I have heard of some interesting reports about using a swag of cheaper Waicom tablets with a shared software whiteboard and conventional projection system.<br><br>There are also some very cool open source software whiteboards that you could consider using in the classroom including
<a href="http://dimdim.com/">http://dimdim.com/</a> and <a href="http://hiveboard.sourceforge.net">http://hiveboard.sourceforge.net</a> .. or even some free web based ones such as <a href="http://www.imaginationcubed.com">
http://www.imaginationcubed.com</a><br><br>This tertiary group is even trying to integrate a shared whiteboard with Second Life and Moodle! Looks like something that schools like ours could easy setup and run with :-)<br>
<a href="http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Integrate_whiteboard_module">http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/sl/index.php/Integrate_whiteboard_module</a> and here<br><a href="http://www.covcell.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=58">
http://www.covcell.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68&Itemid=58</a><br><br>Regards Roland<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/05/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Philip Brown</b> <<a href="mailto:brown.philip.d@edumail.vic.gov.au">
brown.philip.d@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">We are looking into the use of tablet, slab or UMPC computers,
initially for staff. Have any schools got any suggestions on what models are
preferable, how they are used – eg with a Smart Board etc.</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">Phil Brown</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">ICT Manager for Teaching and Learning</span></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">WELLINGTON</span></font><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> Secondary College</span></font><font face="Arial" size="2">
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