Parents and guardians creating an Apple ID for children under the age of 13 PLEASE READ THIS!

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1 Parents and guardians creating an Apple ID for children under the age of 13 PLEASE READ THIS! 1. Please use the school supplied Mid-Pacific Institute address to create the Apple ID. We ensure that your child s is safe by only allowing midpac.edu accounts to send and receive from other midpac.edu accounts. All other is blocked. Exceptions are made to allow accounts to be managed when needed. 2. Use YOUR birthdate, when creating this account. Using your child s birthdate when creating the Apple ID will lock the account you are creating and render their midpac address unusable. 3. Be sure that YOU know the answers to the THREE (3) security questions. Be sure to write the answers to the questions down and keep them someplace safe. You may need to answer them in the future if your child s Apple ID is ever disabled. 4. Use YOUR PERSONAL address as the optional rescue . This is another security measure to ensure you can get into the account should it ever become disabled. Please contact Scott Yoshinaga [scott@midpac.edu] or Brian Grantham [bgrantham@midpac.edu] if you have any questions. last update: May 23, 2014

2 Overview The itunes Store, App Store, ibookstore, and Mac App Store share the same Apple ID account. Mid- Pacific Institute s One-To-One Program requires that each student have their own Apple ID/iTunes account for use with the ipad. In this tutorial, we will create a new Apple ID for your child to use without a credit card. Last update: May 23, A FEW NOTES BEFORE WE BEGIN 1. If you are a parent / guardian creating this account for your child's use, you will need to put in YOUR personal information instead of your child s. If you have more than one child, please do the steps documented here for each of your children. This guide is written for parents/guardians creating a Apple ID for their child. 2. If you are a student over the age of 13 and have an EXISTING Apple ID that is for YOUR USE ONLY, you may skip this guide and use your existing Apple ID for setting up your ipad. Remember, the Apple ID you use MUST BE for YOUR USE ONLY and NOT shared by anyone else. 1. On your computer, launch itunes. If you do not have itunes, you can download it for either Mac or PC here: Page 1

3 Setup itunes If you already have itunes installed on your computer, go on to Step 2. If this is the first time you're using itunes continue on. Launch itunes. The itunes Software License Agreement will appear. Read the terms and click Agree. Page 2

4 Welcome to itunes itunes will appear. Click Agree. Page 3

5 Go to the itunes Store Click Go to the itunes Store. Continue to Step 2. Page 4

6 2. Sign out of itunes Store. Make sure that itunes isn't already using an account. To sign out of itunes, go to the Store menu and choose Sign Out. Page 5

7 3. Make sure you are in the itunes Store. You can access the itunes Store by following the image above. Click on the appropriate itunes Store button depending on what your itunes screen looks like. See Version 1 and Version 2 below. 4. You must be in the USA itunes Store. Scroll to the bottom of the itunes Store page and ensure you see the USA flag at the bottom-right corner of the page. Page 6

8 5. Select the App Store. 6. DON'T MISS THIS STEP! Download a FREE app. DON'T MISS THIS STEP! DON'T MISS THIS STEP! DON'T MISS THIS STEP! DON'T MISS THIS STEP! It doesn't matter what app you download, as long as it's FREE. To find a free app, navigate to the column on the right side of the App Store window. Scroll down until you see the list of free apps. Select any app by clicking on it. In the example above, Draw Something is the free app. Downloading a free app allows us to create the Apple ID without entering a credit card number. Page 7

9 7. Create your Apple ID. A pop-up window will appear. Click the Create Apple ID button. 8. Click Continue on the Welcome to the itunes Store screen. 9. Read and agree to the itunes Store Terms & Conditions and Apple Privacy Policy. 1. Read the Terms and Conditions. Page 8

10 2. Make sure you check the box next to "I have read and agree to these terms and conditions." 3. Click Agree. 10. IMPORTANT! DO NOT ENTER YOUR CHILD'S BIRTHDATE IN THE DATE OF BIRTH SECTION. Create the Apple ID Account. If you are a parent filling this out for a child that is 13 and younger: It's vital that you put YOUR BIRTHDAY in the DATE OF BIRTH SECTION! Please create answers to security questions that YOU will know the answers to. 1. Enter your child's MPI address and password that was given to you via . If you cannot find your child's MPI and password, please contact helpdesk@midpac.edu before proceeding. Include your child's full name and grade so we can better assist you. 2. IMPORTANT: In the Security Info section, choose questions that only YOU as the parent would know the answers to. Please write the questions and answers down and store in a safe Page 9

11 place. Apple REQUIRES you to know the answers to these security quesions in order to make changes to your account. 3. Enter YOUR personal address in the Optional Rescue . This is needed in case the Apple ID needs to be recovered in an emergency. 4. IMPORTANT: Enter YOUR date of birth, not your child's IF your child is under 13 years of age. IF they are above 13 years old, then you may enter their birthdate. 5. Uncheck New releases and additions to the itunes Store and News, special offers Click Continue. 11. Payment Method and Billing Info itunes will allow you to select NONE for Payment type, but still requires you to fill out a Billing Address. Page 10

12 1. Select None for Payment Type. 2. Fill out the required Billing Address. All fields are REQUIRED. 3. Click Create Apple ID. Page 11

13 12. Verify your Apple ID A screen asking you to Verify Your Apple ID will appear. DO NOT PRESS OK yet. Page 12

14 13. Check your account for Apple ID verification Log in to your child's MPI account and look for an that says Please verify the contact address for your Apple ID. 2. If you cannot find an from Apple, first check your SPAM/Junk mail folder. If there are no s there, go back to itunes (Step 12) and click Resend verification Once you've located the , open it and click Verify Now. Page 13

15 14. A webpage will open to the My Apple ID website. Enter your MPI address and password then click Verify Address. Page 14

16 15. Your address is verified. You should see a green checkmark letting you know that your address is verified. Click Return to the Store. Page 15

17 16. Your Apple ID has been created. Congratulations! Your Apple ID has been created. Now that the account is created, your child will be able to download free apps from the App Store. You can always access their Apple ID via itunes or via the Apple ID website located here: Page 16