Test post from N800
Test post from Nokia N800!
Test post from Nokia N800!
Take a $40 Wiimote, an infrared emitting pen and you have the makings of an interactive whiteboard (No Nintendo Wii required). Johnny Chung Lee has been experimenting with the Wiimote. The Wiimote connects to the computer over bluetooth, and inside it is an infrared camera that can track up to 4 LED sources.
Check out the video of it in action:
Now to find a source for some infrared penlights or make my own and try this out. With projectors costing less than $800-$900 this would be a very inexpensive way to bring interactive whiteboard technologies into the classroom.
According to CNN.com, Houston School’s will soon be able to allow parents control of their student’s lunches:
Primero Food Service Solutions, developed by Houston-based Cybersoft Technologies, allows parents to set up prepaid lunch accounts so children don’t have to carry money, said Ray Barger, Cybersoft’s director of sales and marketing.