Idea 15: Using Doceri for iPad and Lectures

What is Doceri?

Doceri is an iPad app that can turn a computer/projector into a makeshift Smartboard.  By connecting the computer through the Wi-Fi, Doceri can remotely control the PC, add annotations to presentations/websites/videos, and project whatever is on the screen through Doceri.

Advantages

• Any computer/projector can be turned into a functional interactive whiteboard.
• Doceri can record as you lecture, making it easy to create screencasts.
• Recordings can be saved to the iPad’s camera reel, or uploaded to the web.
• Doceri can be used in conjunction with PowerPoints, websites, or hand-drawn images.
• The small size of the iPad allows a professor to move around while lecturing, or pass the device to a student to work out a problem.
• Unlike going up to a whiteboard in a large class, using the iPad is less intimidating.

Adapted from:

Yearwood, D. (2013). App Review: Doceri Combines Screencasting, Desktop Control, and Interactive Whiteboard. Retrieved from: https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/app-of-the-week/app-review-doceri-combines-screencasting-desktop-control-and-interactive-whiteboard/

Janzen, M. (2013). Doceri App Frees Faculty from Podium for Greater Class Interaction. Retrieved from: http://tlt.psu.edu/2013/03/11/doceri-app-frees-faculty-from-podium-for-greater-class-interaction/

 

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