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• Where are the Apple Projectors with AirPlay?

  February 17, 2012 in Education, Technology

  I’ve been playing around with mirroring content on my iPad2 to my classroom LCD projector (with an Apple TV connected). But now I’m becoming greedy.  I also want my MacBook Air to mirror its desktop content as well.  Why didn’t Apple support AirPlay for Mac OS X when it was released last summer?  That would [...]

• Gmail Scribbles for Math and Science

  February 13, 2012 in Education, Technology

  When the first iPad debuted on the scene, a math teacher asked me if there was any way that students could easily sketch math problems within an email message or chat.  Of course, there are some ways – but they require a few steps to get there. But in December, Google unveiled Scribbles for Gmail, [...]

• Who Needs a Scoreboard?

  February 5, 2012 in Technology

  As meet manager for many swim meets, I know the importance of having instant results displayed on the scoreboard. But a new iPhone app is starting to make me think differently.  At the 2012 FVA Boys Swimming and Diving Meet, we turned on Meet Mobile – a fantastic new feature in Meet Manager 4.0. Let [...]

• iPad2 as Wireless Document Camera

  February 1, 2012 in Education, Technology

  After using the iPad2 and the Apple TV to mirror iPad content through my LCD projector, I realized that this setup can be used as a wireless document camera by using the built-in camera app on the iPad2. The Setup: First of all, I setup a ‘stand’ for the iPad, so that it could project [...]

• Chemistree 2011

  December 28, 2011 in Science