Wiimote Interactive Whiteboard Trent Moehlman & Jannette Moehlman Dakota Middle School TIE Conference 2010 Please sign up for one of our door prizes (limited to the first 50 participants) PowerPoint and other reference materials can be

Background (How does this work?) Wiimote – Infrared Camera Infrared (IR) Pen – “Mouse” Bluetooth Adapter – Allows Wiimote to talk to your computer Smoothboard – Provides drivers so your computer thinks this whole setup is a mouse & provides the whiteboard for you to use.

Cost Minimum –Wiimote – $30 to $40 –IR Pen – $5 - $30 –Bluetooth Dongle (if you don’t have built in Bluetooth) – $5 - $10 –Software – Free to $30 Optional (Makes life much, much easier) –Wiimote Mount – 50¢ - $30 –AC “Battery” – $12 - $25 –AC Adapter – $10 –AC Remote – $15 –Above three in kit - $50

Setup as Demonstrated – $199 Wiimote – $40 – BestBuy IR Pen – $50 – 1 pressure sensitive from Teachwithtech.com & 1 “Groove 2” from wiiteachers.com Software – $30 – from smoothboard.net ($24 actually but we bought 10) Bluetooth Dongle – $9 – from irgreat.com Wiimote Mount – $23 – from irgreat.com Remote AC “Battery” setup – $47 – from irgreat.com

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Resources Where it all began - Software –Smoothboard $30http:// – - Free (Driver only) – - Mac- Linux-PC, Free (Driver only) Hardware » » » »

More Resources Forums, Wikis, etc. – – –Smoothboard Manual & Setup Guide - _Page _Page IR Pen Instructable – –