My iPad for Kids (Covers iOS 6 on iPad 3rd or 4th generation, and iPad mini)

Sam Costello is a writer and web marketer living in Providence, Rhode Island. He has written about technology, movies, books, comics, food, and more for magazines and websites large and small, including PC World, CNN.com, Rue Morgue, Cape Cod Magazine, and InfoWorld. His writing has been published on five continents. Sam has been the About.com Guide to iPhone and iPod since 2007. At that site–http://ipod.about.com–he writes reviews, how-to’s, and tech support articles about the iPhone, iPod, iTunes, and other Apple technologies. In addition to nonfiction writing, he also writes comics and short stories. By day, Sam is a technology manager at the Boston office of Digitas, a leading digital marketing agency.

1 Please Touch: How the iPad Works  3

The On/Off/Sleep/Wake Button  4

Turning an iPad On and Off  4

Naptime for the iPad: Putting It to Sleep     4

Nice to Meet You: How to Know Which iPad You Have  5

Understanding the Buttons and Ports  6

Side Switch for Screen Lock or Mute  8

Controlling by Touch  9

Using the Home Screen  10

Know Your OS  12

2 Getting Started: Set Up and Sync Your iPad  15

Setting Up and Syncing Your iPad  16

Syncing with iTunes  24

Getting Music, Apps, and More at the iTunes Store     38

Downloading Using the iTunes App  38

Downloading Using the App Store App  41

iTunes Allowance: What It Is and Why Your Parents Should Give You One  44

Lost and Found: Find My iPad  46

Spotlight Search  48

Meet Your Digital Sidekick: Siri  49

Getting Answers with Siri  51

3 It’s All Yours! Customizing Your iPad  55

Changing the Wallpaper and Lock Screen  55

Putting Pictures on Your iPad  57

Arranging Your Apps and Making Folders  58

Editing and Deleting Folders  61

Customizing Your iPad’s Sounds  63

Choosing Your Sounds  63

Screen Brightness  64

4 Surf’s Up! Using the Internet  67

The Two Kinds of iPads  67

Wi-Fi iPads  69

Wi-Fi + 4G iPads  71

Let’s Go on Safari: Using the iPad Web Browser  71

Zooming In and Out  73

Why Some Sites and Videos Don’t Work  78

Save Your Favorite Pages with Reading List  79

Be Safe: On the Internet  81

Awesome Apps  82

5 Talk to Me: Texting, Chatting, and Email  85

Using Contacts  86

Awesome Apps     92

Using Messages  93

Managing Multiple Messages Conversations  97

Finding Great Texting Apps  99

Awesome Chat and Instant Messaging Apps  100

Talk to Friends with Social Media    101

Email  102

Reading, Saving, and Deleting Email  110

Be Safe: Texting, Chatting, and Emailing  113

6 Get Ready for Your Close-Up! It’s FaceTime!     115

Setting Up FaceTime  115

Who You Can Call and Who You Can’t  118

Answering FaceTime Calls  118

Hold All Your Calls with Do Not Disturb  119

Skype: FaceTime for People without FaceTime  121

Be Safe: On FaceTime and Skype  125

7 Using Your iPad for School    127

Writing and Printing on the iPad  127

Which Keyboards You Can Use  128

Using the Onscreen Keyboard  130

Enabling the Caps Lock  132

Copying and Pasting Text  132

AirPrint and Compatible Printers  135

How to Print    136

Writing Apps: Notes  136

Printing and Deleting Notes  137

Viewing the Notes List  137

Writing Apps: Pages  138

Formatting a Document  140

Advanced Formatting Options  141

Formatting Images and Shapes  144

Formatting Tables  145

Awesome Apps  148

Using the Internet for Homework    150

How to Do Research Online  150

Choosing Good Sources  151

Using Research in Your Papers    152

8 Get Organized with Calendar, Reminders, and Clock    155

Using Calendar  155

Using Reminders  162

Awesome Apps  166

Always Wake Up on Time: Using Alarm Clock  168

9 E-books and iBooks  173

Where to Find and Buy E-books  174

Getting E-books from Amazon and Barnes & Noble  184

Getting E-books from the Library  187

Awesome Apps  190

Getting Magazines and Newspapers with Newsstand  191

Buying Individual Issues or Subscriptions  192

Reading Magazines and Newspapers  193

Awesome Apps  194

10 Using Your iPad in Fourth Grade  199

