Shared Apple ID
Our iPads are logged into the same Apple ID for management purposes which means that the Photos taken on one iPad are being distributed to all of the iPads. As students research information for their reports, they are downloading images that need to be cropped or annotated. All of the images students download are available on every devices since the Photos are managed by a shared Apple ID.
Pros and Cons
This is helpful when teachers want to "push out" photos for every student to use on every device. Also, if several students are working on the same animal, these pictures can be a method of crowdsourcing.
This is not helpful when the photos appear disorganized as all users find and take pictures.
Management
We began to show students how to create Albums with their name and class on an album in Photos. Our intent was to help students sort their Photos for various projects.
The tricky part is that students must select Photos to add to the album which can be confusing and result in all of the photos being selected and being put in one child's album. Since Photos are not removed from "All Photos," this is not a major concern.
We found that when students select photos and click the trash, they can select "Remove from Album" rather than delete.
