[Opensource] FOSS for Interactive Whiteboards

[Donna Benjamin]

I ended up posting a blog on this....

http://edtechagogy.blogspot.com/2010/10/interactive-whiteboards.html

If you've got anything to add - please do hammer that comment link :)

- D.

On Fri, 2010-10-01 at 23:39 +1000, Roland Gesthuizen wrote:
> Good point Cameron, vendor lock-in can be a real pain with IWB
> software.
> 
> On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Cameron Bell
> <bell.cameron.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
>         We went with Smartboards a few years ago because they had
>         drivers for Linux. Since then, 2Touch has arrived
>         
>         http://www.dibaustralia.com.au/whiteboards/DIBAustraliaProjectorsandPlasmaDataDisplays_000.htm
>         
>          I would probably go these nowadays. I didn't tend to use the
>         IWB much and when I did I tended to just use OpenOffice etc
>         and not the IWB's software. I used the interactive part for
>         web applets mainly.
>         I am now glad I didn't tie up my work in Smart's format - I
>         have since changed schools and they have a different brand so
>         any activities I created would now be useless.
>         Cheers
>         Cameron
>         
>         On 22/09/2010, at 12:34 PM, Donna Benjamin wrote:
>         
>         > Hi all,
>         >
>         > I got asked on twitter if I knew of any Free and Open Source
>         Software for using with Interactive Whiteboards.
>         >
>         > And sadly, no I don't. I also haven't had much experience in
>         using IWBs either.
>         >
>         > Although I did get to play with Inkscape on one last year -
>         and that is definitely good fun!
>         >
>         > So - folks - what do you know? What have you seen? What are
>         your thoughts?
>         >
>         > I've started writing some open notes on the topic - and will
>         collate into a blog post...
>         >
>         > http://ietherpad.com/fossIWB
>         >
>         > Would love your help... either responding here... or
>         directly at ietherpad.
>         >
>         > cheers
>         > Donna
>         >
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