English/Language Arts  200

Show Off That Fancy Vocabulary with Boggle  200

Perfect Your Handwriting with Cursive Practice  200

Make Grammar Fun with Grammar Games  201

Write Better Sentences with SentenceBuilder for iPad  201

Improve Your Spelling with Simplex Spelling Phonics 1    202

Master New Words with Dictionary.com  202

Math  204

Your Smarts Get Rewarded in MathGirl Addition House  205

Kung Fu Learning! Math Ninja HD  205

Save a Falling Star Using Motion Math HD  205

Build Spaceships by Solving Problems in Rocket Math  206

Solve Equations in Many Ways with Math Mago  206

Science  208

Travel to Other Planets Using Britannica Kids: Solar System  208

Learning Gets Your Hands Dirty in Kid Science: Gross Science  208

Discover the History of the Stars with Solar Walk  209

History/Social Studies  211

History in the Right Order: American History Time Line  211

A Roadtrip, 1800s Style: The Oregon Trail  211

Fit the Country Together in Stack the States  212

Learn the Lay of the Land with U.S. Geography by Discovery Education  212

Music  214

Play or Create Your Own Songs with DoReMi 1-2-3  215

Get Funky in Easy Beats 2 Pro Drum Machine  215

Tickle the Ivories with Learn Piano HD  216

Start Reading Sheet Music in Treble Clef Kids  216

Art  216

Finger Paint on Your iPad with Doodle Buddy for iPad  217

Create Fun Scenes with Kid Art for iPad  217

Draw and Color Your Favorite Animals in iLuv Drawing Animals  217

Foreign Language  220

Feed Your Brain with MindSnacks Apps  220

11 Using Your iPad in Fifth Grade  223

English/Language Arts  223

Build a Bigger Vocabulary with 5th Grade Vocabulary Prep  224

Object Meets Action in GrammarPrep: Subjects and Verbs  224

Smooth Out Your Sentences with GrammarPrep: Fragments, Run-Ons, and Comma Splices  224

Write Your Own Book with Storybuddy 2  225

Verbs and Vocab: iTooch ENGLISH Grade 5  225

Math  227

Prepare for Standardized Tests with 5th Grade Math Testing Prep  227

Learning Games in Epic Math HD  227

A Whole New Kind of Math: Fractions App by Tap to Learn  228

Geometry, Graphs, and Game Center: iTooch MATH Grade 5  228

Solve Equations Under the Sea with Lobster Diver HD  229

Show Your Work on the Virtual Chalkboard in MathBoard    229

Science  232

Discover the Secrets of DNA in Cell and Cell Structure  232

Find Out How Lasers Work in Bobo Explores Light  232

History/Social Studies  234

Relive the War with The Civil War Today  234

See How the Country Developed with History: Maps of the United States  235

LineTime: World History Timeline HD  235

Meet Our Leaders in American Presidents for iPad  236

Music  237

Fine-Tune Your Ear for Music with EarMan HD  237

Make Beautiful Music without a Piano in Magic Piano  238

Drag and Drop Composing: PatternMusic MXXIV  238

Start Your Path to Superstardom with Rock Prodigy: Guitar  239

Art  240

Your Art Comes Alive in DoInk Animation & Drawing  241

Discover an Important Artist by Visiting Frida’s World  241

Draw Your Favorite Characters with Manga Art Academy HD  242

Create More Than Art Using Sketches 2  242

How to Make Origami  242

Foreign Language  243

Living Language—French for iPad and Spanish for iPad  243

Ana Lomba’s French/Spanish for Kids: The Red Hen  243

12 Using Your iPad in Sixth Grade    247

English/Language Arts  247

Augment Your Terminology Using 6th Grade Vocabulary Prep  248

Cite Your Sources with EasyBib for iPad  248

Meet a Small Mark with a Big Role in GrammarPrep: Using Commas    249

Train Your Fingers in TapTyping    249

Sink Language Errors with Zombie Grammar Force  250

Math  251

Prepare for Your State Tests Using 6th Grade Math Testing Prep  251

Real-Life Math: Math Snacks HD  251

Find the Math in Stories with Math Word Problems Grade 6  252

Do Better Math in Your Head in Mathemagics  252

Solve Problems with Logic Using MathLands  252

Science  253

Get Close Without Getting Burned: 3D Sun  253

Learn About Walking on the Moon from Buzz Aldrin Portal to Science and Space Exploration HD  253

