1. Do It Yourself Interactive Technologies

2. Do It Yourself “DIY questions the supposed uniqueness of the expert's skills, and promotes the ability of the ordinary person to learn to do more than he or she thought was possible.”

3. Project #1 Interactive Whiteboard using a Wii Remote

4. How it works? Project #1 Interactive Whiteboard using a Wii Remote Wii Remote Projector Wii Remote Bluetooth Conection (to communicate with your computer) Wii Remote InfraRed Receiver Projected Screen

5.  Wii Remote – U$40,00  InfraRed Light Pen – Less than U$1  Bluetooth USB Adaptor – U$7  Download freeware drivers and software What do you need? Project #1 Interactive Whiteboard using a Wii Remote

6. How to Build a IR Light Pen Project #1 Interactive Whiteboard using a Wii Remote Check out our final result!

7. Softwares used Project #1 Interactive Whiteboard using a Wii Remote Kindlelab: an alternative to notebook software Smoothboard: the driver and orientantion for the light pen

8. Project #2 Multi-Touch Tablet

9. How it works Project #2 Multi-Touch Tablet

10.  Acrylic/Polycarbonate/Plexiglass  Infrared LEDs (or similar infrared light source)  Compliant Surface (silicone rubber, Sorta Clear 40, Elastosil, Lexel, etc. )  Projection Surface (if you want to build a touchable screen)  Infrared Camera/Modified Webcam What do you need? Project #2 Multi-Touch Tablet

11. How to Build: LED Frame Project #2 Multi-Touch Tablet

12. Project #2 Multi-Touch Tablet How to Build Webcam placement: below the touch surface Wide angle lens attached

13. Calibration Software IR filter removal Project #2 Multi-Touch Tablet How to Build

14. Project #2 Multi-Touch Tablet Alternatives

15. Alternative Technologies Diffused Illumination Laser Light Plane

16. Project usages Interactive Whiteboard  Same as commercial versions of interactive whiteboards such as SmartBoard, HetchBoard, Promethean, etc. Multi-touch Tablet  A new approach to Introduce ICT to young children with interactive and touchable resources.

17. Pros and Cons Strong points Strong points  Low cost  Easy to build  Large online community Weak points  Supportless software  Still being developed D.I.Y. Projects

18. Good reference sites D.I.Y  http://www.instructables.com/ http://www.instructables.com/  http://makezine.com/ http://makezine.com/  http://www.wikihow.com/ http://www.wikihow.com  http://www.doityourself.com/ http://www.doityourself.com/ About the Projects  http://www.wiimoteproject.com/ http://www.wiimoteproject.com/  http://nuigroup.com/ http://nuigroup.com/

19. Credits Check out now and then our progress and feel free to contact us anytime!  Roberto Del Cistia – rcistia@britishschool.g12.br rcistia@britishschool.g12.br  Felipe Bordalo - fbordalo@britishschool.g12.br fbordalo@britishschool.g12.br  Murillo Neder - mneder@britishschool.g12.br mneder@britishschool.g12.br  Jorge Luiz Santos - jlsantos@britishschool.g12.br jlsantos@britishschool.g12.br  Izabel Duarte  http://tbsprojects.blogspot.com/ http://tbsprojects.blogspot.com/ (under construction) (under construction)