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Instructions for configuring a sleep schedule and Sleep Focus mode on a Bowdoin-issued MacBook and iPad. Covers setting bedtime and wake times, enabling wind-down, and choosing a simplified Lock Screen for better sleep.

Instructions for reviewing and customizing app notification settings on a Bowdoin-issued MacBook and iPad. Covers turning notifications on or off per app, adjusting alert styles, disabling sounds and badges, and using scheduled notification summaries.

Instructions for turning on Screen Time and reviewing weekly usage reports on a Bowdoin-issued MacBook and iPad. Covers viewing app usage, pickup frequency, and notification counts to build awareness of device habits.

Instructions for creating and using custom Focus modes on a Bowdoin-issued MacBook and iPad. Covers building modes such as Class, Study, and Social, choosing who and what can reach you during each mode, scheduling a Focus (including a class schedule), showing different Home Screen pages per Focus, and staying reachable for emergencies.

Instructions for rearranging apps, creating folders, hiding pages, customizing which Home Screen pages appear during specific Focus modes, and reducing autoplaying video on a Bowdoin-issued iPad. Helps students put academic tools front and center.

Explains how to connect and disconnect an iPad to a classroom Apple TV using the AirPlay screen-mirroring feature built into iPadOS, with a step-by-step instructional video. Covers getting on the Bowdoin wireless network and entering the on-screen code. For faculty, staff, and students presenting wirelessly from an iPad in a Bowdoin classroom.

Explains how to connect and disconnect an iPad to an Apple TV using the Ditto Connect app, with a step-by-step instructional video and guidance on entering the room code. Requires the Ditto Connect app installed on the iPad. For staff, faculty, and students presenting wirelessly from an iPad in a Bowdoin classroom.

Explains how to install the Ditto Connect app on an iPad using the Self Service app, noting that Bowdoin-issued iPads usually have it pre-installed, with a step-by-step instructional video. Ditto Connect lets you present wirelessly to a classroom Apple TV. For students, staff, and faculty using an iPad.

How to share an iPad screen into a Microsoft Teams meeting running on a computer, so any iPad app can be shown to students and optionally recorded. Covers joining the meeting on both devices, using Share Screen and Start Broadcast on the iPad, and stopping the broadcast. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students.

Explains how to turn on Auto-Backup in Notability on an iPad so notes are automatically saved to a Bowdoin Microsoft OneDrive account. Covers choosing OneDrive, selecting a file format and backup folder, and verifying that backups are saving. Applies to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff who use Notability on an iPad.

Instructions for enabling Auto-Backup (Third-Party Backup) in the Notability app to save notes to a cloud service such as Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, or OneDrive. Covers choosing a destination folder, selecting a file format, choosing which subjects to back up, and restoring backups. Applies to anyone using Notability on iPadOS or macOS.

Troubleshooting steps for when Bowdoin's Notability license is not recognized on a Mac or iPad. Explains that the license applies only to Bowdoin-issued devices that download Notability from Self Service. Applies to current Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students.