2017 Macbook Air Dual Monitor Workaround with iPad

I'm a student and I am tired of switching back and forth between screens since most of my school work needs to be looked up. I have been wanting a dual monitor but recently found out through another forum that my 2017 Macbook Air only has one processor which doesn't make it dual screen compatible. I read i can possibly can use an iPad to work around this issue. Is it possible and if so, what iPad is recommended for my 2017 Macbook Air A1466 model?

-TIA