Re: [school-discuss] Wiimote Interactive Whiteboard: portability

["James P. Kinney III" <jkinney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 2008-01-09 at 12:16 -0500, Daniel Howard wrote:
> OK, so my teachers are pumped up about trying out the Wiimote approach 
> to interactive whiteboarding, and they are proposing we set up a cart 
> with a projector, a laptop, and the Wiimote so lots of teachers can try 
> it out.  Did anyone find a commercial source for IR pens?  Did you have 
> to rough up the end like Johnny Lee suggested?

No commercial location on IR pens (yet - Johnny may be a source in a
bit). 

The rough up part is crucial since LEDs are very directional and the
lens must be converted to a diffuser so the Wiimote can "see" it from
the side.
> 
> Best,
> Daniel
> 
> -- 
> Daniel Howard
> President and CEO
> Georgia Open Source Education Foundation
> 
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