Posts with Tag: Projector Archives - Modern Pen
Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga-Playing a DVD in Windows 8.1
November 13, 2014
Tags: DVD, Lenovo, Projector, Staff, Staff Laptop, Windows
Nearly all of the machines reviewed by the Staff Laptop Committee no longer included a CD/DVD drive. In our personal lives, many of us only watch and listen to digital audio and video content without the use of any physical media. The same will be true at school, though it may take schools, and their […]
HDMI-VGA Adapters
November 19, 2014
Tags: Chromebook, Lenovo, Projector, Staff Laptop
Both student Chromebooks and staff members’ Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11e laptops are equipped with full-size HDMI ports for displaying video on other displays. While HDMI has become a standard for high definition video, classroom projectors in School District 21 are set-up for more traditional VGA connections. As a result, students and staff members do need […]

Each District 21 school is named after an American author, and learning and literacy is at the center of our Professional Learning Community. The Modern Pen provides a collaborative location in which District 21 teachers can come together to learn the skills that will enable their students to learn new skills and to understand concepts at an even different level than before.