IPEVO Ziggi-HD Plus- 8.0 Megapixel Document Camera Really Shines!

<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I have been using <a href="http://www.ipevo.com/" target="_blank">IPEVO </a>products since they became commercially available and have always been amazed by the quality and the price. Sometimes I wonder how they do it. When I demonstrate the IPEVO document cameras to my students they always comment just how great the images look and when I mention the price, they are astounded! With this as a backdrop, I was happy to receive the<a href="http://www.ipevo.com/prods/Ziggi-HD_Plus_USB_Document_Camera" target="_blank"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;">Ziggi-HD Plus</span></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"> to review </span></span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41KsrR0EASLvrAR0M0ZN1F7L7a7vq8AoZ6B0mDYnEQtdYnlj8Gx_gKjXJmOskswKwfSqaskMO70xH4ZuHW7IPcCQiQgXLUo5P2_SeZ_x2saIOTa1Ch3wl4QjwJfLs5GlRh7Ws-1A5uP4/s1600/hdplusnew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41KsrR0EASLvrAR0M0ZN1F7L7a7vq8AoZ6B0mDYnEQtdYnlj8Gx_gKjXJmOskswKwfSqaskMO70xH4ZuHW7IPcCQiQgXLUo5P2_SeZ_x2saIOTa1Ch3wl4QjwJfLs5GlRh7Ws-1A5uP4/s1600/hdplusnew.jpg" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">which recently became available. The </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;">Ziggi-HD Plus is a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;">8.0 Megapixel camera and an up to 12x continuous digital zoom</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"> that is powered via the USB cable. The </span></span></span> <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Ziggi-HD Plus is the same </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #333333;">dimensions as their previous model but when you use it with the updated </span><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">IPEVO Presenter software the image quality of the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;">Ziggi-HD Plus </span><span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', sans-serif;">is spectacular. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;">Ziggi-HD Plus's 8.0 Megapixel camera delivers a resolution up to 3264 x 2448 pixels when used with Mac or PC.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In my testing the image quality is fantastic even under low light conditions. Teachers will really enjoy the faster refresh rate on the <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;">Ziggi-HD Plus </span>which is ideal when you are moving objects or writing under the lens. Under all conditions the <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;"><a href="http://www.ipevo.com/prods/Ziggi-HD_Plus_USB_Document_Camera" target="_blank">Ziggi-HD Plus</a> was much faster at focusing objects under the lens and was very responsive. When looking at the image it is hard to believe that a $99 document camera can produce such a high quality image. The </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Ziggi-HD Plus includes a built-in microphone that when paired with the Presenter software allows you to use it for creating videos or for video conferencing. The Ziggi-HD Plus is ideal for creating videos (MP4 format) for the Flipped Classroom. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;">Ziggi-HD Plus and IPEVO Presenter are now compatible with Chromebooks and the Google Chrome browser (PC and Mac) through the </span><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ipevo-presenter/jjehhjdfaodpjfkmcghhppkdcpoboekn" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #40bdf5; cursor: pointer; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 22px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Chrome IPEVO Presenter app</a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">. To round out the experience you may want to consider </span></span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 22px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7uuWWkN2tmGwLP0Cep3cj2Tr05LjzjB4G95VW0TMVinz_Hncq1xTTWFuY5QFuKTU9NUEz7Z1AvmampVVYzAfC2gXStNXvlmuXoO8Hxn8zi4uwuj4hSf69s2QAucHBobCyFmOjPltsNo/s1600/magnifying_lens_slide06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR7uuWWkN2tmGwLP0Cep3cj2Tr05LjzjB4G95VW0TMVinz_Hncq1xTTWFuY5QFuKTU9NUEz7Z1AvmampVVYzAfC2gXStNXvlmuXoO8Hxn8zi4uwuj4hSf69s2QAucHBobCyFmOjPltsNo/s200/magnifying_lens_slide06.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">purchasing the following accessories: Carrying Case, Height Extension Stand, Scan Kit and the Magnifying Lens. In any case if you considering a purchase of a document camera for your classroom you have to check out the <a href="http://www.ipevo.com/prods/Ziggi-HD_Plus_USB_Document_Camera" target="_blank">Ziggi-HD Plus</a> - it is great value for the price! Bring your classroom lessons to life with the </span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">Ziggi-HD Plus!</span></div>

IPEVO Ziggi-HD Plus- 8.0 Megapixel Document Camera Really Shines!

