Electronic White Boards

[Jenny Levine]

Kathy Petlewski wrote:
> We will be purchasing an electronic white board to use in our training
> room to help with our Internet searching class.  I have to submit a
> proposal this week and have not been able to find reviews comparing the
> Smart Board, Team Board and Ibid.  Do any of you own one of these products
> and are you satisfied with its performance?  Any help would be
> appreciated.

	For a more mobile solution, you could try the "Mimio."  We bought one for use
at our Library System and it has come in handy the few times we've used it so
far.  We've only had it for a couple of months, but we like the idea of being
able to take it anywhere.  To use it, you suction cup it to any white board and
plug it into a desktop computer or laptop.  Special wrappers for the pens send
wireless signals to the device, which then sends them to the PC.  It's a lot of
fun to play with, although like any of the white boards you have to write
clearly and deliberately.  Don't believe the hype about their handwriting
recognition software -- it's still got a ways to go, but overall we like this
product.  YMMV.

http://www.mimio.com/

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Internet Development Specialist		Burr Ridge, IL 60521
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