Handle your iPad with care to maintain its appearance.
If you're concerned about scratching or abrasion of the screen, you can use a protective screen cover.

Charging the Battery

iPad has an internal lithium ion rechargeable battery. The battery isn’t user accessible. The battery icon in the upper-right corner of the status bar shows the battery level or charging status. 
To charge iPad, connect it to a power outlet using the included Dock Connector to USB Cable and 10W USB Power Adapter.

 

How to clean the Touch Screen

  1)  To clean your iPad, unplug all cables and turn it off (press and hold the Sleep/Wake button, then slide the onscreen slider).
  2)  Use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth. Avoid getting moisture in openings.
  3)  Don't use window cleaners, household cleaners, aerosol sprays, solvents, alcohol, ammonia, or abrasives to clean iPad.
  4)  The iPad screen has an oleophobic coating; simply wipe the screen with a soft, lint-free cloth to remove oil left by your hands. The ability of this coating to repel oil will diminish over time with normal usage, and rubbing the screen with an abrasive material will further diminish its effect and may scratch your screen.   

Remember: 

--Never leave your iPad in the car in cold temperatures (definitely not below 32 degrees) or in extreme heat.

--Never expose the iPad to water, wet locations or high humidity.

To turn on your iPad, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.    

    

When you see the Apple logo, you can release the Sleep/Wake button.

 

                              

To turn off the iPad, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red slider appears, then drag the slider.

To open an app, tap the app icon on the Home screen.

When you are in an app and want to return to the Home screen, press the Home button.

To view and access all running apps, double click on the Home button. 
The most recently used apps appear in the recents list at the bottom of the screen. 
Flick left to see more apps.

To switch to a running app, just tap on it here in this bar.
*This is where you will close an open app--there is no way to close an open app when it is open.

To remove OR close an app from the recents list:
Touch and hold the app icon until it begins to jiggle, then tap the

*The app will be added to the recents list again the next time you open it.

To delete an app from the Home screen:
Touch and hold the icon of the app you want to delete until it jiggles and an appears.

(After a few seconds an X will appear next to each of the apps you've installed via the App Store.)  
Pre-loaded apps can't be deleted.
Tap the to delete the app.

When prompted, select Delete.

Important: Deleting an app from iPad also deletes the documents and data created by the app.

You are not allowed to delete the default applications that came installed on your iPad. These include the Calender, Contacts, iTunes, App Store, Game Center, etc.

The iPad Included Apps
The iPad comes pre-loaded with a selection of built-in Apple apps. Each of these apps handles a basic task. Unlike any other Apple or third-party apps you may download, these apps cannot be deleted from the iPad.

 

Folders let you organize icons on the Home Screen. You can put up to 20 icons in a folder.
iPad automatically names a folder when you create it based on the icons you use to create the folder, but you can change the name.

  

To create a folder:
Touch and hold an app icon until they all start to jiggle, then drag the app icon over another icon and release.

1  iPad will create a new folder with both apps in it, and shows the folder’s name. The folder will be named according to the category of the apps it contains, but you can rename it as you like.

2    Double tap the folder to open it and see its contents.

3    Just  tap the name field to enter a different name.

To rename a Folder:

1   Touch and hold down the folder icon until it begins wriggling.
2   Tap the wriggling icon to open folder window.
3  Tap the name at the top and use the keyboard to enter a new name.
4   Press the Home button to stop wriggling and save changes.
5   Tap the folder to close it.

When you finish organizing your Home screen, press the Home button to save your changes.

iPad Accessibility Features
http://help.apple.com/ipad/5/voiceover/en/iPad74ec1798.html

iPad incorporates numerous accessibility features, including:

• VoiceOver screen reader
• Zoom magnification
• Large Text
• White on Black
• Speak Selection
• Speak Auto-text
• Mono Audio and balance
• AssistiveTouch
• Support for braille displays
• Playback of closed-captioned content

Zoom, White on Black, and Mono Audio work with all apps.
Large Text works with Mail and Notes.
VoiceOver works with the built-in iPad apps, and with some third-party apps you can download from the App Store.
Closed-captioning works with videos and podcasts that support it.

For more information about the iPad accessibility features, go to www.apple.com/accessibility .
http://www.apple.com/education/special-education/

You can turn individual accessibility features on or off in Accessibility settings on iPad.
Go to Settings  >  General  >  Accessibility
You can also turn some features on or off in iTunes when you connect iPad to your computer.

Universal Access features
About VoiceOver
Triple-Click Home
Zoom
Large Text
White on Black
Speak Selection
Speak Auto-Text
Mono Audio
AssistiveTouch
Universal Access in Mac OS X
Minimum font size for mail messages
Widescreen keyboards
Closed captioning

Creating a split keyboard
On iPad, you can type with a split keyboard that is at the bottom of the screen, or undocked and in the middle of the screen.
All built-in iPad apps show a larger onscreen keyboard when you rotate iPad to landscape view.

Use a split keyboard	Touch and hold the Keyboard key , slide your finger to Split, then release.
Move the keyboard	Touch and hold , slide your finger to Undock to move the keyboard to the middle of the screen, then release.
Return to a full keyboard	Touch and hold the Keyboard key , slide your finger to Dock and Merge, then release.
Return a full keyboard to the bottom of the screen	Touch and hold the Keyboard key , slide your finger to Dock, then release.
Turn Split Keyboard on or off	Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Split Keyboard, then tap On or Off.