World History
You will notice that I try very hard to stay away from products that cost money for this blog. But here is one that just might be worth it. Many people like to buy a cable to connect their laptop to a second screen. Well using Air Display, you need only download the software onto two devices and you can virtually connect them together. It is not free, but then again, neither is buying a second screen and cable when you probably already have two devices. You can use a tablet, smartphone or laptop and can mix Android and Mac devices if you need to do so.
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World History
Air Display to Virtually Connect Multiple Devices
- Chromebooks As An Inexpensive Alternative For Schools
It is interesting to me that schools are willing to pay a great deal of money for tablets when laptops can do more. The problem, of course, is that many see laptops as being even more expensive. A number of teachers in my county would love...
- Split Screen For Your Digital Educational Backpack
Well, if you are going to use all of my ideas for your digital backpack this year, you will also need to know how to split your screen. This is essential when you want to read your e-textbook and work on an assignment (or have your students do...
- New Google Changes
Google has been making a lot of changes recently to streamline all of its offerings into one area (part of CEO Larry Page's design) and in turn get people to join Google+. I've read that it is up to 100 million, but my sense (and it is...
- Wevideo On The Smartphone
Just two months ago I wrote about WeVideo which is in essence a Google Docs of MovieMakers. It allows multiple users to create a video with pictures, sounds, words, effects, etc. The difference with MovieMaker is that it is all on the cloud and can be...
- Smartphone As Your Computer
Sorry to be on such a smartphone kick, but I am trying to get used to my new phone quickly. As most of you know you can edit your Google Docs items from any mobile device. My students who have tried it get a kick out of working on their phone...