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by Mark Lawrence Oyster River High School
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A computer in your classroom A projector (preferably on the ceiling) A sense of adventure
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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
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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
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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
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Place your Wii Remote wisely Wii remote distance should be approximately 2X the height of the screen
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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
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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
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Everything you can do with the Wii remote you can do with a remote mouse Walk around while doing it
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Pros Impressive functionality Better drawings on the board Cons More difficult to set up More upkeep
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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
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