Today's Tech Tidbit focuses on a new application that Wake County Public Schools have made available to staff, the "Reflector 2" app. Downloading and installing the app on your laptop allows you to use your iPad's AirPlay feature to synchronize with the Reflector 2 signature and mirror your iPad screen to your laptop screen. Connect your laptop to a projector and you are free to walk around the room with the iPad and share information with your students without being limited to being near your laptop and projector.
There are numerous ways that you can utilize Reflector 2 to impact your lessons. For example, instead of having a student come up to the front of the class to demonstrate how to solve a math problem, the teacher could hand the student the iPad that is mirrored to the laptop and projector. The student could use the iPad Camera app to show how they solve the problem while the rest of the class watches. You could also record the demonstration for playback later. This is in addition to displaying apps, etc. while monitoring students around the room. Hopefully many teachers in the county will take advantage of using this handy app!
There are numerous ways that you can utilize Reflector 2 to impact your lessons. For example, instead of having a student come up to the front of the class to demonstrate how to solve a math problem, the teacher could hand the student the iPad that is mirrored to the laptop and projector. The student could use the iPad Camera app to show how they solve the problem while the rest of the class watches. You could also record the demonstration for playback later. This is in addition to displaying apps, etc. while monitoring students around the room. Hopefully many teachers in the county will take advantage of using this handy app!
