Sharing files on school iPad’s will work differently this year. Our iPads are managed centrally in order to ensure that the same apps and security settings are applied to all devices.

With the introduction of these new settings, connecting a USB cable to a school iPad will no longer allow you to explore the pictures you have taken. This page explains how to share files without using a USB cable.

If you are a teacher and have an iPad for your daily use, your iPad is not subject to the same restrictions as those used by pupils. You can make use of the file sharing described here by using the 'Share Files' link on the Teacher's Homepage.

Following this process is recommended if you want to:

• Copy media from an iPad for safe storage on the school network
• Print pictures taken with an iPad

Sharing from your iPad

If you have one or more pictures to share from your iPad, follow these steps:

• Find and press the ‘Share My Files’ app icon

You will be required to login to the sharing page. Enter the following:

• Username: guest
• Password: guest

Once you have logged in, you will be presented with an area in which you can upload files for later collection (on a laptop, for example).

• Press the Upload button twice (the first time you press the Upload button it will show an upload limit and the second time it will invite you to select photos from your Photo library).
• Select one or more files from the files in your Photos library
• Press Done when you have selected all required files

Your file(s) will be uploaded to our sharing server.

If you have chosen to upload multiple files, you may be asked to indicate whether your files should be overwritten. When asked which files you wish to keep, you must select both ’new files’ and ‘already existing files’, as shown in the illustration below. If you don’t, each will be overwritten by the one that follows and you may also replace someone else’s files.

Collecting your files from a laptop or desktop computer

The process of collecting files from a laptop or desktop is similar to the one we have used to upload our files.

• Follow the Share Files link on the Teachers Homepage
• Login with the Guest user account (username ‘guest’ and password ‘guest’)
• Hover the mouse over an individual file and press the Download option; your web browser will save the file for you.

After you have saved you file(s), you can copy them to a safe location on the school network for future use.

Important Considerations

When sharing files using this system, please keep the following in mind:

• Keep in mind that content you share in this manner can be accessed by others in school.
• Content shared in this way is only accessible in school; you cannot access these files from home.
• Content is only stored for the current day; all files will be automatically removed each night.