Especially if you are a teacher and have not yet succumbed to the temptation of purchasing a brand new iPad, whether it is the iPad Air or iPad mini Retina, what we are going to tell you today is of interest to you.
On many occasions you will have wondered if the iPad can truly be a good work tool for a teacher and if you would be able to project the image of its screen with the center's projectors. The answer is emphatically yes.
Any of the existing iPad models, we are considering starting with the iPad 2, is capable of sending the image displayed on the screen to a projector. We can do it in two ways, yes, one a little more expensive than the other. Many users, before buying a certain tablet, stop to see if it has a VGA, HDMI, USB port, and how many thousands of positions come to mind. When they get to the iPad they think “this one doesn't have any ports, it's less useful.” They are wrong. The iPad is the only device that ensures ergonomics of the device itself and for the diversity of ports, That is, it has none but at the same time it has them all. In the case of the iPad, like other iDevices of the brand, the only thing they have is the lighting port (old dock port on older iPads). Through that single port, Apple is capable of performing all actions, from charging the device, to synchronizing with the well-known iTunes, as well as being able to convert with two adapters in VGA port, HDMI, SD card reader or USB port. It is true that each of these adapters has a cost, but if you have an iPad you quickly realize that it is not necessary to have so many ports on the tablet, You only need what you use and that is Apple's philosophy. In this case, in order to project the image of an iPad with a projector, the steps you must follow are the following:
- Turn on the iPad or iPhone and have it ready to connect the relevant adapter in each case.
- Prepare the adapter that you need in your case, since the projector may have a VGA input, which is the most normal, but if the projector is of the latest generation it will have an HDMI input that we recommend, for the best signal quality.
- Now you just have to plug the projector into the adapter and when you have everything ready, insert the other end of the adapter to the lighting or dock port of your iPad or iPhone. Keep in mind that you must buy the adapter taking into account the connector model that your device has.
In a couple of seconds, the image on your iPad screen is duplicated on the projector without the need for any adjustments.
There is another way to share the iPad image with a projector and that is by providing these projectors with an Apple TV that acts as a bridge, using AirPlay technology, between the iPad and the projector. In this case, no adapter is needed and the iPad will be able to send the image to the Apple TV using a WiFi network that must exist on site. It is a more expensive option but no less interesting, since it may be interesting for the teacher to be free of cables that prevent their normal movement around the class.
Whichever option you choose, you have to be clear that with an iPad you will be able to very easily send the images to the projectors that your work center has. Applications are currently being developed that can make use of the digital whiteboards that exist in some centers, but for now, the lack of uniformity among whiteboard manufacturers has not made it possible.
Get to work and practice with your new iPad and your classroom projector. So, use your iPad with the projector and in no time you will be a 2.0 teacher as required by law.
