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- An unusual day, part 2 (or "My lease is up! Now what?")
- Smart Boards...Are Smart Boards such a great idea? Those projectors are all good and nice but there are other ways to achieve the same thing...The Interactive whiteboard is a compelling technology for teachers, it closely mimics what they're already used to. But there are weaknesses. Firstly using a whiteboard is...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- iWiiBoard 1.0 (Windows)
- IWiiBoard is an interactive whiteboard software that can easily transform your screen into user-friendly interactive whiteboard. Build-in annotation feature allows you to write or highlight directly on top of any application or document. Write or highlight on top of PowerPoint presentation. All the writing can be saved, copied, pasted, deleted,...
- Software downloads 2009-10-25
- Virtual autopsy: Finally a use for the Surface PC
- I've always been a bit skeptical about the idea of a Surface PC. I just haven't seen many interesting use cases in education that wouldn't be served as well or better and more cheaply by an interactive whiteboard or even a tablet PC of some sort. However, new...
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- Smoothboard 1.5 (Windows)
- Smoothboard easily transforms your flat screen display projected screen or flat panel into a interactive whiteboard using an IR Pen as a writing instrument. This software provides an intuitive interface that will enable users to interact with their computer directly at the screen. Smoothboard also allows you to control the...
- Software downloads 2009-08-06
- Multiple Choice Quiz Creator 6.00.04 (Windows)
- This software provides a quick and easy way to create Multiple Choice Quizzes for educational use within the classroom. It is ideal for use on an Interactive Whiteboard and currently allows 3 different modes of play. The software package comprises of two programs, a Player and an Editor. The MCQ...
- Software downloads 2009-08-01
- Dimdim's interactive tools: a game-changer in web conferencing
- For what they are and what they do, services like GoToMeeting and WebEx have become critical business tools for conducting virtual meetings, especially during these days of scaled-back travel budgets. But there's always been some things about them that bothered me, notably having to run a third-party program on my...
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- Microsoft: Vision to 'fundamentally re-imagine productivity'
- Imagine drawing on floor-to-ceiling office windows with your finger, using them like a whiteboard, aided by contextual information right at your fingertips, translated as necessary. You haven't lost your marbles -- you're participating in a global corporate meeting, and your colleagues are doing the same thing on four other continents....
- Blog posts 2009-02-27
- Apple's future: It's in the Touch
- Apple's future: It's in the TouchIt's scary catchup timeBill Gates remarks on the Next 10 years of Digital Media NVTC speech http://tinyurl.com/97zbns Videohttp://www.nvtc.org/events/031308/TranscriptRemarksByBillGates.pdf Transcript"On that tablet we can touch the screen. We have a pen. We can write. We can have the handwriting be recognized and so...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-13
- Mimio Xi
- Mimio XiMimioThe capture bar is useful and virtual ink is neat, even though it does lag significantly. Don't be fooled by the capture kit though. For all the R&D they put into producing neat devices the eraser and markers will not do what you would think they would. If you...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-10
- Talking is a good thing
- I had a great meeting with one of the elementary schools in my district today. The principal turned over most of a staff meeting to me today in part for some training and professional development, but largely for a discussion of technology in the district. I...
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Can interactive whiteboards impair learning?
- Can interactive whiteboards impair learning?I totally agree!I have also just started college (Brockenhurst College, UK) and I have found the same thing. It was also the same at my old school too. A teacher enters the room with their ancient laptop that takes 3 minutes to boot, then spends another...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-21
- Can interactive whiteboards impair learning?
- Guest post: Morgan Panting is at her first year in college equivalent junior in high school. Besides being the bane of my life, she's also an opinionated little madam with her own rants and raves on technology and student life. The other day at college (our equivalent...
- Blog posts 2008-09-21
- Is the time right for iPhones in Ed Tech?
- Is the time right for iPhones in Ed Tech?Those controlling the answer to Ed TechAs I understand it since I read my first Plan Room and Builders Exchange spec and blueprint at the age of six - Section 10100 (et al revs.) like 'visual display boards' and 'educational equipment' ...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-12
- TurboMeeting 3.0.55 (Windows)
- TurboMeeting combines four real-time collaboration tools in one package: interactive meeting or web conferencing, web seminar, remote support and remote access. It is 4-in-1. It supports PC and Mac users to conduct fully interactive meetings and remote support. Its Universal Attendance technology allows anyone with a browser from different platforms...
- Software downloads 2008-05-12
- Audio Video Conference Software 4.2.0.77 (Windows)
- iPROConference Video Online Meeting Provides You Unlimited, Cost-Effective And Easy-To-Use Web Meetings On Demand. Imagine secure encrypted online meetings with built in audio-video streaming, desktop sharing, file share and live conference room seating for hundreds. iPRO Conference V2 next generation communications is a virtual multi-purpose online group meeting or presentation...
- Software downloads 2008-03-07
- Conference 4.2 (Windows)
- Network Marketing Online Web Conference software allows you to use an interactive whiteboard, real-time application sharing, text chat, audio, and Webcam. File transfer, multiple presentation modes, moderator functions, password protection, and technical support. Network Marketing Online Web Conference is a feature-rich application that makes your conferencing experience productive, satisfying, and...
- Software downloads 2008-02-05
- Audio/Video Conference 4.2.0.73 (Windows)
- Audio/Video Conference is a feature-rich communications tool to talk to anyone anywhere. Features include interactive whiteboard real-time application sharing, text chat, audio, and Webcam, file transfer, multiple presentation modes, password protection, audio session recording, and pending Softphone.
- Software downloads 2007-11-14
- Smartbf33oards vs interactive whiteboards
- Smartbf33oards vs interactive whiteboardsSMART puts the Teacher firstThough I think that you have a valid point with the price structure of the Mimio. Being a former educator, I think that when a school is looking to purchase an interactive technology they really need to look at the whole picture. SMART...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-12
- Smartboards vs interactive whiteboards
- A few days ago, I posted my thoughts on the Mimio interactive whiteboards we installed. Overall, I liked them much more than I expected and the wow factor for students and staff was actually more helpful than distracting. A few readers posted comments on the other technologies available...
- Blog posts 2007-09-11
- OK, I give in...Interactive whiteboards are pretty cool
- OK, I give in...Interactive whiteboards are pretty coolRecord real-time, voice, annotations for playbackTry using SnapKast with intelligent whiteboards. It works great and captures any PowerPoint slides, whiteboard, anything you draw, and your voice. SnapKast creates an MP4 video for sharing over the web: directly or via podcasts.See http://snapkast.com and try...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-07
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