Visualizer — turn any phone into a wireless document camera for the whiteboard

A free-to-try wireless document camera for the classroom

Visualizer turns any phone into a document camera. Open it on the whiteboard and it shows a QR code and a join code — scan it on any phone, or type the code at sageteachers.com/join, and that phone becomes the camera. Point it at a book or an object and the picture appears live on the board in seconds. No app to install, no cables, and no dedicated visualiser to buy.

A visualiser is one of the most-used bits of kit in a primary classroom — for sharing a child’s work, modelling a method, or showing a small object to the whole class. The hardware is expensive and tethered to one board; this does the same job with the phone already in your pocket. Because pupils can join too, you can put a child’s own work on the board in seconds without carrying books to the front, then rotate, flip or zoom the picture to get it straight. Nothing is kept — photos live only for the session and are deleted when you close it.

Frequently asked questions

How does Visualizer work?

Open Visualizer on the whiteboard and it shows a QR code and a join code. Scan it on any phone, or go to sageteachers.com/join and type the code, and that phone becomes the camera. Point it at a book and the page appears live on the board.

Do I need a document camera or special hardware?

No — any phone works as the camera. It connects over the web with a QR or join code, so there are no cables and no dedicated visualiser to buy.

Do pupils need an app or account?

No — they open the camera in a browser with a code, with no app to install and no login.

Is Visualizer free?

Yes — Visualizer is free to use. Sign in once and you can run it in any lesson.

Related apps

Want children to mark their own photographed work? That’s Mark It. Like the pupils-on-devices format? Word Cloud and Scattergories both run the same way, with a join code on any phone.