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Interactive Whiteboar d Ideas

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)

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Interactive Whiteboar d Ideas

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  1. Interactive WhiteboardIdeas by Mark Lawrence Oyster River High School

  2. I assume you have: A computer in your classroom A projector (preferably on the ceiling) A sense of adventure

  3. 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

  4. You’ll need to get: (continued) • Wii remote and IR pen (~$26 and $20) OR • A mobile device • For SmoothboardAir or Duo • Any HTML 5 browser • For Smoothboard 2 or Mac • A wifi mouse controller

  5. Smoothboard Use as a whiteboard (or blackboard) Control and annotate Presentations (e.g. PowerPointor Keynote) Use as a mouse to run any computer program and annotate it Save screenshots

  6. Using a Wii Remote: Setup Wii remote distance should be approximately 2X the height of the screen Place your Wii Remote wisely

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. What Can You Do? Everything you can do with the Wii remote you can do with a remote mouse Walk around while doing it

  10. Wii Remote Pros and Cons Pros • Impressive functionality • Better drawings on the board Cons • More difficult to set up • More upkeep

  11. Remote Mouse Pros and Cons Pros • You don’t have to be the center of attention • Easy setup Cons • Harder to drawor annotate • Relies on a flawless, somewhat open network

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