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IPEVO iZiggi HD Wireless Document Camera -Innovative New Product from IPEVO

<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the past year, I have been enamored with the number of unique products the <a href="http://ipevo.com/" target="_blank">IPEVO </a>company has released and in the last two weeks they released the iZiggi HD Wireless Document Camera for IOS, Mac & PC which adds considerable value to their product line. The<a href="http://ipevo.com/" target="_blank"> iZiggi HD Wireless Document Camera</a> is the perfect marriage of the iZiggi HD Camera and the IPEVO Wireless Station which I had reviewed in the past </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRvyS2j9hlTyKx0gP9D5NiRMwFtmO-WHeHvWlAkFss5bVRTBHNMk6u_FYmRqJVatDQ050riDNiahgbj2TmewYsMHPeQtsEuXHR-H3nZntZgKOSLWW7kjDTa3SNieTiADxazJekHwXzeU/s1600/IPEVO_iZiggi_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRvyS2j9hlTyKx0gP9D5NiRMwFtmO-WHeHvWlAkFss5bVRTBHNMk6u_FYmRqJVatDQ050riDNiahgbj2TmewYsMHPeQtsEuXHR-H3nZntZgKOSLWW7kjDTa3SNieTiADxazJekHwXzeU/s1600/IPEVO_iZiggi_01.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">couple of months. Plugging the iZiggi HD Wireless Document Camera into the IPEVO Wireless Station created an ad-hoc WiFi network that would allow your iPad to connect through, which in turn would enable you to output the image under the document camera to your iPad without the need for a physical connection. Having  access to iZiggi HD Wireless Document Camera and the IPEVO Wireless Station opened up all kinds of possibilities in the classroom for having a truly portable device that could be moved about in the classroom. Teachers who have access to a projector and an Apple TV can walk around the classroom displaying student work and have it come up on the screen. Likewise, it is possible to push out what is on the iPad and share it with other devices that are connected to the ad-hoc network utilizing the IPEVO Whiteboard app on the iPad. This will enable students to interact and annotate the contents that is under the iZiggi HD Wireless Document Camera, which is ideal for small group work.</span><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With the introduction of the iZiggi HD Wireless Document Camera, IPEVO has made it even easier to take advantage of the power of this document camera by designing the product so that the base of the document camera replaces the need for the IPEVO Wireless Station. The base of the iZiggi HD Wireless Document Camera contains the WiFi radio and Rechargeable battery and thus eliminates one more piece of hardware that teachers need to be concerned about. To use the iZiggi HD Wireless Document Camera simply plug the USB tail into the base of the camera, power it on and then connect your iPad to the iZiggi WiFi network. Launch the IPEVO Whiteboard app on your iPad and start viewing what is under the lens. The IPEVO Whiteboard app gives you a vast array of tools for annotating what you have captured and has a great interface for focusing and setting the exposure of the camera from the iPad screen. While ease of use should certainly be a big consideration when making a purchase, I for one am really impressed with the quality of the image that the iZiggi HD Wireless Document <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBIYvPmHb4SZBypgdPCSM1lFQA6GPTwSmEONqCmSGq7eyl275gkjs8aEVQWNcLo5zv93wZ6NlEa6e9Rfg6ca-pfuffpafmtYNLFrctJwk7bBOVhzNxn4M8byxYCbTEAxusksNlnLiysQ/s1600/IPEVO_iZiggi_07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBIYvPmHb4SZBypgdPCSM1lFQA6GPTwSmEONqCmSGq7eyl275gkjs8aEVQWNcLo5zv93wZ6NlEa6e9Rfg6ca-pfuffpafmtYNLFrctJwk7bBOVhzNxn4M8byxYCbTEAxusksNlnLiysQ/s1600/IPEVO_iZiggi_07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Camera produces. The iZiggi HD Wireless Document Camera can produce resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 when in wireless mode. The iZiggi HD Wireless Document Camera can also be used in conjunction with the IPEVO Whiteboard app to capture audio and video on the iPad which is ideal for creating online video content. </span><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The iZiggi HD Wireless Document Camera comes with a USB cable extension so that it can be plugged into a Mac or PC and used with their Presenter software. The iZiggi HD Wireless Document Camera is a versatile and cost effective tool for the classroom which I know teachers will enjoy using. Having access to the iZiggi HD Wireless Document Camera will allow teachers to be more interactive in their instruction and provide teachers with better visuals that can support instruction and learning. At a cost of $159 dollars this is great value for a 5 megapixel camera. For more information about the </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">iZiggi HD Wireless Document Camera click <a href="http://ipevo.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div></div></div>

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IPEVO Interactive Whiteboard System- Simply Affordable!

