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.
When you're in an app screen, and you want to get back to the main screen to view all apps, click the round button with a square on it.
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.
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 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 (public domain books and sample chapters 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??
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:
- Open iBooks or Kindle to view the books that are already loaded on the iPad.
- Read at least a whole chapter or a whole article.
- Try changing the font size, typeface, screen rotation.
- Bookmark some pages.
- Highlight passages and take some notes.
- Try the web browser (Safari).
- 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.
- Try searching Vera to finding and opening a PDF.
- Read a PDF. Try making the font bigger. If GoodReader is installed, we can add that here...
- 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.
- 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?)
- 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:
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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 done.