I have tried doing this briefly, and it was not exactly a perfect solution .
The only problem I found was that our Wiimote are not wide angle remotes.
On a larger board, it was difficult to cover the whole board reliably. The
solution is to use a two Wiimote solution.
I'm hoping with more time, I could try to implement this for the first grade
to see how it goes in a live classroom environment.
Brian Lee
Manlius Pebble Hill School
> From: Rick Castorani <rcastorani@aimpa.org>
> Reply-To: A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:03:48 -0400
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> Subject: Re: any ideas for a 1 shot computer class?
>
> Amy, believe it or not I am in nearly the same position and was wondering
> the same thing. We have just implemented our 1:1 program using MacBooks so
> I have been using that time to familiarize the students with the new laptops
> and the mac os operating system. After a couple classes, however, that has
> seemed to run its course.
>
> Just yesterday, I showed the students the homemade interactive whiteboard
> video by Johnny Lee that he so generously posted on youtube (
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ). I then had them research how
> to construct the necessary equipment and put together a shopping list. I am
> going to give it a go myself first, but the goal is to have them lay out a
> plan, implement it, then reflect on it and tweak if necessary.
>
> They are already very excited about it and I made sure not to promise them
> any results but that we are going to do our best. So in effect, I am using
> our time more as a motivator to learn more about technology. Our school
> curriculum is very hands-on so I found this to be a perfect fit. I hope
> that gave you an idea or two and I would love to hear what others have to
> say.
>
> -Rick
>
> Rick Castorani
> Technology Coordinator
> Academy in Manayunk
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