Discover the Stars Right Above You in Distant Suns 3  254

Shake Things Up with iQuakeMini  254

Find Where the Nearest Volcano Is in Britannica Kids: Volcanoes  255

History/Social Studies  256

From Gladiators to Emperors in Britannica Kids: Ancient Rome  256

Track Thousands of Years with Chinese History Timeline  257

Discover the Foundation of Our Country in Constitution and Federalist Papers  257

America’s Founding Document: Declaration for iPad  258

Thrilling Tales in the Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome—AudioBook  258

Find Fun in the Past with World History Games  259

Much More Than Mummies—Britannica Kids: Ancient Egypt    259

Music  260

Learn at Your Speed with Amazing Slow Downer Lite  260

Make Music and Podcasts in GarageBand  261

Improve Your Playing with Pianist Pro  261

Play the Classics in Virtual Sheet Music  262

Art  264

Step Up to the Art Table in Drawing Pad  264

Create Dazzling Designs with Meritum Paint Pro    265

Professional-Level Art Tools Using SketchBook Pro for iPad  265

Foreign Language  266

Spanish/French in a Month HD  266

13 Using Your iPad in Seventh Grade  269

English/Language Arts  269

Level Up Your English Skills in Grammar Up  270

Understand How Stories Work Using Literary Analysis Guide  270

Organize Your Thoughts with Outliner for iPad  271

Crossword-Style Competition: Scrabble  271

Take Better Notes with Evernote  272

Math  274

From Algebra to Statistics: 7th Grade Math Testing Prep  274

Find Out When You’ll Use This Stuff with Elevated Math  275

Monkey Math: Middle School Math Pro 7th Grade  275

Multitouch Math: Algebra Touch  275

Science  277

See Cells How Scientists Do in 3D Cell Simulation and Stain Tool    277

Go from Egg to Adult in a Life Cycle App  277

Get Under Your Skin Using Powers of Minus Ten—Cells and Genetics  278

Meet the Beautiful Building Blocks of Life in the Elements: A Visual Exploration  278

History/Social Studies  279

Discover Mexico’s Ancient Rulers in Britannica Kids: Aztec Empire  279

Discover the Power of Reason in the Enlightenment 101: The TextVook  280

Sail Uncharted Seas in European Exploration: The Age of Discovery  280

Encounter the Lost Mayan Civilization  281

Experience Europe’s Rebirth in Renaissance History 101: The Animated TextVook  281

Tour the Globe Using the World by National Geographic  282

Music  282

Learn Songs at Your Own Speed with Capo  282

Become the Life of the Party Using djay  283

Compose Electronic Masterpieces Using Looptastic HD  283

A Comprehensive Tune-Up: Guitar Toolkit  284

Art  285

Get Painting Using ArtStudio for iPad  285

A Bucket of Paintbrushes in One App: Brushes 3  285

Meet the Masters in Monet HD and Other Apps  286

Foreign Language  287

Veni, Vidi, Vici: Latin Phrases  288

Living Language Apps  288

Learn Up to 30 Languages with Language Coach  289

14 Rock Out: Music on the iPad  291

Getting Music for Your iPad  291

iTunes and Other Online Music Stores  293

Apps  294

Using the Music App  295

Music App Options and Controls  297

Making and Using Playlists  299

Listen Carefully: Protecting Your Hearing  302

Awesome Apps  303

15 Lights, Camera, Action: Videos and Photos    305

Watching Videos from YouTube or iTunes  305

Finding Videos at YouTube  306

Getting Movies from iTunes  309

Using the iPad’s Cameras and Apps  314

Using the Photos App  320

Working with Photo Albums  324

Sharing Pictures and Video  328

Be Safe: With Photos and Videos  330

Awesome Apps  331

For Photography  331

For Making Videos  332

For Watching Videos  332

16 It’s Play Time: Gaming on the iPad  335

Getting Games  335

Using Game Center  339

Be Safe: On Game Center  348

Awesome Apps  349

17 Fixing Problems Yourself  353

Restarting a Frozen iPad  354

Restarting Your iPad  354

Make Your Battery Last Longer  355

Finding a Lost iPad  358

What to Do If Your iPad Gets Wet  362

Backing Up Your iPad  363

Backup by Syncing  365

Restoring Your Data from Backup  365

Redownloading from iCloud  369

18 Taking Care of Your iPad    373

Keeping Your iPad Safe  373

Protecting Your Data  374

Protecting Your Privacy  377

Caring for Your iPad    379

Keep It Away from Water and Food  379

Don’t Drop It  379

Cases and Screen Protectors  380

What to Use—and Not Use—for Cleaning  381

Index  383