determine pen location is much less accurate than a touch surface like
Smart's (and you can't use your finger!).
Richard
Richard Kassissieh
Director of Information Technology
Catlin Gabel School
kassissiehr@catlin.edu
www.kassblog.com
On 1/21/10 8:37 AM, "Joe Frost" <Joe.Frost@phoenixchristian.org> wrote:
> What was the ballpark pricing? Anywhere near the $600 mark that the
> Mimio claims?=20
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Pearson [mailto:Mpearson@mcds.org]
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:27 AM
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> FYI
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> Check out the Eno by Polyvision. I just installed three and will be
> installing more. No electronics in the board because it uses a
> Bluetooth stylus. The board can take a sharpie and then wipe
> clean...the demo included holding a lighter to it. I tried the Hitachi
> Starboard and it did not go well because you cannot put up a huge
> projection surface on the teaching wall and not let teachers write on
> it. You need to allow teachers to transition to digital ink...not jump
> out of an airplane to a desert with an oasis somewhere to find. If they
> don't find the oasis, they end up face down in the sand.
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> The simplicity of the Eno, open software architecture, ability to hang
> it anywhere and use small slates, as well as hang it magnetically on an
> existing whiteboard makes it a great tool. The stylus gives very good
> granularity on the board when writing.
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> Cheers,
> m
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> Matt Pearson
> Director of Technology, Security and Safety, MCDS
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Jones, Nancy
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:57 AM
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> Subject: Re: Anybody have experience with MIMIO Interactive?
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> We have a couple installed here on campus as a cheaper alternative to
> smartboard as well. The flexibility it provides in terms of its
> portability is a great feature. It can be shared and/or removed from the
> board. I ditto the plus side of having access to the whiteboard as just
> that when the mimio is not in use. That is a huge drawback to the
> smartboard .
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Joe Frost
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:49 AM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Anybody have experience with MIMIO Interactive?
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> Anyone Using This?
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> http://www.mimio.com/products/mimio_interactive/index.asp
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> I've got a salesman coming in today and would like to know more from an
> implementation perspective than sales :)
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> Thanks,
> *******=20
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> Joe Frost, MS CIS
> Director of Technology & Operations
> Department Chair Technology
> http://www.phoenixchristian.org
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