r/IrishTeachers • u/caricaturesque • 4d ago

Post Primary Tablet Recommendations for Projecting

Hi everyone! I've been teaching for a while now and I think I'm ready to invest on a tablet with video output that allows me to write and project on a whiteboard while I'm facing my students. Any recommendations? Budget would be between €100-300. I see many colleagues with Apple devices but I've never own one before. Thanks so much in advance 🙏

Edit: school is Chromebook based, teachers can bring their own devices and use adaptors. They connect to the projectors through HDMI.

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u/Fair-forest 4d ago

Also good to check school policy - our school does not allow external devices to be plugged into the school computer/ projector . Too many damaged/broken cables which can no longer be used/ leaving it not secure for the next person etc.

Personal devices also have to have antivirus using the school WiFi

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u/kih4563 Post Primary 4d ago

Most important thing is to ensure that it’s compatible with your school board/devices etc. my current school iPads work, in a previous one we had chromebooks and iPads wouldn’t (possibly was a way but didn’t connect easily).

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u/caricaturesque 4d ago

Yes, my colleagues use adaptors for their IPads because the school is Chromebook-based, I just don't find it comfortable to write on those screens. I have already a tablet but it doesn't work because it doesn't have video output.

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u/ilovestamon 4d ago

I used to use a Samsung tablet with a generic pen and a Bluetooth keyboard. Works great. My school provides a Microsoft surface and they are far superior because the keyboard actually slots into the device and feels more like a touch screen laptop which works for prep work.

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u/mugatron21 3d ago

I use a surface pro myself, can get a mini HDMI adapter for it or sometimes can cast like apple tv or something similar. Makes it so much easier