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Learning with iPad
Preparing students for careers
Mobile technology is changing the way we
learn and work. It’s driving transformation in
businesses of all sizes and across all industries.
This digital transformation is redefining what
career readiness means and driving a shift
in the skills students need to be successful.
Learning with iPad prepares them for a world
that’s increasingly mobile, global, and connected.
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Get students career ready with iPad
We live in an age of unprecedented information, access, and connection. Technology has changed the
way we communicate, engage, and live. Companies are leveraging technology to create new models
for how they work, and they’re defining new jobs that didn’t exist 10 years ago. Employers are finding
that soft skills like problem-solving, creativity, collaboration, communication, and adapting to change
are more important than ever.
iPad can help engage students as they build these skills and prepare for high-demand careers and
industries. With its built-in features, access to a breadth of resources, and free Apple-designed learning
resources, iPad can help students collaborate, brainstorm, and use design thinking to create solutions to
real-world problems. And with advanced technologies designed to make augmented reality experiences
more powerful and engaging, iPad creates an experience that’s simply not possible on other platforms.
This guide can show you how iPad helps empower students to become better communicators, skilled
collaborators, and creative problem solvers—all essential skills for success in the workplace.
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* World Economic Forum, “The Future of Jobs: Employment, Skills and Workforce Strategy for the
Fourth Industrial Revolution,” January 2016. www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Future_of_Jobs.pdf.
According to World Economic Forum, creativity will be one of the
most important and in-demand skills for employees by 2020.* To thrive
in today’s world and to shape tomorrow’s, students need to tap into
their creative potential and learn to communicate in new and innovative
ways. We designed Everyone Can Create to help ignite creativity and
give students the skills to communicate through drawing, photography,
music, and video on iPad.
Everyone Can Create includes a versatile collection of free project guides
designed by educators, artists, musicians, and photographers to help bring
creativity to learning in meaningful ways. Available on Apple Books, each
guide provides a range of activities to help students learn vocabulary and
techniques in a specific medium through fun projects. Learn more about
Everyone Can Create >
Ignite creativity in every student
Everyone Can Create: Drawing includes projects such as this one, which helps
students build skills to tell a visual data story. Students learn how to design a
layout to convey information, organize data to tell a story, and create visuals to
simplify and represent data.
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Code is all around us—from the social apps that keep us in contact to
the systems that make a car run. And coding is throughout every industry,
not just high tech. Whether a student wants to be an artist, an engineer,
a mechanic, or a chef, there’s little doubt that software will play an even
bigger role in the student’s life than it does today. In a world powered by
code, understanding key software concepts has become a new literacy.
And when you teach coding, you also teach skills like critical thinking and
problem-solving.
To help educators prepare students for this future driven by code,
we developed the comprehensive Everyone Can Code curriculum with
lessons on iPad and Mac, teacher guides, and apps to make it easy to
teach coding in the classroom.
For first-time coders, there’s Swift Playgrounds. This free app lets students
control characters with real code and learn key programming concepts
by solving puzzles. The Swift Playgrounds app takes full advantage of all
the Multi-Touch features of iPad, so students can drag code around with
their fingers and watch the effects immediately unfold.
Swift Playgrounds makes coding as fun as playing a game.
When students are ready to create an app, they can move on to developing
in Xcode on Mac. We created lessons to equip students with the same
tools, techniques, and concepts professionals use. The App Development
with Swift curriculum gives high school and college students the critical
skills they need to qualify for high-demand and high-skill jobs. Learn more
about Everyone Can Code >
Teach the language of innovation
Students can even experience how code works in the physical world by using iPad to
control robots and drones.
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Firsthand experience is one of the most powerful ways to learn. And
with augmented reality (AR), students can experience just about anything
they can imagine. They can break down the complicated mechanics of
a car engine before touching a wrench, or analyze the most minute bones
of the human body without making a single incision. The possibilities for
engaging learners are endless.
AR is also incredibly useful for solving everyday problems. Students
can measure real-world objects or navigate complicated spaces
without ever looking at a map. With AR, they can discover new ways
to accomplish things they know how to do today—and do new things
they could never have imagined.
iPad is built for movement, making AR experiences easy and natural. It’s
packed with advanced technologies like accelerometers, motion sensors,
powerful cameras, and an operating system that was created with AR
specifically in mind. The beautiful Retina display and thin and light design
make iPad a perfect device for experiencing AR. All together, iPad creates
an integrated augmented reality experience that’s simply not possible on
other platforms. Explore lesson ideas that can help you bring augmented
reality to your classroom.
Explore new possibilities with augmented reality
Included in iOS 12 for iPhone and iPad, Measure uses the camera and AR to
measure the length or area of objects, including ones that are out of reach.
Students can use Measure to quickly gauge the size of objects in the real
world and explore their environments in a new way.
Insight Heart lets students explore human anatomy in 3D to develop a deeper
understanding of hidden layers and body systems. They can examine a realistic
model of the human heart from all angles and view a simulation of blood flow
through all four chambers of the heart.
