Requirements

To create a class in the JSS for use with Apple’s Classroom app, you need the following:

• The JSS v9.9 or later

• Supervised iPads with iOS 9.3 or later

• Apple Education Support enabled in the JSS (For more information, see the Enable Apple Education Support section.)

• Teachers assigned to iPads in the JSS (For more information, see the User Assignments section in the Casper Suite Administrator’s Guide.)

In addition, you must ensure that teacher and student iPads meet the minimum device requirements for use with Apple’s Classroom app. For more information, see Classroom Requirements in Apple’s Classroom Help documentation.

Note: To distribute App Store apps and apply app usage restrictions to Shared iPad in a class, device-assignable apps must be added to the JSS and distributed to iPads using device-based VPP assignments. For more information, see VPP Managed Distribution for Mobile Devices and App Store Apps in the Casper Suite Administrator’s Guide.

Creating a Class

1. Log in to the JSS with a web browser.

2. Click Mobile Devices at the top of the page.

3. Click Classes.
   On a smartphone or iPod touch, this option is in the pop-up menu.

4. Do one of the following:

   • If you are creating a new class, click New.

     See the Classes section of the Casper Suite Administrator's Guide for more information on creating a new class.

   • If you are editing an existing class, click the class you want to edit, and then click Edit.

5. Enter a display name for the class using the General payload.

6. Add students to the class using the Student User Groups payload.

7. Add teachers to the class.
   You can add individual teachers using the Teachers payload, or you can add smart or static user groups that contain teachers using the Teacher User Groups payload.

8. Add mobile device groups to the class using the Mobile Device Groups payload.

9. (Optional) Use the App Usage Restrictions payload to restrict which apps are available to students in the class.

10. (Optional) Use the Home Screen Layout payload to configure the layout of the Dock and the pages on the student iPads in the class.

11. Click Save.

The class configuration is applied to student and teacher iPads when the iPads check in with the JSS.

Teachers can log in to Apple’s Classroom app on their iPads to control student iPads. For more information, see Start Your Class in Apple’s Classroom Help documentation.

Removing a Student From Shared iPad

It is recommended that you remove students from Shared iPad if they are no longer using the iPad for the class.

1. Log in to the JSS with a web browser.

2. Click Mobile Devices at the top of the page.

3. Perform a simple or advanced mobile device search.

   For more information, see Simple Mobile Device Searches or Advanced Mobile Device Searches in the Casper Suite Administrator’s Guide.

4. Click the iPad you want to remove a student from.
   If you performed a simple search for an item other than mobile devices, you must click Expand next to an item to view the mobile devices related to that item.

5. Click the Shared iPad Users category.
   A list of Shared iPad users is displayed.

6. Click Remove next to the student you want to remove.

7. Do one of the following:

   • Click Remove to remove the student from the iPad. The removal action does not complete if user information is syncing.

   • Click Force Remove to remove the student from the iPad immediately.