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DRAFT - Lots of questions about what we can allow people to do, but it's a start!

Getting started

To turn on, press and hold the black button on the side until you see the Apple logo.  Use your finger to slide the switch to see the home screen. Tap one of the icons once to open an app.

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This iPad will work on wifi, so if you're on campus, you can connect to MIT's network.  To do that, tap the Settings icon, then Wi-Fi.  When it asks you which network to join, tap MIT or MIT Guest.

Plug in the device to an outlet to recharge when it's getting low. Alternatively, you may remove the outlet plug from the cord and it becomes a USB cable, which you can plug in to your computer for charging. 

Option 1: Use the This iPad is set up with an MIT Libraries account (pre-loaded)  IS THIS PART TRUE??
This is the easy option if you just want to test the ebook reading experience. .

The iPad is pre-loaded with free content ebooks (public domain books and free sample chapters), free apps, and a couple of paid books).  Open iBooks or Kindle to view the books that are already loaded on the iPad.

Option 2: Use your own Apple iTunes account  IS THIS PART TRUE??

apps.

It's attached to an iTunes store account under the name of "hennig@mit.edu." We are not distributing the password for this iPad, so you won't be able to add new apps (even free ones) without it. But you will be able to add free ebooks in several apps without being signed into any account. (see below)

Don't bother to try to set up your email or calendar on this iPad. Also, please don't remove any apps. Thanks!If you already have an iTunes account, you may sync the iPad to the apps in your iTunes library.  If you don't already have an iTunes account, you may set up a free account for yourself on Apple.  To do this, download iTunes onto your computer, and set up an iTunes account.  Disconnect the power cord from the plug, and use that USB cord to plug the iPad into your computer's USB.  This will allow you to download free or paid apps that you'd like to try to the iPad through the Apple app store.

Suggested things to try: 

  1. Books: Try iBooks, Kindle, Stanza, or Bluefire Reader Open iBooks or Kindle to view the books that are already loaded on the iPad.
    1. Read at least a whole chapter or a whole article.
    2. Try changing the font size, typeface, screen rotation.
    3. Bookmark some pages.
    4. Highlight passages and take some notes.
    5. In iBooks, try switching collections between books and PDFs. There are samples of both for you to try.
    6. In iBooks, you can download free samples and free ebooks without being signed in. Give that a try, if you like.
    7. In Stanza, try browsing the bookstores and download a free title (does not require an account).
  2. PDFs (journal articles or books):
    1. Try the GoodReader app. Look under "web downloads/browse the web" or "enter URL" to navigate to the URL of a PDF online.
    2. Within GoodReader, try bookmarking, annotating, highlighting, switching between full view and text-only view.
    3. Try reading some PDFs in the iBooks app (tap Collections/PDFs). 
    4. Try reading some PDFs in the BlueFire app.
  3. News & Magazine apps:
    1. Try the Flipboard app. Add some sections, such as Nature or Science. (tap "add a section," browse through the list of sources)
    2. Try the New Yorker app. There is one issue already purchased for you to try. (Jan. 24, 2011)
    3. Try Alice Lite for an example of a multimedia app (enhanced ebook).
  4. Open the Notes app and try typing with the virtual keyboard. Hint... prop the iPad up an an angle for easier typing.
  5. Try the web browser (Safari).  
    1. Try searching Barton, Vera, or DSpace. Since there are no MIT certificates on the iPad, you can enter your MIT username and password on the Touchstone screen when you are accessing licensed content.
    2. Try searching Vera to finding find and opening a PDF. 
  6. Read a PDF. Try making the font bigger.  If GoodReader is installed, we can add that here...
  7. Try shopping in the iBooks Store. Search for free books, and download one to the iPad.  All paid books have free samples as well that you can download.
  8. Try shopping in the Apple app store.  (Click on the app store icon on the iPad.)  Download some free apps.  (I forget, will they need to log in?)
  10. Multimedia:
    1. Try the Videos app. Some MIT Open Courseware lectures are already downloaded to the iPad.
    2. Try searching the iTunes app, iTunes University section. Look for content from universities. You can download them to the iPad without being signed in. Later watch those videos in the Video app. (or iPod, if audio only)
    3. Try watching a video one of these apps: PBS, TED, YouTube.
    4. There is a bookmark for MIT TechTV via the mobile web, on one of the iPad's screens. Use that to visit TechTV videos. Try the multi-touch gesture to expand a video to full screen. (after you hit the play button)
  11. MIT apps:
    1. Try MIT Mobile app.
    2. Try LectureHall from MIT OCW.
    3. Try the MIT Technology Review app.
  12. Other library apps and web sites:
    1. Try Wolfram Alpha app.
    2. Try the WorldCat MIT mobile site (bookmarked on home screen).
    3. Try Naxos Music library. Either sign in on your computer first with instructions from our blog, or try the samples in "listen for free."
    Start reading a book on the iPad with the Kindle App, then switch to your computer or mobile device and try picking up where you left off.  (You'd need to link the iPad to your own personal Kindle account.)  Learn more about the Amazon Kindle and how to get started. You can download Kindle software onto your PC, Mac, or mobile device, which will allow you to sync the book that you're reading with all of your electronic devices.

When you're done:

Please fill out our short survey when you are done, thanks!  (insert URL here)

Before you return the iPad, you can de-register it, which completely erases all of your content & settings. If you've chosen Option 2 by connecting it to your own iTunes account and have downloaded any apps, don't worry, you'll still have them installed on your own iTunes, so you can transfer them to another device. 

To De-register the iPad: Tap the Settings icon, then General, then Reset, then Erase and All Content and Settings.

Return the iPad to Joanne when you're doneIf you signed in to any personal accounts on the iPad (such as Amazon), be sure you have signed out. If you would like to delete your browsing history, go to Settings/Safari... clear history & clear cache. Be sure you have the power cord and case. Make arrangements with Joanne to return the iPad.