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Options for Using an iPad in Place of A Document Camera

Modified on: Fri, Aug 18 2023 10:55 AM

Using Notability on an iPad to "Mark Up" a Document:


Using Osmo with an iPad as a Doc Cam

The Osmo is a $40 device that turns your iPad into a document camera. This video shows how to use the free Osmo projector app  and a lightning cable to display your iPad screen as if it were a doc camera in Google Meet. This method will only work on a Mac. 

 Video of how to use the Osmo device as a Doc Cam with an iPad.


Using a Mount with an iPad as a Doc Cam

Various options exist to "mount" your iPad in a elevated and stationary position so that you can:

  1. Connect your iPad to the classroom AppleTV
  2. Open the Camera app on your iPad
  3. Display the content under the iPad's camera on the classroom display (book, manipulatives, etc)



Various iPad Mounts OPTIONS in the Marketplace: (examples for purchase with school/PEF funds)




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