iPads | Nanjing International School

For all G1 NIS students and New parents will bring the iPad their child will use to the parent training session on Thursday. The IT department will work with parents during this hands-on workshop to download all required free NIS apps and teach parents how to set up folders to make the iPad ready for learning. Parents will take the iPads home for the weekend to finish preparing them for learning at NIS (this is so that parents are better able to manage them at home).

For all G2-4 NIS students and returning parents, NIS will offer a workshop on the Friday after the new parent session to review and refresh you on similar management of the iPad, and provide time to go over the iPad set up for learning.

Bring your child’s iPad to the IT information session.

Step 1: Set up an Apple ID or Family Sharing for your child

If you do not use Apple products yourself, you will need to create an Apple ID before you can download any apps. Follow directions here in English, Mandarin or Korean.

Step 1a: Enabling Family Sharing

If you use Apple products yourself, we recommend that you set up Family Sharing for your children. Follow the link to find directions from Apple Support to set up family sharing for your child. This will allow you to monitor your child’s activity and approve any apps they wish to download. Your child will have their own iCloud account to back-up school work. Click here for directions in Mandarin and Korean.

Step 2: Set up your child’s iPad settings

Please either use the PDF or watch the video to see how to set up your child’s settings.

Step 3: Download your child’s required paid apps

Below are the paid apps required for each grade level. Please note that many apps are used in multiple grade levels. You will only need to purchase those apps once and you can use them for multiple years. With family sharing, you also only need to pay for the apps once for all of your children.

Family Sharing: How to download apps purchased for another family member

Click here to view the directions from Apple Support for how to download apps already purchased by another family member. Click here for directions in Mandarin or Korean.

*Please note you will need to turn ‘Installing Apps’ to ‘Allow’ to purchase these apps

Screen Time > iTunes & App Store Purchases > Installing Apps > Allow

Required Paid Apps

Step 1: Set up an Apple ID or Family Sharing for your child

Step 1a: Enabling Family Sharing

Step 2: Set up your child’s iPad settings

Step 3: Download your child’s required paid apps

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4