Hiding Apps on iOS devices

As shared staff members, we often find that the teachers we work with have technology questions we never thought to ask. Many of these questions are things we didn't know needed answering until they put them in our path. These same questions often come from classroom experiences, but more often come from teachers who are also parents. This recently happened in a faculty lounge at the Elementary level.


During a discussion regarding Social Media in the classroom, it came to my attention that children/students have found a way to hide information on both personal and school issued devices, specifically apps. That being said, and with a multitude of devices in classrooms, it's important to know how to access all apps, at all times, to keep students on the right track.  It might actually be helpful to hide apps as the teacher if you don't wish for your students to be distracted by outside sources while using the required apps for a lesson.


Here are the steps to hide apps, as well as how to search for them once hidden on the device.

• Fill up your home screen with apps. Keep one folder on the home screen.
• Place all the apps you want to hide away in a folder in the dock.
• Tap and hold that folder while double-pressing the home button to open up the app switcher.
• Switch back the home screen.
• Tap the folder on the home screen (the one you don't want to hide).
• Back out to the home screen again. Press the home button.

All of those apps are hidden away, and you can still find them by searching through the Spotlight. Unfortunately, if you reboot your device, the apps you've hidden will reappear.
http://lifehacker.com/hide-apps-in-ios-7-with-this-trick-1349955784