interactive whiteboar d ideas
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Interactive Whiteboar d Ideas. by Mark Lawrence Oyster River High School. I assume you have:. A computer in your classroom A projector (preferably on the ceiling) A sense of adventure. You’ll need to get:. Smoothboard Smoothboard 2 ($29.99) Smoothboard for Mac ($24.99) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Interactive Whiteboard Ideas
byMark Lawrence
Oyster River High School
I assume you have: A computer in your classroom
A projector (preferably on the ceiling)
A sense of adventure
You’ll need to get: Smoothboard
Smoothboard 2 ($29.99) Smoothboard for Mac ($24.99) Smoothboard Air ($19.99) Smoothboard Air with Duo ($49.99)
Computer Requirements Windows (XP, Vista, 7 or 8)
1.6 GHz processor and above (dual core processor recommended)
A Bluetooth adapter (if using Wii remote)OR Any Mac running 10.6 or later
You’ll need to get: (continued) Wii remote and IR pen (~$26 and
$20)OR A mobile device
• For Smoothboard Air or Duo Any HTML 5 browser
• For Smoothboard 2 or Mac A wifi mouse controller
Smoothboard Use as a whiteboard (or blackboard)
Control and annotate Presentations (e.g. PowerPoint or Keynote)
Use as a mouse to run any computer program and annotate it
Save screenshots
Using a Wii Remote: Setup Place your Wii Remote wisely
Wii remote distance should be approximately 2X the height of the screen
Using a Wii Remote: Setup Make sure Bluetooth is ON (do not sync
the Wii remote using Windows or OS X)
Open Smoothboard
Pair the Wii remote (press 1&2 buttons simultaneously)
Calibrate the Wii remote
Using a Mobile Device Find a remote mouse app for your
device• Smoothboard Air (Free app, $19.99 for PC
app)• HippoRemote ($4.99)• RemoteMouse ($????)• MobileMouse ($0.99)• Others?
Download the accompanying program to your computer
What Can You Do? Everything you can do with the Wii
remote you can do with a remote mouse
Walk around while doing it
Wii Remote Pros and ConsPros
Impressive functionality
Better drawings on the board
Cons
More difficult to set up
More upkeep
Remote Mouse Pros and Cons
Pros
You don’t have to be the center of attention
Easy setup
Cons
Harder to draw or annotate
Relies on a flawless, somewhat open network