Interactive Whiteboar d Ideas
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Interactive Whiteboard Ideas
byMark Lawrence
Oyster River High School
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I assume you have: A computer in your classroom
A projector (preferably on the ceiling)
A sense of adventure
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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
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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
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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
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Using a Wii Remote: Setup Place your Wii Remote wisely
Wii remote distance should be approximately 2X the height of the screen
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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
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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
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What Can You Do? Everything you can do with the Wii
remote you can do with a remote mouse
Walk around while doing it
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Wii Remote Pros and ConsPros
Impressive functionality
Better drawings on the board
Cons
More difficult to set up
More upkeep
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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