SmartBoard Killers

An interesting article about how to create your own IWB cheaply by using a Wii Remote.

Interactive projectors from Epson and Boxlight provide IWB type technology on any wall surface

An interesting article comparing two interactive projectors from Dell and InFocus including a video from Dell detailing how they work.

An interesting two page quick reference for how Smart boards work.

an interesting article about the origin of Smart boards and how the technology evolved in the early 1990's.

Downloadable lessons and resources specific to the SMARTBoard NoteBook software.  Searchable and categorized by subject area and grade level.

Twitter Twibe for smartboards and related information.  This is a basic Twitter search for specific terms, so the results can be pretty broad.  The page updates regularly.

Regularly updated blog with great ideas for iPad apps and specific to the classroom and pedagogy.

Software from SmartBoard.  Includes NoteBook collaborative learning software, product drivers, math tools, and other software specific to SmartBoard brand devices.

Detailed rundown of first-generation interactive whiteboards.  Includes info on installations, calibration, principles of operation, a list of different technologies, and short lists of associated software and pedagogical benefits.

A method of using iPad of using an interactive whiteboard.  Published in early 2011 and describes using a first generation iPad.  Useful for folks with iPad 1's that want to create an interactive system.  Video has 4 parts and takes you through theory, setup, demonstration, and 'current limitations'.

Short video on how to create a simple next-generation interactive system using an iPad, AppleTV box, and a LCD display.  This can just as easily be used with an existed projector installation.  The iPad version of the SmartBoard Killer.

A comprehensive list of software applications that can be projected using an iPad 1 from a Wiki containing lots of information about pedagogical uses for iPads.

This is a system often used in commercial areas like movie theaters or shopping malls, but the theory could be applied well to the learning environment.  Here, the only specialized hardware in an infrared emitter which captures motion to enable the interactivity.  The technology handles multiple touch input.  This kind of setup could enable large scale interactive setups that one could envision being extremely useful in collaborative learning.

A youtube video describing a method to remote-control a PC running the SmartBoard NoteBook software.  Another stop-gap measure between first-gen and second-gen systems.