This will hopefully save students in cost of binders, notebooks, pens and pencils and more that can easily add up to more than $35 in back to school supplies.**//====

Q: Can I download my music onto my iPad?
====//**A: Yes! Students are welcome to download school appropriate music on their school issued iPad. Music with explicit lyrics will be deleted immediately. The student may be in violation of the iPad Expected Use Policy.**//====

Q: Can I install games and other Apps on my school issued iPad?
====//**A: Yes! Students are free to add other Apps. However, just like music, all Apps must be school appropriate. If students run out of space on their iPads for school projects, personal Apps and Music must be deleted.**//====

Q: I already own an iPad. Can I use that instead?
====//**A: Any student wishing to use their own iPad must first talk to the technology administrator and school administration. Students with personal devices must follow the same rules and regulations as the school issued iPads.**//====

Q: What happens if someone else damages my iPad?
====//**A: Every student will be issued an iPad and is responsible for that iPad. Therefore, you are responsible for anything that happens to your iPad. Intentional damage and theft will not be tolerated. You are responsible for the full cost of repair and replacement of the iPad.**//====

Q: My locker is beyond the hall gates. How do I get my iPad from my locker after sports practice?
====//**A: Students that are involved in sports should take their iPad to their gym locker. The iPad must be kept in their gym bag and locked in the gym locker. There is to be ABSOLUTELY NO IPAD USE IN THE LOCKER ROOMS!**//====