How to Enable Display Mirroring on a First Generation iPad. By dag | April 4, 2011 | 7 comments One of the main selling points of the iPad 2 is the ability to automatically push the contents on the device’s screen to a TV, via Apple’s Digital AV cable, or Apple’s VGA cable.
However, the feature is reserved to the iPad 2, and doesn’t work on first generation iPads, even if updated to the latest version of iOS. While the iOS community was led to believe that this was due to a hardware limitation, it turns out that the limitation comes from iOS itself, and the feature can be enabled in a matter of minutes. Use your Windows PC as an AirPlay receiver. Apple's AirPlay feature makes it easy to share and stream your iTunes library to iOS devices, but it lacks the option to stream media in the opposite direction.
Shairport4w is a free application that makes it possible to transform your Windows based computer into an AirPort receiver so you can stream media from one machine to another. The application can be used in conjunction with any computer or device that includes a version of iTunes or iOS that supports AirPlay, and the process of configuring your computer to be a media access point can be completed in just a moment. Shairport4w is based on the recent Shairport app, but has been designed specifically with Windows users in mind. 2Screens - a powerful presentation app for iPad.
FAQ. Wireless projection of your iPad desktop. Screensplitr: Project your iphone/ipad screen onto your computer. Turn Your iPad 1 or 2 into an Interactive Whiteboard (Practical Practice) Turn Your iPad 1 or 2 into an Interactive Whiteboard (Practical Practice) Everyone is so excited about tethering the iPad 2 to a projector, admittedly very cool, that we have missed something else at least as good if not even better!
Go all the way: make the iPad 1 or 2 into a complete interactive whiteboard solution! If you already own an iPad, computer, and projector, this can be done for less than the cost of Apple's new Digital AV Adapter for the iPad 2. Ok, full disclosure: this solution only costs 2 cents less than the adapter. But for tethering with the Digital AV Adapter, you also have to purchase an HDMI to VGA cable too! I just recently figured this out—last Friday to be exact. I'm talking about using the iPad as a control surface to actually control your computer desktop, write on your computer desktop, and project all of that in front of the classroom just as a regular interactive whiteboard does. This will work on both Mac and Windows machines. This isn't difficult and offers an affordable solution for the classroom.
I hope you find these useful. 40 Most Awesome iPad Apps for Science Students - Best Colleges Online. When one looks at how technology has changed education over the past decade, one can’t help but be blown away by the sheer number of iPad apps for educators that have absolutely flooded the electronic marketplace.
There are so many iPad apps for teachers released every month that even the most plugged-in educator would have a difficult time processing and utilizing them all. Luckily, when teachers are looking to learn how to use iPads in the classroom, they need to look no further than TeachHUB magazine and TeachHUB.com -- an educator’s primary go-to resource when researching iPad apps for teachers and iPads in the classroom. Read on to learn about TeachHUB magazine and TeachHUB.com’s updated list of the hottest iPad apps for teachers and iPad apps for education, destined to forever alter your curriculum landscape, organized here by subject.
Scroll down for an index of many of TeachHUB's helpful iPads in the classroom app reviews and more of the best usage of iPads in the classroom. Trello. 40 Most Awesome iPad Apps for Science Students. Posted on Wednesday June 15, 2011 by Staff Writers The iPad has found its way into hospitals, retail stores and homes across the nation, but it’s also making a big splash in the classroom, even with some of the best online colleges.
With a great selection of apps focused on everything from word processing to keeping in touch with classmates, the tablet computer can be an invaluable tool for learning — no matter your age. Online science students haven’t been left out, of course, and there are a wide range of applications offering help with chemistry, biology, astronomy and even the math that comes along with certain fields. If you’re a college student looking to supplement your science studies, these apps are some of the best for learning, sharing, researching and just plain having fun. Chemistry. Alpha: Computational Knowledge Engine. EmergingEdTech. Education Technology. Internet and instructional technologies for teachers & other educators.
Ipadschools - home. PrometheanPlanet. There's a lot of talk in the education sector of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives and I've recently taken an interest in how tablets, such as iPads, can be used in the classroom.
Back in June, I went to the ISTE 2011 conference with several goals in mind, but one of them was to find the answer to this question: What can I do with an iPad in an ActivClassroom? (Although other tablets are available, I was particularly interested in the iPad as that's the one I have!) I had several ideas, but wanted to verify them for myself. I certainly didn't find all of the answers, but thought I'd write this blog to share what I did find out and my thoughts on it. (Be aware that this blog contains my opinions only, not those of Promethean nor any other technology vendor.) Can an iPad be a wireless slate? Since this is a blog and not a book, I'll focus on item #1 for the moment.