AirScanner: A Handy Tool

AirScanner is a handy tool that, quite honestly, I didn't even remember downloading.  I tend to hit places like  Appsgonefree to download apps that look promising.  I'm glad I chose this one.

AirScanner turns your cell phone into a document camera.  Why is this great?  Well, typically the document cameras in teachers' rooms are wired and must be plugged in to the computer.  This is a wireless version.  This is a fantastic tool to use when you want to show hard copies of documents, newspapers, magazines and more.  In addition, it's a great way to showcase student work.  Since you're no longer tied to your wired document camera, you can show images, manipulatives and other student produced items as they are working.  Pretty neat, right?

How To
After downloading the app:

1. Start Air Scanner
2. See the numbered IP address at the bottom of your camera display (looks something like this - 192.168.0.5:8283)
3. Open your browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox) on your computer and type in the IP address EXACTLY as it's shown.

You're on your way!

It can be a tad laggy (taking about 2 seconds to show the image), but it's definitely worth a look.  At .99 cents, it's very reasonable or you can haunt AppsGoneFree until it comes around again.  Download it here for iOS.