Chromebook Learning Activities That Need Nothing But a Browser
Every activity runs in Chrome. No installation, no IT requests, no admin permissions. Open the browser and students are learning within 60 seconds.
What Is Chromebook Ready?
Chromebook classrooms face a unique constraint: teachers cannot install arbitrary software, and many native apps require IT admin approval that takes weeks. Draw in the Air eliminates this barrier entirely. Every activity runs directly in the Chrome browser, using only the built-in webcam that every Chromebook already has.
A teacher can open drawintheair.com, bookmark it, and students can begin immediately. Students do not create accounts or log in, the camera stays on the device, and no IT department involvement is required. The platform is optimised for the display resolutions and processing capabilities of classroom Chromebooks, including lower-spec models.
Activities span the primary curriculum: letter tracing for phonics and handwriting, number formation for early maths, shape recognition for geometry foundations, sorting for categorisation skills, and creative drawing for expressive arts. Each activity requires students to physically move, raising their hand and tracing gestures in front of the webcam.
The Educational Case
Chromebooks dominate the classroom device landscape because of their manageability, but this comes at the cost of reduced software flexibility. Teachers frequently report frustration with the gap between discovering a useful educational tool and getting it onto student devices, a process that can take weeks.
Browser-based tools solve this permanently. Draw in the Air's architecture, client-side AI hand tracking via Google's MediaPipe running entirely within Chrome, works on any Chromebook with camera access. Performance is optimised for the ARM and Intel Celeron processors common in education-grade Chromebooks, with adaptive frame rates that maintain smooth interaction even on constrained hardware.
How Teachers Use It
Getting Started, 6 Steps
Open Chrome browser on any Chromebook, no installation, no admin approval needed.
Navigate to drawintheair.com and click "Try It Free".
Allow the camera permission popup, a one-time step per device.
Wave at the camera to begin hand tracking.
Choose an activity: letters, numbers, shapes, sorting, or free drawing.
Interact with the activity using hand gestures for 1–5 minutes per mode.
Common Questions
Yes. Because everything runs in the Chrome browser with no extension or application to install, there is nothing to approve. Open the URL and it works immediately on any managed Chromebook.
Yes. The platform uses adaptive rendering to reduce processing load on slower hardware. It has been tested on Celeron N3350 and ARM Cortex-A72 devices common in education-grade Chromebooks.
The initial page load requires internet access. Once the AI model has loaded (about 5 seconds), the hand tracking runs entirely offline on the device.
Yes. Use the embed code from drawintheair.com/embed to place an activity widget directly on any Google Site. Students interact with it without leaving your class page.