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iPad Basics​
  • iPad User Guide (iOS10)
  • iPad User Guide (iOS9.3) 
  • iPad User Guide (iOS8.3) 
  • iPad User Guide (iOS7) 
  • iPad 2 User Guide - older iPads
  • iPad 1 User Guide - oldest iPads

iPad Advanced Tips & Tricks

  • Using the iPad and SIRI with Seniors
  • Deleting, Organizing, and Moving Apps video
  • Speak Selection (Read Aloud) Setting
  • Five Useful Tips to Master iBooks
  • ​Understanding Safari for IOS settings
  • ​Mobile Safari Tips and Tricks
  • ​How to Use Camera for iPhone and iPad: The Ultimate Guide
  • ​Signing up for Twitter and getting started with your iPad

Recommended Apps for Seniors
(Titles in RED must be purchased)

Utilities:
  • Magnifying Glass w/light
  • Find my iPad (iPhone)
  • WeatherBug
  • The Weather Channel
  • Mint Bills & Money (bill paying & money management)
  • Penultimate (writing by hand)
  • AppZapp HD Pro (find free & good deal apps)
  • App Price Drops (discounted apps)
  • Scan (QR and barcode reader)

Entertainment:
  • Netflix (view movies on your iPad; must pay for monthly subscription)
  • YouTube (view videos and playlists)
  • ESPN
  • Pandora (music)


Health & Wellness:
  • Diabetes In Check
  • Web MD
  • Calorie Counter and Diet Tracker (by MyFitnessPal)

Games and Cognitive Exercises
  • Lumosity (subscription required)
  • NY Times Crosswords
  • Fairway Solitaire
  • Candy Crush Saga
  • Farm Heroes
  • Jigsaw Box (solve puzzles or create your own)
  • Words with Friends

E-Books
  • iBooks
  • Nook - (Download the Nook app, create a free account and then go HERE to find and download free e-books.)
  • Overdrive  (Use this app to check-out books from the Denton Public Library. You will need your library card number. Videos on how to set up the Overdrive Media Console are HERE and written directions for setting up OMC are HERE.)
These websites have free ebooks in the ePub format that you can download to iBooks: 
  • ManyBooks
  • Open Library (Must create a free account first. Download the Bluefire Reader app to read the ebooks.)
  • Project Gutenberg
  • EPubBud - (Click to "Browse All Ebooks" and use the side menu to select the desired category. Use the Bluefire Reader app to read the ebooks.)

Social Media
  • Facebook
  • Pinterest
  • Instagram

Fun to Use with the Grandkids
  • Sock Puppets
  • Toca Hair Salon
  • Doodle Buddy (drawing)
  • Oldify 2

Lifelong Learning
  • iTunes U
  • TED Talks
  • CNN
  • NPR (National Public Radio)

Creativity and Just Plain Fun
  • Let's Create Pottery (Lite - free) or  Let's Create Pottery HD ($4.99)
  • Notegraphy - create beautiful text creations
  • Chatterpix Kids - make anything talk

Photography and Image Editing
  • Pic Collage
  • Pho.to Lab
  • Be Funky
  • Snapseed
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Social Media for Seniors:
  • Pinterest tutorials/instructions
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