Tablets and apps

OutlineSessions

1) Tablet familiarisation Set up wifi, use tablets, get apps

2) Cyber Security and Social media Use your tablet safely

3) Photography Making and sharing images and video; Instagram

4) Communication Messages, video conference, email etc

1) Familiarisation

Getting Started - Login• Login to desktop workstation• Ctrl-alt-delete• Username : LEX0032• Password : CalaMac#2012• (Ctrl- L to lock)

Getting started - Wifi network• Wifi account• Go to

service.thecloud.net/service-platform/login/

• Create a new account, note username, password

• iPad Settings - WiFi• WiFi ON• Choose WiFi Network Guest

WiFi – Login in• Open a web browser e.g. Safari• Type in a web address (google.com)• You will be taken to login page• Use the username/password just made

Apple ID• You’ll need you

appleID to login into

• Settings

Voice – Speech to text• Open Notes

• Start typing• Press Microphone button• Talk

Search with Siri• Settings..Siri• Press and hold power

button• Ask your question

Voice – Hey Siri• Turn on Siri in Settings• Press and hold Power button• Ask…

Today’s Possible appsProductivity Social Media Communication Information

Email Facebook Messenger BBC Weather

Calendar Twitter Whatsapp / Snapchat Magic Seaweed

MS Office Instagram Skype VesselFinder

iWork Apps LinkedIn FaceTime Calmac Status

Safari / Firefox / Chrome Pinterest

Shopping Travel Photography Entertainment

Amazon Tripadvisor Camera / Photobooth Netflix

Ebay Google maps / Maps Photoshop Express Kindle

AppStor AirBnB Periscope VLC

Music (iTunes)

Installing Apps• Go to Apple Store• Search for an app• Touch Get…Install• Use it

• Ideas• Calmac Status• Vesselfinder• BBC Weather• Netweather storm• Magic Seaweed• ………..

A nautical theme?

Rearranging and removing app icons• Press and hold any icon• Drag it elsewhere to move• Touch the x to remove• Main button to finish

Tablets at work?• Are you using tablets at work?• General productivity?• Communication?• Internet / Intranet?• Specialist apps?

What else do you want to do?• Set up email/calendar?• Communicate?• Use pictures

2) Cybersecurity and social media

Cyber Security / Social Media Outline• Cybersecurity – protecting your identity• Scope of Social Networking• Social Networking at work• Social Networking for life

Cybersecurity

Passwords• Strong passwords (work policy?)• Changing• Remembering lots of passwords• How many?• All different?• Written down?• App solutions – Password managers with strong master password

• Sharing passwords• Employer policy• Computer Misuse Act

• https://howsecureismypassword.net/ [Subject to internet access]

Example password secure things

Can You guess Most Common Passwords?

Social Engineering• Tricking you into giving information away• Phishing – emails looking for bank logins• Phone calls • Bank transfers• Sarah Palin email access• We’re from Microsoft - your computer has a virus….

• Typing your password into a webpage on your trainer’s computer

We’re from Microsoft – you have a virus• My son got this message recently• He had the sense to phone me to ask for advice • No! No! No! No! No!• Me and the new kitchen sink were not getting along

• If they say Press Windows key – R• Hang up

Protecting mobile devices• Password / Pin / Pattern• Biometrics• Eye scan• Finger print

• What are the consequences of losing your phone• Track your phone

Android Device Manager

iCloud Locate your Device

Backing up• What happens if your computer or device disappears or dies?• Syncing• Contacts/emails/calendar • Files & photos (iCloud / Google drive / Dropbox / Onedrive)• Hard disk backup / Hard disk image

• But if it’s synced to the cloud, is there anything you don’t want a hacker to see

Wifi• Secure Network – WPA2 – at home• You need a password to connect, normally enter once• It’s probably written under the router• Your data is protected - encrypted

• Public networks• Open Network – your data can be intercepted• May need to make an account• Closed Network – You need a password

Scope of Social Networking

Discussion – what’s your social media?• In small groups what do you use?• List all the social media you are signed up for• Included anything you do online that you consider social.• If you’re not sure if it’s social, write it down• If it’s got a profile where people can see your photo – it’s a kind of

social media• If you can express some kind of opinion – it’s a kind of social media• If you got really annoyed when he or she wrote ‘that’ about you, it’s

social media

What’s your social media?• Facebook• Twitter• Instagram• Pinterest• Whatsapp• Snapchat• Google+• LinkedIn• Youtube

• Blogs

• Myspace – still there

• Bebo – sort of there

• Friends Reunited – Gone

• Dating sites

• Anything you can leave comments

• Anything with a forum

I asked… What’s your social media• I nearly asked• What’s your poison?

