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Blog post with two different hardware & software set ups to create a next-gen interactive system in your classroom.  Starts with the model of the (analogue lamp) overhead projector, and modernizes it into a next-gen system.

Blog post detailing three different methods for teachers to route their iPad screen to a projector in the classroom using Airplay.  Hardware and software solutions are examined.

Recent article on an AppleTV hardware set up to project newer iPads (iPad 2 and newer) in the classroom.  The ability to roam with your tablet moves the interactive surface from the front of the room (like a Smartboard) to anywhere in the room.

This is a system often used in commercial areas like movie theaters or shopping malls, but the theory could be applied well to the learning environment.  Here, the only specialized hardware in an infrared emitter which captures motion to enable the interactivity.  The technology handles multiple touch input.  This kind of setup could enable large scale interactive setups that one could envision being extremely useful in collaborative learning.

Blog post on ways to effectively use a next-gen interactive system in the college-level classroom.  Another good idea set of short ideas to get people thinking on how to use the technology more effectively in their classrooms.

An interesting two page quick reference for how Smart boards work.

Blog post testing and examining 4 methods of connecting an Apple TV unit to a VGA projector.  Most projector installations currently use VGA connections while Apple TV uses HDMI.  Some adaptation must be put in place to create this next-generation interactive system with older projectors.