Wiimote Whiteboard Dale Ehrhart Emerson Elementary Owosso Public Schools

Hardware Software Wiimote ($39.76) IOGear Bluetooth Dongle ($19.92) IR Pens ($8.00 - $30.00) Wiimote Whiteboard or Smoothboard Bluetooth Dongle Software Virtualboard or E-pointer On-Screen Keyboard

Wiimote ($39.76)

IOGear Bluetooth Dongle ($19.92)

IR Pens ($8.00 - $30.00)

Wiimote Whiteboard or Smoothboard

Bluetooth Dongle Software

Virtualboard or E-pointer

On-Screen Keyboard

Daily Set-up Procedure for Wiimote Whiteboard Software Turn on computer Make sure Bluetooth Dongle is in USB port Click on Wiimote Whiteboard .JAR file Press buttons 1 and 2 on wiimote Press Calibrate Position Wiimote Use IR pen to calibrate

Turn on computer

Make sure Bluetooth Dongle is in USB port

Click on Wiimote Whiteboard .JAR file

Press buttons 1 and 2 on wiimote

Press Calibrate

Position Wiimote

Use IR pen to calibrate

Training How to set up the Wiimote Whiteboard on a daily basis Using Virtualboard or E-Pointer software Using the On-Screen Keyboard

How to set up the Wiimote Whiteboard on a daily basis

Using Virtualboard or E-Pointer software

Using the On-Screen Keyboard

Issues Battery Life for Wiimote Turn off Whiteboard when not in use rechargeable AA batteries Battery Life for IR Pens Penteractive sells button replacement batteries for $1.00 (3) Expo pens usually use AAA or N batteries Virtualboard may not work on some older machines (use E-pointer)

Battery Life for Wiimote

Turn off Whiteboard when not in use

rechargeable AA batteries

Battery Life for IR Pens

Penteractive sells button replacement batteries for $1.00 (3)

Expo pens usually use AAA or N batteries

Virtualboard may not work on some older machines (use E-pointer)

Bluetooth IOGear from Walmart USB Micro Adapter GBU421WM Bluetooth to USB Adapter GBU221WM

IOGear from Walmart

USB Micro Adapter GBU421WM

Bluetooth to USB Adapter GBU221WM

Taking It Further Knowledge Base http://www.wiimoteproject.com/ Different Pen models http://penteractive.us/ http://irpensonline.com/ http://www.wiiteachers.com/ Mounts http://penteractive.us/ Rechargeable Battery Packs http://penteractive.us/

Knowledge Base

http://www.wiimoteproject.com/

Different Pen models

http://penteractive.us/

http://irpensonline.com/

http://www.wiiteachers.com/

Mounts

http://penteractive.us/

Rechargeable Battery Packs

http://penteractive.us/

Other Thoughts Use Smoothboard Wiimote Whiteboard software Pros- left click enhanced Cons – Does not shut off wiimote when you exit software, more complicated Fluent in both Virtualboard and E-Pointer

Use Smoothboard Wiimote Whiteboard software

Pros- left click enhanced

Cons – Does not shut off wiimote when you exit software, more complicated

Fluent in both Virtualboard and E-Pointer

Initial Setup Checklist Install Virtualboard and/or E-Pointer Install Whiteboard Software Place on-screen keyboard shortcut on desktop Install Bluetooth software

Install Virtualboard and/or E-Pointer

Install Whiteboard Software

Place on-screen keyboard shortcut on desktop

Install Bluetooth software