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Hi, Has anyone set up a way of automatically checking that a shared iPad or Macbook has been returned to its cart? There are 3 ways I think it could work 1. An iBeacon inside the cart and then configure a smart group in JAMF Pro. E.g. Cart A iPad AND iBeacon Cart A not in range. Then it could send an email if a device falls into that group. Is there a way of scheduling when that group becomes active, or when those emails get sent? We would only want it to do this check at, say, 4PM? 2. Using our CISCO wireless controller Is there a way of doing something similar using device location tracking on WIFI? 1 and 2 wouldn't work well on MacBooks because they may be shut down. 3. With RFID tags on the devices Perhaps there could be an iPad permanently fixed to the top of the trolley and then some way of scanning using RFID tags. There would need to be some sort of RFID sensor in the trolley. Is there an app for that?

How about these, from the same company? They're very compact as compared to other solutions. No basket though. https://www.lockncharge.com/products/putnam-charging-station/

It seems to have the potential to be a true cross platform browser. Except on the iPad it gives you mobile versions of MS websites, even when it's set to give desktop versions. Subsequently, Safari offers a way-better experience.

Note, however, that once a staff member has created a meeting link, it is then reusable by anyone. Currently there is no way to stop authenticated users from starting a meeting. If you wanted to stop students from using meeting links created by staff, you'd have to remove their Teams licence; then they would be forced into the lobby. But that, of course, means removing access to all the other features of Teams. You might be better to turn off students' abilities to start or schedule calls. Then have staff use 'Meet Now' feature within a channel. If they want to restrict it so that only specific students can join a meeting, they could create a private channel and then remove them from that channel when you're done.

I tried Krisp out. It is pretty amazing. But, when I had it turned on in a Teams call, other users complained that they got weird echo and noises on the call so I ended up turning it off.

Is the real issue the zoombombing then? Is that down to user error - ie. they're not setting passwords? This link seems to suggest it's a down to user training (but, agreed it should be set to fail-safe). I have concerns about Teams too: The default option for joining a meeting is that everyone can bypass the lobby. It is possible to change this default with a policy but, like zoom, it's not set to the safest option by default. The best level of security is 'People in this Organisation' can bypass the lobby. There is no way of forcing all users to go via the lobby. This means that if a teacher sends a group of students a link, they can have their own meet ups before and after. Is there a way of killing a link after it's been used? Zoom gives the meeting organiser a lot of control, and being able to put students in break-out rooms is amazing. I tried using the whiteboard in Teams and it was hopeless - it was slow and wouldn't work on iOS devices. Are we all going with Zoom or Team because it's what people know, or because it's the best - safety-wise and pedagogically? I had a quick look at Digital Samba, for example. Expensive but has powerful e-learning features - works in any browser without any apps. Are there other tools out there that are better for classrooms?

Not Logo but I find scratch does a good job. You can enable pen tools in extensions. Depends on what they are trying to achieve, of course.

I can’t say that I love firefly but it is stable and reliable for students. Have you contacted their support? They are very good at responding to issues. We had an issue which they tracked down to a huge PDF being embedded on our landing page.

OR... Would Apple Configurator 2 do it? I don't want to use it to set everything up, just want it to connect it to the wifi and get it to JAMF. Could we plug multiple iPads through a USB hub (our charging cart has that, I believe) and set them up in batches?

Hi, Need to wipe and re-setup lots of iPads quickly. We have JAMF MDM and devices are already enrolled. JAMF will take care of the wifi setup and push down all the apps and settings. BUT.... How do you initially connect to the MDM? On a clean iPad we are currently clicking through initial setup questions and manually connecting to the wifi network. After that, the MDM takes over, and will push through the correct wifi network and apps. I hear that iPads are hard-coded to connect to a specific wifi network so they can find the MDM server when they are in the setup phase? Is that true? Is it connecting to Apple's DEP service, the local MDM or both? Could proximity setup be used to find wifi details from a nearby iPad via bluetooth? It doesn't need to be zero-touch, but any tips to reduce the number of clicks would be appreciated!

What does that do & how does it work?

Click on the title School Manager Help Then change language to English (U.S.) They haven't changed the spelling of color to colour yet.

Yes, I'm as shocked as you are. https://help.apple.com/schoolmanager/#/apdb19317543 You'll need to change your help language to English (US) to read the document. This is so new they haven't round to changing the spelling of color.

I know I'm asking for a lot. There are products that are good at one, or other, but few can do both. Wishlist: * Onsite firewall with filtering (standard appliance) * For BYOD studnets - cloud filtering when offsite, controlled by parents * Controllable at classroom-level by teachers * Multiplatform: Mac, iOS, Windows * MDM-style controls for iOS (e.g can prevent apps being launched, perhaps offer basic MDM functions). Found one product that ticks the boxes (FamilyZone). But, it's expensive. Are there others I've missed?

Hi, Using Microsoft OneDrive app on iOS, I can see all my files for the Sharepoint sites. In Apple Files App, I can only see one or two. Another user (who has the same membership) can see a different set of files. Any ideas? Thanks, Ian.