Monthly Archives: November 2008

The Wii Remote Interactive Whiteboard

Published in Professional on November 28, 2008

I’ve seen a few references to Johnny Lee’s techniques on hacking your Wii remote to help you create an interactive whiteboard. I finally got around to watching this video and am really impressed with his ingenuity. Building sophisticated educational tools out of cheap parts, Johnny Lee demos his cool Wii Remote hacks, which turn the $40 video game controller into a digital whiteboard, a touchscreen and a head-mounted 3-D viewer.
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The URL: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/johnny_lee_demos_wii_remote_hacks.html

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IPods in lessons

Published in Professional on November 27, 2008

Medicine Hat teacher, Gary Mcfarlane, passed on this ASCD SmartBrief the other day. It supports the alternative view from that of banning personal technology. There may be no easy answers for this debate, but information is always good!
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The URL: http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/670661.html

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Historica minutes

Published in All Grades, Social Studies on November 26, 2008

Do you remember those vignettes that used to be on TV a few years ago? They showed small aspects of Canadian history. Well, Histori.ca has them all online, complete with notes and lesson plans.
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The URL: http://www.histori.ca/minutes/

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Bon Patron – French Language Checker

Published in All Grades, Language Arts on November 25, 2008

My friend, Karen Cornish-Gwozd found this site developed by our own University of Alberta. For those learning the French language it is quite valuable. As they say on the site, “BonPatron is a grammar checker that finds common spelling errors and grammatical mistakes in French”. There is a “nag” for financial support that seems to be optional.
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The URL: http://bonpatron.com/en/

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