Accessibility & Academics on iPad

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Getting focused

Personal Focus

Use personal focus to "get yourself in the zone" and limit distractions.

Modify notifications

Change notification settings to put academics first!

Guided Access

"Lock" yourself into an application, set a timer, and limit application use/notifications. But really stay focused!

Review screen time

Triple check how you're doing and how you're using your screen with iOS Screen time (or set up for another family member)

Staying organized

How to actually use Apple Reminders (iOS 16) -- and collaborate with others to get those things done!

Work with templates in Reminders on iPadIn Reminders on iPad, save a list as a template for new lists. You can also publish a template and share it with others.

Researching/Exploring

Use Visual Look Up to identify objects in your photos on iPhoneUse Visual Look Up in the Photos app to identify popular landmarks, art, statues, plants, pets, birds, insects, and spiders that appear in your photos on iPhone.

Measure a person’s height with iPadIn Measure on supported models, instantly measure a person’s height.

Look around places in Maps on iPadIn Maps on iPad, view cities in interactive 3D.

Take Flyover tours in Maps on iPadIn Maps on iPad, you can fly over many of the world’s major cities and landmarks.

"Boosts" while reading/watching

Use Visual Look Up to identify objects in your photos on iPhoneUse Visual Look Up in the Photos app to identify popular landmarks, art, statues, plants, pets, birds, insects, and spiders that appear in your photos on iPhone.

ios dictionary

Quickly search a word via the iOS dictionary -- in multiple languages, too!

Use "Alex" voice for easier listening. Use this feature to speak selected content. Listen to your notes and boost your study skills!

Use Live Text to interact with content in a photo or video on iPhoneUse Live Text to copy text in photos and videos, translate languages, make a call, and more in the Photos app on iPhone.

Limit distractions with "reader mode" in Safari.

Accessibility features

Use AssistiveTouch on iPad

Add a pointer device to iPad and use a bluetooth mouse or keyboard.

Use iPad as a remote microphone with Live ListenOn iPad, stream sound from the microphone to your MFi hearing devices or AirPods.

Automatically enable "dark mode" to help your eyes in darker environments.

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