Tag Archives: whiteboard
Kinect-Based IWB
The Kinect-Based Interactive Whiteboard is coming. Someone just has to put the pieces together. Continue reading
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Kinect Development
Microsoft plans to release a software development kit (SDK) for the Kinect which should mean many more Kinect hacks to come. Continue reading
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Click Don’t Scan
Have you ever taken a picture of the board at the front of your classroom? Apps are now available for smartphones that turn pictures of documents into .pdf documents. Continue reading
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Open and Kinect
Some examples of some interesting Kinect-based projects that hackers and tinkerers have come up with, now that the Kinect hardware has been released into the wild. Continue reading
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Hacking Kinect
I’m still not that impressed with Kinect — 3D drawings are cool, but will they help me teach English? — but I’m thrilled that hackers big and small are poking around under the hood. Continue reading
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Computer Games in ESL
Computer games are a medium that has become as popular as Hollywood movies. It’s not uncommon for teachers to show movies in class, but how can games be incorporated? Continue reading
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Mischievous Mouses
Interact on your whiteboard by using computer mice as clickers. Continue reading
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OutSMARTed
I just got a letter from SMART reminding users to only use their software with their hardware and not Restricted Products. Is the best approach to lock down their technology? Do they really have any other choice? Continue reading
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Smartboard Trials and Tribulations
Reflections on my Smartboard test-drive. The hardware is really good, as long as you don’t have to move it. Continue reading
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Interface with the Future
Interactive Whiteboards have me thinking about the interfaces we use to connect to our computers. There are lots of new ways on the horizon, many of which will please kinesthetic learners. Continue reading
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