There are three profile that can happen with configurator.

1) locked down for the children. Eg: you cannot get the photos off the iPad by USB to a computer.

– to get images off, either set up a student email and these can be emailed to the teacher in groups of 5, or use a class dropbox account and the iPads automatically sync to icloud.

When the apps and system requires updating then the iPads are synced to configurator. teachers cannot automatically do this task.

2) the VPP apps can be installed and the iPad not supervised. Therefore the teacher can add their own iTunes account over the top and the apps stay with the iPad. But this is not really a safe option for children’s use.

3) teachers are given VPP codes and these belong to the teachers iTunes account, so when the teachers leave the apps go with them. We could also use this system with our children. So families would buy a group of apps as part of stationary. 

So where to if we allowed BYO iPad.

I think that the easiest option is for the children to purchase the required apps. The parents set up the iTunes account therefore they manage updates etc.

We could configure with settings that did not allow FaceTime, messaging, YouTube. 

Kids blog would allow the children to share their learning yet would not require an email. We are always thinking about our learner’s well being.

My next steps is to set up accounts within accounts. In addition I am not quite confident to add the apps back to configurator but I am certainly more at ease with what I am doing.