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Splashtop for Whitboard
Has anyone used this app? I am wondering what kind of rating you would provide.
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Permalink Reply by Troy Reynolds on -
I use the app in my room from my iPad and it works great. It allows me the flexibility to walk around the room and still control the SMART Board. It also allows me to hand my iPad to students to let them manipulate or write on the SMART Board if I need them too.
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Permalink Reply by Matt Granger on -
Troy,
What about the other way? Can you send the iPad desktop to the computer to project on the board and control the iPad from the board?
Matt
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Permalink Reply by Troy Reynolds on
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Matt,
No, it is only a one way street in that respect. For that to happen you'd need to either plug in the iPad to your projector or get an appleTV. However, we have had some success in our district with a VGA to HDMI adapter and an appleTV so we wouldn't need to replace projectors already in our classrooms.
Troy
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Permalink Reply by Obe Hostetter on -
No, you can't control the Ipad from a SMART Board. However, there is software for a MAC computer that allows you to show your Ipad screen on a computer/projector with no cords needed. You can try it out for free. Go to http://reflectionapp.com/ This software would work great if you are presenting on an Ipad and want to walk around the room while presenting. Your audience would be able to see what you see on your Ipad on the projector connected to your MAC computer.
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Permalink Reply by Connie Anderst on
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I apologize for spelling. It should read Whiteboard :-)
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Permalink Reply by Matt Granger on
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So...I just got a new iPad and bought splashtop so I could play with it myself. I have to say that I'm impressed. It was easy to configure to find the computer in my classroom. It displays the desktop and there is very little lag.
One thing I did notice was that writing on it wasn't much different than writing on a wireless slate. I've heard people complain that the slates are hard to write on because you can't see it. Well, even looking at Notebook running on the iPad through Splashtop didn't improve the writing or the writing experience for me. Maybe it is easier for someone else, but I didn't find much difference. As a Matter of fact, while you can rest your hand on the wireless slate, you can't on the iPad. That was awkward for me.
I would give it 41/2 stars.
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