Recently, I direct been asked quite few times well-nigh IWBs too which ones are best etc. My green respond is 'none' too and thence I direct to explain, thence I thought, instead of explaining I would write this postal service thence that I could betoken people towards each fourth dimension they ask.
So this is my classroom prepare of preference too these are the commutation components.
1. Data projector - I'm non actually bothered which 1 equally long equally it produces a expert covert resolution (There's a reasonable article hither on how to select one:
How to Buy a Projector)
2. H5N1 Laptop - My preference hither is for a MacBook, but I tin dismiss sympathise why some people honor that extravagant too don't experience they are worth the extra fiscal outlay. Personally, I recall they are worth the extra money, because they piece of employment faster too thence relieve fourth dimension (the most valuable commodity nosotros have) too because they are pretty durable(The Apple products I've owned direct lasted at to the lowest degree twice equally long equally their PC counterparts I've had too are nevertheless going strong.)
3. iPad - Again my preference hither is for the iPad mini, because it is thence calorie-free to gibe inwards 1 manus too exceed around, but nevertheless big plenty too powerful plenty to fulfil my storage needs too to operate without squinting (also quite a flake cheaper)
4. Reflector app - This is a commutation app that y'all download onto your laptop. It too thence enables y'all to projection your iPad covert onto your estimator (and thence through the information projector) equally it wirelessly receives signals from the iPad's Airplay function.
For those who aren't familiar amongst Airplay, it's an Apple component division that allows y'all to utilisation the wireless to projection audio too vision from an iPhone, iPad, iTouch etc of to Apple TV. You tin dismiss honor to a greater extent than information here: Airplay
Why I similar the Airplay enabled prepare
Do postal service comments too allow me know what y'all think. I'd also appreciate hearing well-nigh whatsoever choice apps y'all may direct used to connect your iPad too specially your Android tablet to the projector
Related links:
Nik Peachey
So this is my classroom prepare of preference too these are the commutation components.
1. Data projector - I'm non actually bothered which 1 equally long equally it produces a expert covert resolution (There's a reasonable article hither on how to select one:
How to Buy a Projector)
2. H5N1 Laptop - My preference hither is for a MacBook, but I tin dismiss sympathise why some people honor that extravagant too don't experience they are worth the extra fiscal outlay. Personally, I recall they are worth the extra money, because they piece of employment faster too thence relieve fourth dimension (the most valuable commodity nosotros have) too because they are pretty durable(The Apple products I've owned direct lasted at to the lowest degree twice equally long equally their PC counterparts I've had too are nevertheless going strong.)
3. iPad - Again my preference hither is for the iPad mini, because it is thence calorie-free to gibe inwards 1 manus too exceed around, but nevertheless big plenty too powerful plenty to fulfil my storage needs too to operate without squinting (also quite a flake cheaper)
4. Reflector app - This is a commutation app that y'all download onto your laptop. It too thence enables y'all to projection your iPad covert onto your estimator (and thence through the information projector) equally it wirelessly receives signals from the iPad's Airplay function.
For those who aren't familiar amongst Airplay, it's an Apple component division that allows y'all to utilisation the wireless to projection audio too vision from an iPhone, iPad, iTouch etc of to Apple TV. You tin dismiss honor to a greater extent than information here: Airplay
Why I similar the Airplay enabled prepare
- For me this allows the best of both worlds. I tin dismiss utilisation the laptop for whatsoever software that's native to estimator footing too rattling speedily too wirelessly switch to the mobile surroundings of the iPad.
- This prepare is portable thence y'all tin dismiss utilisation it inwards whatsoever room amongst a information projector too computer, equally long equally the Reflector app is installed.
- This also has the wages of allowing your students access to the information projector if they also direct iPads, inwards fact the Airplay component division combined amongst Reflector tin dismiss allow your students to projection onto the covert from a issue of iPads simultaneously, which is slap-up to acquire students showing too comparison piece of employment for the whole flat to see.
- Controlling the projection covert from the iPad way that y'all tin dismiss motion approximately the flat too command it from wherever y'all are.
- To manus command over to students y'all but exceed them the iPad
- You tin dismiss shop all your materials on your iPad too utilisation it to make all your training / marker etc at home.
- You don't direct to fiddle amongst supplant or endeavour to honor those awful IWB pens.
- The iPad gives y'all access to the vast gain too diversity of apps that y'all but can't run on a estimator or IWB environment.
- An iPad too a $12.99 app are hugely cheaper than the damage of an IWB too far to a greater extent than flexible.
- You tin dismiss also utilisation the Reflector app to tape covert action thence y'all tin dismiss easily plow parts of your lessons into flipped learning or useful revision.
- The iPad too laptop prepare provides an authentic digital learning surroundings thence digital literacies tin dismiss live developed, whereas IWB software is an artificial digital surroundings which students volition alone run into inside schools.
- Hand writing on the iPad covert isn't thence comfortable fifty-fifty amongst a stylus too a expert whiteboard app (though if y'all desire to endeavour it I would recommend Bamboo Paper).
- The Reflector app isn't free, but it is rattling inexpensive ($12.99) thence much cheaper than an IWB.
- This prepare alone industrial plant amongst Apple mobile products equally the controller (Though y'all tin dismiss utilisation whatsoever laptop to install the app on), thence if your students direct along Android or other devices they won't live able to access your projector (but they wouldn't on an IWB either).
- The Reflector app runs through the wireless to connect the laptop to the iPad, thence y'all may demand to direct some specific ports opened upwards if your information technology managing director has them closed.
Do postal service comments too allow me know what y'all think. I'd also appreciate hearing well-nigh whatsoever choice apps y'all may direct used to connect your iPad too specially your Android tablet to the projector
Related links:
- Learning Technology News
- Tools for Learners
- Could Doceri live the IWB killer?
- Can y'all supplant your IWB amongst a $10 dollar app?
- Questioning the role of engineering scientific discipline inwards education
- iPad apps for English linguistic communication language teachers
- Some Pros too Cons of iPads for ELT
Nik Peachey
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