Matt, is your daughter using an external keyboard for the iPad? The small 
wireless keyboards work really well and are cheaper than the sort of keyboard 
that part of an iPad case.

Sent from my iPad

On 18/02/2013, at 10:38 AM, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au> wrote:

> Sorry I should have gone and found this better description before sending the 
> email.
> 
> This description on the Apple site looks pretty comprehensive.
> http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
> 
> Tim
> 
> 
> 
> On 18/02/2013, at 10:35 AM, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au> wrote:
> 
>> Hello Matt,
>> 
>> As part of the routine syncing with iTunes, the data is backed up. You can 
>> select iCloud backup or backup to the hard drive of the machine the device 
>> is plugged into. Select the device in iTunes to see what option is selected. 
>> It may already be doing it. 
>> 
>> I'm sure there will be a more complete answer, but put simply, that's what I 
>> understand happens. 
>> 
>> Tim
>> 
>> On 18/02/2013, at 10:27 AM, Matt Falvey <mmfal...@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi, I have had to get iPad's for my two daughters for school this year and 
>>> after spending most of yesterday with one helping her with her homework, I 
>>> asked her does she back all the homework , etc., up in case she loses it 
>>> and all the school work for the year?  She said. "No".
>>> 
>>> I asked does the school teach you how to back it up or does the school it 
>>> section have a back up facility - No. 
>>> 
>>> I know nothing about these iPads apart from trying to do homework on them 
>>> is murder and a step backward, but does anyone have an idea as to how to 
>>> back them up to say an iMac?
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Matt Falvey 
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