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As effective (and in some
ways more versatile) than the $4,000 interactive
whiteboards from SmartBoard, Promethean, Panasonic, etc!
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All
you need is this $69 Wii remote control (Wiimote) by
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plus this industry-standard $29 Bluetooth USB adapter... |
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and this special Pedacomp $59 stylus... |
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...plus the genius and generosity of Johnny Chung Lee of the
Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon
University in in Pittsburgh who wrote and distributes free
the enabling software! |
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Click
here to view the venues and dates of Pedacomp's
presentation
on the Wiimote Interactive Whiteboard
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Frequently asked questions about the Wiimote Interactive
Whiteboard (IWB)
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What is a Wiimote? (also known as a Wii Remote)
The remote control used with the Wii games console. About
80 million have been sold worldwide. It has a
high-definition Infra-red detector which enables it to
be used as an interactive whiteboard.
Does the Wiimote
IWB have the same features as mainstream interactive whiteboards?
Yes. It has all of the versatility, accuracy and
functionality of those boards... everything you need as a teacher.
Does the WiiMote IWB work with SmartBoard
Notebook software?
Yes |
Does the WiiMote IWB work with Promethean
ActivStudio software?
Yes
What computers will the WiiMote IWB work with?
Any laptop or desktop running Windows XP or
Vista
Does the WiiMote IWB require a Data
projector?
Yes. As with all interactive whiteboards you
need a data projector to project the computer's
screen onto the whiteboard.
What software do I need?
The Bluetooth driver (which comes with the
Bluetooth adapter) and the free whiteboard
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