Education Support
All the topics, resources, and contact options you need for your educational institution.
Apple School Manager
Manage your institution's devices, apps, and accounts.
Deployment overview
These guides introduce you to the basic concepts for setting up, creating, and deploying devices or computers for new and existing networks.
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Education Deployment Guide
An overview for technology managers and technical administrators.
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Apple School Manager Help
Apple School Manager offers help on device enrollment, purchasing content and creating accounts.
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Getting started with Classroom
A teacher's guide to the Classroom app for iPad.
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macOS Deployment Reference
Learn about new ways to deploy your Apple devices using Apple School Manager.
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iOS Deployment Reference
This reference guide is for IT administrators who want to deploy and manage iOS devices in large-scale organizations.
iTunes U
iTunes U provides everything an instructor needs to bring the classroom together on iPad.
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Learn more about iTunes U
iTunes U provides what an instructor needs to bring the classroom together on iPad and more.
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Publish your content on iTunes U
Create and manage your content on iTunes U.
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Use a Managed Apple ID with iTunes U
Understand the differences between using a personal Apple ID and a Managed Apple ID with iTunes U.
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Add a personal Apple ID to a managed iTunes U course
Use your personal Apple ID as a contributor to manage your iTunes U courses in Apple School Manager.
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Manage devices overview
Apple School Manager provides a fast, streamlined way to deploy and manage iOS and OS X devices in your organization.
Learn how to manage your organization's devices
Use Device Enrollment
Device Enrollment lets you automate Mobile Device Management (MDM) enrollment and simplify initial device setup. You can supervise devices during activation without touching them, and lock MDM enrollment for ongoing management.
Need help with Device Enrollment Program
About Apple Customer Numbers, Reseller IDs, and Customer IDs
Learn how to use your number or ID with the Device Enrollment Program (DEP) or with Apple School Manager.
Understand Apple customer numbers, DEP reseller IDs, and DEP customer IDs
Use MDM to manage Activation Lock and Lost Mode
Learn how to manage Find My iPhone Activation Lock and Lost Mode on supervised devices with Mobile Device Management (MDM).
This article is intended for system administrators at businesses and educational institutions.
Manage FMiP activation lock
Volume Purchase Store for Education
The Volume Purchase Program allows educational institutions to purchase apps and books in volume and distribute them to students, teachers, administrators, and other employees.
Purchase apps and books for Education
Distribute content to your users with the Volume Purchase Program (VPP)
Learn to deploy apps and books purchased through the Volume Purchase Program (VPP).
Distribute apps
Payment methods for Apple School Manager and the Volume Purchase Program
Learn how to purchase content from the Volume Purchase Program (VPP) Stores for Business and Education.
Learn about payment methods
Get Apple apps through the Volume Purchase Program
Learn how your institution can get Pages, Numbers, Keynote, GarageBand, and iMovie apps for managed distribution.
Request iOS apps
About Managed Apple IDs for education
Learn how to use the Managed Apple ID that your educational institution has assigned to you.
Learn more about Managed Apple IDs for Education
Reset Passcodes
When a user forgets their passcode, you can reset it with Apple School Manager.
Learn how to reset passcodesConnect your Student Information System to Apple School Manager
Learn which Student Information Systems (SIS) Apple School Manager supports and how to connect your SIS to import your data.
Connect your SIS to Apple School Manager
Use SFTP to upload student, staff, and class data to Apple School Manager
If your student information system (SIS) isn’t currently supported by Apple School Manager, or you don’t have a student information system, you can upload student, staff, and class data to Apple School Manager using SFTP.
Create accounts and classes with SFTPSearch for more topics
macOS Server
macOS Server makes it easy to share files, schedule meetings, synchronize contacts, develop software, host your own website, publish wikis, configure Mac, iPhone, and iPad devices, remotely access your network, and more.
Learn about macOS Server
Apple Configurator
Apple Configurator integrates with the Device Enrollment Program to automate MDM enrollment as well as the Volume Purchase Program to seamlessly distribute apps from the App Store.
Learn about Apple Configurator
Remote Desktop
Apple Remote Desktop is the best way to manage the Mac computers on your network. Distribute software, provide real-time online help to end users, create detailed software and hardware reports, and more.
Learn about Remote Desktop
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