What I ended up doing with the help of my husband and some money out of pocket is connecting an external monitor to my school laptop. To do this I had to get an external display port since my laptop docking station would not allow me to connect a VGA cable going to my projector and an HDMI cable going to my external monitor at the same time. Your laptop or docking station may allow you to do that so troubleshoot before you buy. I also brought in my own external webcam that I have on my external monitor, but it has an extra-long USB cable and a tripod attachment so I can move it elsewhere if needed.
With this set up I now have 3 Screens that I set as extended screens on my laptops display settings. This allows me to check emails and take attendance on my laptop, while I display the lesson through the projector, AND have a live TEAM meeting going on on the third monitor all at the same time. Having a wireless mouse allows me to move anywhere I need to manage the presentation, laptop screen, or monitor screen. I have dry tested this setup and LOVE it, but the real test will be in 2 weeks when students return! I hope this set up gives you some ideas to make technology work in your classroom for these unusual times. Below is a video that shows the set up in a bit more detail!!
