When I was given my Ipad I was unsure how I was going to utilize this resources in my classroom. I began to look for whiteboard apps and experimented with a few different options. What I was looking for was a basic whiteboard to write on. What I found far exceeded my original goal. Most whiteboard apps are just that, only a whiteboard. You can write on your Ipad screen and only you can view the work. Doceri is a whiteboard app that allows you to choose any background and have the image able to be seen by all in your classroom (or anywhere you have a LCD projector and a surface). Through Doceri I am able to control my classroom computer PowerPoint presentations, make notes on the slides in real-time, screen cast any image on find on the internet to my Smartboard and much more.
In years past I would find interesting resources, news articles, etc and bring them into the classroom and pass them around for all students to see. I would usually begin by walking around the room holding up the item, discussing the connection to our class topic and then passing the item(s) around the room. With Doceri and my Ipad I now take pictures of the item and screen cast them to my Smartboard for all to see and discuss. Due to everyone having access to the information at the same time we are all able to disucss in real-time instead of a delayed response as the item makes it way around the room.
Near the end of the year, during a current events discussion the topic of "soft-skills" future employers are looking for came up and I found an article in the local paper. I took a picture of the article using my Ipad and then used Doceri to screencast the image to my Smartboard for a brief class discussion. Using Doceri I was able to highlight some key parts of the article.
Another use of Doceri came to me when a student brought in an original WWII newspaper that was not in the best shape. My student offered to pass the paper around but instead I took some pictures of the newspaper, added some questions to the end and made an on-the-fly presentation to use in 10 minutes.
I used Doceri to make a custom presentation when I met with parents and students for the 2013-14 school year. I made over 30 custom slides and presented in a large meeting room where I was able to walk around the room while I discussed the material.
Before Holiday break I wanted to make a card I could "give" to my students in our paperless classroom and again Doceri was the answer. I used the custom made card from Doceri, added my text (and even sound) and then posted the card to my Edmodo page and scheduled the send time to be the end of the day.
What you read above was a small sample of the ways I have used Doceri in my classroom. If you have an Ipad, a LCD projector/Smartboard or even a wall, Doceri will allow you virtually limitless ways for you and your students to share content and present ideas.
To see how I use Doceri as a coach click here: http://doceri.com/blog/2012/11/basketball-coaching-with-the-ipad-and-doceri/
To see how I use Doceri as a coach click here: http://doceri.com/blog/2012/11/basketball-coaching-with-the-ipad-and-doceri/
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