iPad Checkout for Classroom Use

Summary

iPads are available for the following uses:

• Checked out by faculty for in-class use. 
  • Checkout is for 24 hours.
  • Faculty picks up and returns iPads to the BU Library checkout desk.
  • The faculty member is responsible for all checked out iPads.  Damage or loss will be charged to your department or personal account.
  • RESERVE iPads for use well in advance using the online form:
https://www.bethel.edu/library/services/equipment-technology/equipment-reservation
     
• Checked out by students for class projects (no reservations required or allowed).
  • Checkout is limited to 24 hours. 
  • Student checks the iPad out from the BU Library checkout desk.
  • Student must sign an iPad (first use only) agreement and student is liable for loss, theft, or damage.
  • First come, first served.  Students may NOT reserve iPads in advance.
     
• Reserved by Faculty for extended project individual checkout (Faculty Advance Reservation)
  
  • Checkout is possible for any length of time up to the maximum length of the Reservation (1 week maximum)
  • RESERVE iPads for use well in advance using the online form:
https://www.bethel.edu/library/services/equipment-technology/equipment-reservation
    Fill in  all fields and place list of students with student ID number in the Comments field. Also specify length of checkout time if more than 24 hours.
  • An iPad is placed on reserve (booked) under the student's name and they can check it out any time during the reservation period for UP TO the length of the reservation period set by the faculty in the reservation (UP TO 1 WEEK). Student must sign an iPad (first use only) agreement and student is liable for loss, theft, or damage.

iPad Apps

We strongly recommend that you ask the students to set up their own iTunes/AppStore account.  There are lots of free Apps available for education.

iPad Set Up

Bethel checkout iPads are reset to "new" after every use. Below are steps for in-class use (also apply to individual out of class use as well).

Here are the instructions you will need to give to the students. 

  The first user of each iPad will need to go through the following steps to set up the ipad.

a.Hold the on/off button down (upper right corner) until the Apple icon appears and the ipad comes on.

b. Slide the Arrow to access set up

c. Select English and click arrow in upper right

d. Select United States and Click next in upper right

e. Select Bethel -Wifi Open, wait until the network checkmark appears and click next

f.  Select Disable Location Services, click next, , click ok

g. Select Set up as New iPad and click next.  For subsequent uses if student has set up an iCloud account or has iTunes on their personal computer, then they can sync to any iPad they check out to easily place all their own (class and other) apps on the iPad from iCloud or their iTunes desktop application. To use these options choose the appropriate "Restore from" option.

h. On the Apple ID page student should enter their own Apple iTunes/App Store account information (or for general ipad use can select the BOTTOM link called "Skip This Step" and confirm Skip 

i. Select Agree and confirm Agree

j. Select Don't Use Siri and click next

j. Select "Don't Send" on the Diagnostics page and click next

k. Select Start Using iPad.  At this point a student can use the App Store app if they have an App Store account to add Apps.

iPad Return and Data Security

At the end of the use PLEASE ask the students to do the following steps to RESET the iPads.

a. Click on Settings

b. Select General

c. Scroll down in the right GENERAL settings column and select "Reset"

d. Select "Erase All Content and Settings" and affirm any confirmation messages.

e. PLEASE return  each iPad to the CORRECT bag (The ITS # on the Blue TAG should match the number on the BACK of the iPad.