Good news, Bad news or NO News...?

With the latest iOS upgrade (iOS9), Apple released a News app. A few of our Year 4 parents have expressed concerns about some of the News content. When the off-field antics of certain footballers are considered sufficiently newsworthy to report in explicit detail via this News app, many more parents, even of older children, may discover similar concerns. This post explains how to remove News content from the iPad.

In Settings > iCloud, you will see News listed as a feature of iCloud that can be toggled off:

Settings > iCloud > News

The News app will still appear when you turn it off, but it won’t have any content when opened. 

Unfortunately there’s another step required to turn off the News content that automatically appears on the Spotlight search screen (swiping L > R from the Home screen). Here's what to do to remove this:

Go to Settings > General > Spotlight Search. Scroll waaaay down to Spotlight Suggestions and toggle this OFF:

Settings > General > Spotlight Search > Spotlight Suggestions

I’ve not yet experienced any issues with notifications from the News app but you could also turn those off in case. Go to Settings > News > Notifications and turn notifications OFF.

Settings > News > Notifications

Thanks, Parents, for monitoring your children's iPad use. Your vigilance benefits our entire community!

Apple Charger Recall

You may have already heard in the news that Apple have issued a global recall for AC wall plugs (chargers) of iOS devices (iPads, iPhones and iPods) shipped between 2003 and 2015. In very rare cases, these chargers may break and create a risk of electrical shock if touched.

You can find more information about this recall, and how to tell if your charger might be affected, on the Apple website.

If you believe you have an affected charger at home, you can take it into any Apple reseller and exchange it for a new, redesigned adapter, free of charge. Alternatively, you can request a replacement via the internet or contact Apple Support.

Onwards and Upwards...

On the eve of a brand new school year, it's time to thank you all, parents of our 2015 Year 5 students, for your time and attention as subscribers of the 5Padwise blog. You're now ready to graduate to Year 6 Padwise for 2016. To avoid unnecessary blog posts from here in the future, please find the Unsubscribe button in the email footer below.

We hope you take the time to visit 6Padwise in the next few days, and subscribe by email so you don't miss a post. The focus of 6Padwise is to keep you updated about events and exciting learning from the Year 6 classrooms. We might also let you know about new app requirements from time to time, or link to other resources and information of interest.

...and have a great first week!

Religion on the iPad

Year 5 students share some of the work they have done for Religion.

Angelita says: "We had to make a piece of art that refers to Jesus. I used the app Art Set because it has lots of different textures and techniques. I learnt how to use a lot more tools and extras in Art Set."

by Angelita

GLAMping with Year 5

Here are four of the Camp Diaries created by Year 5 students, for your enjoyment. The students used the Book Creator app to create ePub files which can be read (and listened to) as digital books (eBooks) in the iBooks app. Here, the students' books have been reproduced as images. 

Enjoy finding out what Year 5 students got up to at Tallebudgera last term....