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One Day Away ------

  I have less than 24 hours to get three grades ready - NOT.  GOING. TO. HAPPEN!!  Thank you Configurator:(!!!  I have ONE batch of 3rd grade left and then I only have K-2 to finish up this week.   THANK THE LORD that I have AMAZING teachers that are flexible and understanding as they will get their iPads at the end of the week - THANK. YOU!!  I ended up having to wipe EVERY iPad and prepare ALL of them in order to fix the problem!  Still not sure what it was, as Apple helped ZERO - but I found a round-a-bout way to get it done - TIME CONSUMING - but getting it to work nonetheless!! 
  Distribution went well.  We did things a little different this year.  We only had grades 7-12 come and get their iPads as they are the only grade without a "homeroom," so they were the only ones that got them prior to school starting.  Starting tomorrow, various grades will be coming over from the elementary school to pick theirs up.  It looks a little something like this:




  As you can see - the cords were COMPLETE. CHAOS!!!  I STILL don't know why we collect them as the students can be help responsible for this - but oh well - after some time, I was able to unravel all of them and lay out a little better - YUCK!!  I would suggest letting kiddos KEEP them - a pain indeed!  All worked out, however, and we have only about 30 sitting here left for pick up on the first day of school.  They won't be able to take them home until all their paperwork is turned in, but that will be just a day or two for most. 

I will also post updated App lists as I am retyping those buggers up since I don't have the most recent on the blog --- come back later next week for that!

Happy Beginning of the year for ya'll!  Have a great one - and I will continue to post progress, amazing ideas, frustrations, and fun things;)

Happy Day,
Mrs. I:)

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