Low+Cost+and+High+Tech

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**#bctchightech - Twitter Search**
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 * **Location:** Grade 7 Room //( HCS CampusMap )//
 * **Track:** K-12 Education
 * **Grade Level Focus:** All
 * **Exhibitor:** No || == Session Twitter ==

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**Session Description**
We cover the benefits of using an interactive whiteboard in education and spend time with a low-cost alternative using Nintendo's Wii remote. We will be sharing ideas and examples and answering questions as a group discussion. Resources and ideas will be shared via twitter (#bctchightech) and the wiki page.

Group Ideas and Resources
This is where you can add your own information and Ideas on HOW or WHERE you can use an IWB in your class.

Earth Sciences: Demonstrating visuals. Math - Sine Waves demos Peer editing papers. 

Presentation Materials and Contributions
Videos used in the workshop >
 * [] Demo of the SmoothBoard Software (Starts at 1:34)

Great links for getting started
 * [] Great FAQ specifically about the SmoothBoard software, but also about IWBs in general.
 * [] Great place to buy accessories for your WiiMote IWB.

Links to WiiMote IWB software
 * [] (Free!) (Mac/PC)
 * [] (Free trial, $30 to buy) (Mac/PC)

For the Technically Inclined/Curious
 * [|http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/](Where the wiimote IWB got started)

Just plain cool:
 * [|Object tracking with the WiiMote]