iPad IEP Instructions
Getting Started
- Open IEP Tracking Chart – Blank from this email using the iPad.
- Touch spreadsheet. In the top right corner a square with an up arrow will appear (I will refer to this as upload button).
- Click on upload button.
- Click on Open in Numbers button (green with a bar graph). This will create a copy in your app.
- To make additional copies for each student, click and hold spreadsheet until spreadsheets start to jiggle.
- Once jiggling, click on the top left button that is 2 squares with a “+” sign in the middle.
- To change the name of your spreadsheet to include your students initials, click on the copied title. Click done when finished.
Customizing each spreadsheet
- Open the student’s spreadsheet (to get to all of your spreadsheets available if already in a spreadsheet, click on “Spreadsheets” in the top left corner).
- In Cell C1, a drop down menu of either “VI skills” or “O&M Skills” is available.
- Fill in Students Name and Start and End dates by touching each cell and typing in the information.
- To create a dropdown menu with your student’s objectives, click on cell C9.
- Click on paintbrush in top right column.
- Click on “Format”
- Click on “Pop-Up Menu.”
- Click on each “Item” and type in the objectives here.
Completing each spreadsheet
- Date- double tap on cell to complete in date format.
- Lesson Plan – tap on cell once and begin typing lesson plan.
- Objectives – tap on cell to view drop down menu.
- Trials – tap on cell and type out trials (for example, 1 out of 2) or use an apostrophe to type out the fraction ( for example, ‘1/2).
- Prompts – tap on cell once and begin typing any prompts used.
- ECC – tap on cell to view drop down menu.
- Notes–Tap on “Notes” spreadsheet at top of menu bar to input additional notes if needed.
- Date - double tap on cell to complete in date format.
- Notes – tap on cell once and begin typing Notes.
Sending spreadsheet to Excel to print (if you don’t have Apple computer connected to your printer)
- Open spreadsheet in Numbers app.
- In top right corner, click on Upload button.
- Click on “Send a copy.”
- Click on “Excel.”
- Click on “Mail.”
- Email to yourself. This does take a long time to convert and send to your email (around 7 hours).
- Once you open the spreadsheet, you may need to adjust the formatting so it prints correctly.
To format in Excel
- Click on “View” tab at top of spreadsheet.
- Click on “Page Break Preview.”
- If there are dotted blue lines cutting off some of your spreadsheet you need to move them to include all of your data.
- Move mouse over dotted vertical line until “ ” appears.
- Left click and hold on mouse. Drag dotted line to include Column F.
- Move mouse over dotted horizontal line until “ “ appears.
- Left click and hold on mouse. Drag dotted line to include to top of Row 41.