<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Let's face it, as wonderful as interactive whiteboards are in the classroom, with shrinking school budgets it is getting harder and harder to install these tools in each and every classroom. But with the range of students in classrooms with various learning styles having access to an interactive whiteboard to craft lessons can be advantageous to teachers trying to meet the needs of all students. With this in mind, I was really excited to try out the recently released solution from <a href="http://ipevo.com/" target="_blank">IPEVO</a>,</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> the </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">IPEVO Interactive Whiteboard System. </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The IPEVO Interactive Whiteboard System is a cost effective way to turn any whiteboard or flat surface into and interactive whiteboard. The</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">IPEVO Interactive Whiteboard System works with both Windows and Macintosh computers and the system is comprised of a small camera, stylus and supplied Annotator software. Teacher will need to <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4dCK5ARS2J57whinoWLerSA2YMrzuk7PowpmSz186rqyd6N3L9XSXfTWXbs2e7gXLEsRfn5fwrWymZOTtO-XwhAgA1JDm2tKjGPo-FjmIODw4PRwIE3ncS0zgkKeTQbG_3djYDOtrJg/s1600/ipevoiwb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4dCK5ARS2J57whinoWLerSA2YMrzuk7PowpmSz186rqyd6N3L9XSXfTWXbs2e7gXLEsRfn5fwrWymZOTtO-XwhAgA1JDm2tKjGPo-FjmIODw4PRwIE3ncS0zgkKeTQbG_3djYDOtrJg/s1600/ipevoiwb.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;"> IPEVO Interactive Whiteboard System</span></td></tr></tbody></table>also have access to a LCD projector for the classroom to use this solution. Setting up my computer to use the</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">IPEVO Interactive Whiteboard System was straight forward and easy to accomplish. First, I installed the Annotator software and drivers from the CD, then plugged in the camera to my computer and calibrated the system with the stylus and in less then 5 minutes I was up and running. While I had a chance to use it on a whiteboard which was fantastic, I recently used it in another classroom at the college which only had a traditional blackboard which worked just as well. In any case you are going to want to use this solution on a surface that is flat and smooth for best results. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Annotator software gives teachers the ability to use the stylus as a mouse to control any computer application on the computer with complete control to mark up the computer screen using a number of different annotation tools. Teachers can select from lines, squares, and circles to mark up the screen. I found the software to be intuitive to use and changing color of the ink and the width of the stroke was straight forward. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4E7hNMDt_97YYmRCJAQ0gEztU6K9oxl4-TADFtOJEtzXDFp-lWLPTNGdgYf0rOF8MzjDq1WU8gxzBT9TvHLL1_qOllst5Hg-d_-XPWwhZrJGjkWYwhfu3xEx6xWmA67Z7SlYlPxmiXg/s1600/ipevocontrols.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4E7hNMDt_97YYmRCJAQ0gEztU6K9oxl4-TADFtOJEtzXDFp-lWLPTNGdgYf0rOF8MzjDq1WU8gxzBT9TvHLL1_qOllst5Hg-d_-XPWwhZrJGjkWYwhfu3xEx6xWmA67Z7SlYlPxmiXg/s320/ipevocontrols.png" width="84" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Annotator App</b></td></tr></tbody></table>The </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">IPEVO Interactive Whiteboard System was very responsive to the stylus and worked as a mouse even when the targets were small. The Annotator software also integrates with any of the IPEVO document cameras, adding more functionality to the system and giving teachers a way to bring in images to your computer that can be marked up. The folks at IPEVO do understand classrooms and realize that in some instances small children will have a hard time using the smaller stylus and includes an extension that attaches to the stylus giving students the opportunity to use the interactive system. Teachers can also access the Web and use the in-screen keyboard for inputting text as well as using the Screen clipping tool to add screen captures to the IPEVO notebook. As if this wasn't enough, the </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">IPEVO Interactive Whiteboard System lets teachers bring up a virtual notebook that they can write on and bring in graphics from captured screen clippings or from your hard drive. Teachers can create multiple pages in the notebook and go back and forth within the notebook to review the material. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I can only imagine where IPEVO will take this product as it continues to add enhancements</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> to the Annotator software. </span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ipevo.com/" target="_blank">IPEVO </a>Interactive Whiteboard System works as advertised and gives teachers an inexpensive solution to utilize their computers and projectors as an interactive whiteboard in the classroom. If you are looking to create more interactive lessons and you are on a tight budget then you have to take a look at the IPEVO Interactive Whiteboard System. If you are using the </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">IPEVO Interactive Whiteboard System I welcome your comments.</span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span>

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