iPad Personalization

          Most of the customization options available on this list were things I had already learned how to do on my own iOS device.  However, one of the really fascinating and interesting things I learned about was the multitasking gestures.  It was so much fun and a lot easier to use.  It kind of made using the iPad flow better, without having to continually press other buttons to get what I want.  If I hadn’t already bought my own tablet that I enjoy a bit more, or if the iPad had been a bit cheaper, I might have bought an iPad for my personal use.  It is quite simple to use and has thousands of apps to help personalize the iPad with, as well as offer plenty of entertainment.  Out of all the tricks I learned, I think that making the folders was the one I was most excited about teaching to other people.  I had been wondering about how to do this for a long time on my iPhone, but I never had a chance to find out how to do it.  Now that I know, I want everyone to learn how to do it!

          Playing with customization used up a lot of my time!  I think I must have used about two hours or so simply going through everything (and then getting distracted by apps, settings, and the like).  I feel as though, because of my own experience with it, that it would be quite easy for a student to get quite distracted by everything, as well.  I feel that the iPad is a powerful tool for classrooms when it’s used for learning.  However, because of all the options and such to add to it, I think that it has a lot of potential to be a huge distraction, as well.  Perhaps, for the next iPad, I would like it to have some parental option, or some set of settings that allow for adjusting the time spent using one app or activity over the other, to allow students to have some fun customizing their iPads, but to also limit distractions.