Set Up Your iPad 

for Remote School 

 

1. Google Classroom​...You can access Google Classroom 

through the Safari app that comes with your iPad; you will 
have full access to all features of Classroom, as well as to 
all of the assignments and attached documents.  
 
Note:​ there is a Google Classroom app available for the iPad, but 
working with the attached documents on assignments can be 
more confusing through the app, with 2 ways to edit those 
documents, a pen icon and a share box icon. 
 
If you ​do​ decide to use the Google Classroom app, be sure to click 
the share box icon ( ) to edit an attachment to an assignment. 
Doing so will open the document in the correct app so you can 
work on shared documents and won’t turn in a pdf. 
 

2. Google Meet​...you will need to have the Google Meet app 

on your iPad, as there is no way to access it otherwise. You will be 
able to join meets, turn your camera and mic on and off, and 
participate in the chat. You will not be able to change layouts, or 
blur/change your background.  
3. Apps to work with different documents...almost all the 
assignments given that include attached documents will involve 
one of the following document types: Docs, Slides, Jamboard, and 
Forms.  
 

• Docs​—you will need to have the Google Docs app 

installed; you will be able to view and write in/edit documents, but 
will not have the full range of tools that are found in the 
browser-based version. 

• ​Slides​—you will need to have the Google Slides app 

installed; you will be able to view and write in/edit documents, but 
will not have the full range of tools that are found in the 
browser-based version. 

• Jamboard​—you will need to have the Google 

Jamboard app installed; you will have full access to all the features 
of the browser-based version. Some tools are found through the + 
symbol in the toolbar, rather than being visible all the time, as in 
the browser-based version. 

• Forms​—there is no need for the app to be installed as 

full access to a form is available through the Safari browser.