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Apple Pencil support. Students need to capture their ideas
with notes and sketches, and Apple Pencil support on iPad
is the perfect way to do it. Students can jot down notes and
sketch ideas and observations on iPad as naturally as they
do on paper.
Pages. From project plans to lab reports, Pages helps
students enhance their writing with photos, movies, audio
recordings, and drawings. They can also use the book
templates to create interactive portfolios of their work that
include image galleries, videos, drawings, shapes, and more.
Keynote. Keynote makes it easy for students to create
professional-looking presentations complete with drawings,
animations, charts, audio recordings, and more.
Numbers. Students can organize and visualize data in a
Numbers spreadsheet using any of the built-in templates
for quick formatting. They can apply mathematical formulas
to make sense of the data, analyze it using graphs and
charts, then enhance the data story through images, video,
illustrations, and sound.
iMovie. With iMovie, students can create Hollywood-style
trailers and stunning 4K-resolution movies complete with
titles, music, and effects.
GarageBand. With GarageBand, students have everything
they need to make their own songs, soundscapes, and
podcasts that show what they know through music and sound.
Clips. Students can create videos that capture learning
quickly and easily for assessments, how-tos, and more. And
Live Titles lets them add animated captions and titles—just
by talking—that sync perfectly with their voice.
Camera. Front and back cameras allow students to shoot
beautiful photos and cinematic videos, scan documents, or
even create a floor plan using augmented reality.
App Store. Apps can transform the way students work, create,
collaborate, and demonstrate their understanding no matter
what career pathway they’re pursuing. With so many apps on
the App Store designed specifically for iPad, students can do
things like turn data into stunning visualizations, turn their
sketches into 3D models, or create, edit, and share building
plans and drawings from anywhere.
Apple Books. From Multi-Touch books that include video
demonstrations to books created for educators with ideas for
supporting their students, thousands of engaging books are
available on Apple Books.
Powerful assistive technology built in. iPad is designed for
all learners and includes support for vision, hearing, motor
skills, and literacy needs. VoiceOver is a gesture-based screen
reader. Switch Control is powerful technology for anyone with
extensive physical motor limitations. And Speak Screen, Speak
Selection, and Typing Feedback provide reading support by
adding an auditory component to text.
Collaborate, solve problems, and be more productive
iPad comes with free, powerful apps that allow students to collaborate with a team, solve problems creatively, and be more productive.
To take learning further, over 1.3 million iPad apps available on the App Store can transform the way students work, create, collaborate,
and demonstrate their understanding no matter what career pathway they’re pursuing.
Businesses across the world and in
every industry are using Apple devices
and apps to change the way they work.
In fact, 100 percent of Fortune 500
companies use iOS devices. Following
are some examples of how companies
are leveraging Apple technology to
solve business problems in creative
and innovative ways.
iPad in business
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Architecture, engineering, and
construction
Constructing a home, building, or road requires a lot of communication, problem-
solving, and coordination. Project management can be complex when you consider
the many types of work executed on a job site by contractors and other agencies;
dozens of trades such as mechanical, electrical, or plumbing may be working at
the same time. iPad can help with managing complicated tasks across groups in
an easy-to-use and mobile format. It can help workers communicate and quickly
solve problems, no matter where they are on a job site. And the built-in cameras,
positioning technology, and other sensors can help collect new details on
construction progress.
With iPad, professionals can easily perform tasks like collaborating on work orders,
reviewing inspections, or even using virtual reality programs to conduct tests that
might otherwise be difficult or costly. These innovative use cases save time and
money while increasing worker safety and engagement.
Rogers-O’Brien Construction
Rogers-O’Brien Construction is a Texas-based
general contractor that offers construction
management services.
Committed to customer service and quality,
Rogers-O’Brien adopts new approaches and
technology. The company uses iPad and iPhone
to ensure that critical information gets into the
right hands—instantly. Construction teams
use iPhone and iPad to review blueprints,
access interactive 3D design files, and manage
resources on the job site. Keeping everyone
connected with the right information means
projects are completed on time and on budget.
“ With the iPad I no longer have to worry
about two different contractors working
off of two different sets of drawings, and
I’m able to easily communicate between
different trades in the field and quickly
solve problems wherever I am on the
job site.”
Kevin Mulligan
Senior Superintendent
Rogers-O’Brien Construction
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Healthcare
Some of the most creative uses for iPad have come out of the healthcare industry—
leading to faster response times, heightened communication throughout the system,
more engaged patients and staff, and overall better care.
Doctors getting notifications on Apple Watch about the latest patient test results,
nurses monitoring the blood pressure readings of an at-home patient with iPhone,
and researchers gathering participants quickly for groundbreaking studies are all
examples of Apple technology at work in healthcare.
Patients and their families can get up-to-the-minute information about medications,
staff, and daily schedules with iPad devices in their hospital rooms. iPad devices are
even given to children undergoing surgeries to distract and engage them. And new
parents use FaceTime to connect with their babies in neonatal intensive care to make
that crucial, early connection in their lives.
