Kanji Learning at Living Room with Family Using Tabcast

"Tabcast" is a useful tool for screen mirroring of tab browser using Chromecast.

If learners use the "tabcast" at living room with family or at class room with friends, they can effectively lean  kanji stroke orders, directions and so on from many advices.

The following table shows merits and demerits for screen mirroring using Chromecast, Miracast and Airplay.
"Tabcast" is available for both Windows and Mac OS.

OS	Applications	Chromecast	Miracast	Airplay
Windows	PowerPoint	OK*	OK	NG
	Tab, Video	OK	OK	NG
Android	QuickOffice	OK*	OK	NG
	Video	OK	OK	NG
Mac OS	KeyNote	OK*	NG	OK
	Tab, Video	OK	NG	OK
iOS	KeyNote	NG	NG	OK
	Video	OK	NG	OK

                    OK*: update on July 10, 2014

How to setup for tabcast of PC and Mac

1. Download Chrome browser
2. Download extension for Chromecast
3. Click a blue icon on the tab window for connecting.

(a) An example of a blue icon for Chromecast.	(b) An example of screen mirroring for VGA display and MacBook Air.
(c) An example of cables for Chromecast, VGA adapter and so on.

Caution: "Tabcast" is 720p (1280×720) and "Chromecast" is 1080p (1920×1080) from youtube.com directly.

Stroke Error Detection in Kanji Handwriting for Autonomous Learning

Stroke error detection in handwriting is useful to notice for your autonomous Kanji learning.

Please access a free site of web-based handwriting recognition engine (https://www.icampusj.net/u/ihwr.jsp) since Mar. 1, 2014.

• Color Rules for Stroke Error


• Red: Inhibit Direction
Please access "Permit and Inhibit Directions in Kanji Basic Strokes" in this blog.

• Orange: Reverse Direction
• Purple: Split or Merge Stroke
• Brown: Stroke Order Error
• Black: Correct Stroke


• Examples of Stroke Error Detection

Hand Tracing for 白 (white)	Hand Tracing for 木 (tree)
Hand Tracing for 氏 (family name)	Hand Tracing for 飲 (to drink)