• What do you say to that?

Social Networking at work

Your workspace• Office• Home• Customer facing• Workshop• Out and about

• What are you allowed to do?• Mobile Phones out or away?• Social networking

allowed/limited/banned?

Social networking for work• Promotion of events/services• Recruitment• Communication with clients and stakeholders• News and emergencies• Internal• Noticeboards• Forums• Instant Messaging• Private Social Network (Yammer)

• Social Exclusion

Social networking issues at work• Plenty of topics to choose from• Access to devices/social networking at work• Time management / Interference with productivity• Recruitment – screening candidates• Privacy• Policies• Bullying and discrimination – victim may not be aware• Defamation• Discussing the company• NSFW

LinkedIn – professional networking• Who’s on it?• Is it up to date?• How have you benefited from it

Social Networking for life

Who are you friends?• Real Friends? • Old school friends• Acquaintances?• Friends of friends?• Colleagues?• Bosses?• Clients?• People you’ve never met?

How do you appear on social media?• Anyone like to give me a portrait of how the kinds

of things they post?• And the kinds of things they self edit?• And would your boss promote you if s/he could

see it?

Facebook privacy

Deleting your account• Nothing ever goes• Facebook – keep data after you stop using• Snapchat• ‘Deleted’ 10 seconds after viewing• ‘Deleted’ means hidden on your phone and on their

servers (as of 2013)

Welcome to the InternetYour data never leaves

Admiral Firstcarquote• For young drivers – scheme to reduce insurance based on Facebook history• Good risk• Conscientious• Well organised• Well written – short, concise sentences

• Poor risk• More spontaneous• Overconfident• EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!!

• Pulled by Facebook

Tips• Write your posts carefully • Will someone get the joke?• Will they keep returning to it?

• Do you need an anonymous account?• BTL – Below the Line – Comments (e.g. Newspapers)• Discussion Forums• Negative feedback• Twitter

• If you offend a stranger on the web, do you want them to know where you live?

Health Warning 1• Too much tablet / phone – keeps you awake at

night• (It’s the blue LEDs)

• Turn it off• Don’t keep it by your bed• Be social

3) Photos and Video

Photo Apps• Camera – take photos and video• PhotoBooth – ‘interesting photos’• Photos • View camera roll• Edit Pictures

Instagram• Install Instagram app (iPhone only)• Create a new account• Takes some photos and share• (Outside weather permitting)

• Follow friends

4) Communication

Communication apps• Messenger – text messages

• Facetime – video conference

• Skype (can install) video + messages

The end• Slides at http://www.slideshare.net/andydiament • Contact – andy.diament@uhi.ac.uk • Search for Andy Diament on at linkedin.com • Facebook – http://facebook.com/PoppyAndPals• ACAS advice

http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3375

App guide – at work

Productivity• Web browsers –Safari/Firefox/Chrome• Email – set up work account• Calendar• Documents• Office – Word/Excel/Powerpoint/OneNote• iWork – Pages/Numbers/Keynote• Adobe pdf reader• Notes – Notes, Evernote, OneNote

Communication• Video/Phone – Skype, Facetime• Messaging – Messenger, WhatsApp, SnapChat• Facebook messenger

Information• Weather – Met Office, BBC• Ships – CalMac Status, VesselFinder• The sea – Magic Seaweed• Wikipedia• Newspapers, BBC News

Photography• Camera• Photos• Photobooth• Photoshop Express

Video• Camera• Periscope – broadcast live• VLC – general purpose player

Travel• Tripadvisor• AirBnB• Skyscanner• Maps, Google maps

App Guide – off work

Social Media• Facebook• Twitter• LinkedIn• Instagram• Pinterest

Entertainment• Streaming – Amazon Video, Netflix• YouTube• Catchup – iPlayer, STV, CH4, CH5 etc• Live TV – TVPlayer• Music – iTunes, Spotify, Amazon• About Films – IMDB, Flixster

Others to search for• Fitness• Dating• Calculators• Games• Educational aids• Hobbies

• Alarm clock/stopwatch• Home control – the

internet of things