With more than 40,000 medical apps available on the App Store, healthcare
professionals can get work done more accurately, securely, and efficiently,
and ultimately provide a smoother path to healing.
Ochsner Health System
Ochsner Health System, the largest not-for-profit
academic medical center in the Gulf South, is
an industry leader in finding new and innovative
ways to take care of patients. The care needs
of the population are changing at a rapid pace,
and Ochsner has embraced new technologies
and programs to meet these growing needs.
Today, iOS devices, Apple Watch, and apps
from Epic Systems are helping Ochsner Health
System further its mission of delivering greater
innovation in healthcare.
“ At Ochsner, we continue to proactively
engage our patients around wellness
and prevention through successful
digital connection. Innovations like
Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad are
helping us to engage with our patients
and help people live healthier, more
productive lives.”
Warner Thomas
President and CEO
Ochsner Health System
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Manufacturing
iPad and custom apps can support every type of manufacturer to help them
modernize traditional processes and grow their business. And they play an
important part in the next generation of factory work. Often, smart factory and
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) projects focus on connecting machinery,
but it’s critical to consider how to connect the workers as well. Using a mix
of in-house and App Store apps, factory operators and supervisors have
developed new ways to monitor equipment on the factory line, communicate
with colleagues, and access reference tools and reports.
Not all IIoT devices are large machines. Manufacturers are also creating smart
tools and other connected products that in some cases communicate with or
extend the capabilities of Apple devices. These accessories and peripherals,
as well as specialized enclosures and cases, are a critical part of creating new
solutions for the industrial environment.
SKF
SKF is a global engineering company that’s
transforming the manufacturing industry one
bearing at a time. With iPad, SKF has reduced
machine downtime and can now identify and
fix potential problems before they happen. A
collection of custom apps gives teams instant
access to critical data, even when they’re deep
underground or in a steel pipe factory. SKF’s
custom iOS apps help employees at every
level do things they never could do before.
Machine operators on the factory line, sales
and engineering teams in the field, and global
customers who rely on SKF bearings can access
critical business data in real time, communicate
with colleagues and machines, and leave old
tools behind.
“ We are going through an industrial
renaissance—an industrial change—
faster than we’ve done before. iPhone
and iPad give us a real opportunity to
make even more change going forward.”
Tom Johnstone
Former Chief Executive Officer
SKF
Mac for career readiness
iPad isn’t the only tool from Apple that helps prepare students with the skills
they need for the modern workforce. Mac is a creative powerhouse that gives
students new ways to be creative, collaborative, and productive—skills they’ll
need no matter what career pathway they choose.
Mac has been empowering the world’s leading engineers, artists, scientists,
designers, and musicians for decades. High-performance graphics and
processors, advanced storage and memory, and breathtaking Retina displays
all come together to run pro-level apps that prepare students for any career.
Mac gives students more opportunities to grow professional skill sets.
Apple-designed apps like Final Cut Pro X and Logic Pro X are great for video
editors and musicians, and qualifying institutions can get them at a special
price.* For coders, there’s Xcode for building apps. And now educators
who use Apple’s free App Development with Swift curriculum can register
to have their students earn recognition for their knowledge of Swift and
Xcode. Certification is available through an exam administered by Certiport,
and shows that students are ready to take the next step in becoming app
developers. Note that fees for the certification exam will apply. See the
Certiport website for more information.
Every Mac comes with powerful apps for productivity and creativity, including
Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, GarageBand, and Photos, which give
students a creative studio to explore and present any idea. Book reports
and term papers look stunning, and spreadsheets become canvases for
visualizing data. To take learning further, students can browse the Mac App
Store and discover thousands more apps, including apps like Microsoft Office,
Photoshop, and AutoCAD.
Mac does a lot. And when students use it with other Apple devices, it does
even more. They can record a video on their iPhone or start an idea on an
iPad, and pick it up on a Mac to make it even richer. iCloud safely stores all
student documents, apps, and projects, keeping them up to date, secure,
and accessible from any authorized Apple device.
* Learn more about the Pro Apps Bundle for individuals and Pro Apps Bundle for institutions.
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Resources
Many resources are available that can help educators learn how
to use our products and integrate them into classroom learning.
Here are some to get started.
Tools for Teching
The Schoolwork and Classroom apps make it easy for teachers to guide
how students use devices and apps in the classroom, distribute and collect
materials, assign activities within apps, follow student progress, and gain
valuable insight into each student’s progress. Learn more >
Apple Teacher
Apple Teacher is a free professional learning program designed to support
and celebrate educators using Apple products for teaching and learning.
Educators can build skills on iPad that directly apply to activities with their
students and earn recognition for the new things they learn. Learn more >
Apple Professional Learning
We want teachers to feel confident using Apple technology for learning
and teaching. Our specialists are former educators who can support them
with onsite coaching and mentoring that helps them design deeper learning
experiences for each student. Learn more >
Business success stories
Learn how businesses around the world are using Apple devices and apps
to change the way they work. Learn more >
Visit apple.com/education for additional information about Apple in Education,
or call 1-800-800-2775 to speak with an Apple Education representative.
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