Technology & China
These days, technology plays a huge part in travel and makes traveling a bit more independent. Lizzy and I both brought our iPhones on this trip, our MacBooks and Lizzy’s iPad. Sounds a bit excessive but we used our devices to the max. While teaching at No. 4, we created PowerPoint Presentations to accompany our lessons. I also utilized the Kindle App on my laptop to project read-alouds for the students. The school does not have capabilities to connect their projectors to the iPad. Lizzy and I both purchased VGA adaptors for our laptops in order to connect to the projectors. Here’s a link to the one I purchased: Apple 30 pin to VGA adaptor We also purchased adaptors for the school and our hotel rooms. I bought a universal one from the UM bookstore and it worked well but was a bit bulky. While arranging our travel, we did need help purchasing our train tickets. Ask your cooperating teachers or hostel owners for help. As for airline tickets, we used