1. by Mark Lawrence Oyster River High School

2.  A computer in your classroom  A projector (preferably on the ceiling)  A sense of adventure

3.  Smoothboard 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.  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

5.  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

6.  Place your Wii Remote wisely Wii remote distance should be approximately 2X the height of the screen

7.  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

9.  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

10.  Everything you can do with the Wii remote you can do with a remote mouse  Walk around while doing it

11. Pros  Impressive functionality  Better drawings on the board Cons  More difficult to set up  More upkeep

12. 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