The iPad is a very useful element that is increasingly present in the classrooms of both colleges and institutes and universities around the world. In general, a iPad allows versatility, comfort and ease of access to information. For apple education has always been a basic pillar offering services like iTunes U or discounts on their products for students. Some time ago the big apple launched Auditorium, an application with which teachers could manage classes in which they could have iPads, in this case. This is a tool that has greater autonomy after the last major update.
Classroom 2.0, much smarter and integrated to iOS
Before starting to analyze the news of the version 2.0 of Classroom, let's see what perspective Apple has on these Shared iPads. This application is designed for classes in which there are many iPads that are distributed among the different students (or either by groups), these devices are managed by the students but with remote supervision at any time by the teacher:
Shared iPad is an iOS feature for centers that share devices and do not want to give up offering a personalized experience. Before class begins, teachers can assign a shared iPad to any student of their choice. Each student knows which device they have been touched by because their photo appears on the lock screen. Students can access their personal content with a password or a simple four-digit PIN.
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It's important pointing that a local connection and Bluetooth activation required so that Aula works perfectly. It is also important to emphasize that the domain of all iPads is in the hands of the teacher, who can block applications, block devices, organize students into groups... Without further ado, let's find out what's new in version 2.0 of this application designed to manage educational classes:
- Create classes: from this moment on, different classes can be created within the same group of students. In the event that there is the same theoretical class in two equal groups, it will be possible to invite close students to documents created specifically to teach the subject matter of that subject.
- Share documents: Until now there was in Classroom what was known as shared resources where users could be offered the documents they wanted. From now on, students will be able to transfer files (to each other and to the teacher) via AirDrop. As it is necessary for Bluetooth to be active for the app to function, it is only necessary to configure the AirDrop power on.
- Mute devices: to give the teacher more control, the teacher can mute the iPads of students who fear they are going to cause annoyance or are already causing it
