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« on: December 04, 2008, 07:12:57 PM »
Wiimote Friends

The Macquarie University ICT Innovations Centre http://www.macict.edu.au/is holding a conference for teachers wanting to/currently using the Wiimote IWB.

Session flyer: http://www.macict.edu.au/images/flyers/wiimoteinteractiveclassrooms.pdf

Find out how to make your classroom interactive using Wiimote technologies.

Myself with Jol and Matt(just 2 of the awesome crew at MUICTIC) will be presenting. Presentations will focus on the technology but most importantly the curriculum and pedagody (what really matters when using technology).

Participant can either come for the information and walk away with some really cool ideas or pay a little more and away with the hardware including a IR-pen and Wiimote to help implement those cool ideas.

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« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2008, 05:56:02 AM »
Hi, I can't make the conference as I am over the ditch in NZ, but would it be possible to purchase the product pack and have it shipped out?
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« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2008, 11:14:35 AM »
I can not attend Interactice Class. will there be archive materials i can access?
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« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2008, 03:05:05 PM »
Jon139 & rcollege
Great questions, I am only a presenter, MUICTIC is running the event I suggest you email them.

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« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2008, 11:27:59 PM »
Hi Ben,

Your effort to introduce the wiimote whiteboard to classrooms is great! Smiley

Will be the session recorded on video? It will be greatly beneficial to everyone who cannot make it to the presentation.

Thanks.

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« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2008, 02:02:25 AM »
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I might see if we can broadcaste some of it using skype or Adobe Presenter.

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« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2008, 05:51:53 PM »
Hi Ben, Boon and all who have read this thread...

Our plan at the ICT Centre was  to present a small, user friendly workshop to teachers in school's who were interested in using a Wiimote to aid and improve quality teaching in their classrooms. I can honestly say that we are blown away by how much interest has been expressed both in Australia and internationally by this little experiment of ours.

Based on the threads in this forum and the emails we have received at the Centre, we are now investivating recording the sessions and archiving the videos to the internet (YouTube, TeacherTube, our website, this website... wherever) for people to view and develop resources, skills and knowledge about the wiimote.

stay tuned here or check on the www.macict.edu.au website closer to the date (Jan 20th) for more information...

Thanks again for your interest,

Matt & Jola
MacICT ("Awesome" - thanks Ben!) Crew!
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« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2008, 08:06:10 AM »
Thanks very much toppy. I know a few teachers that would be interested if they could see a video demonstrating the usefulness within the classroom, but not very interested with just the concept. I'm talking about the kind of people that are computer literate only because they were forced to be.
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« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2009, 09:12:59 PM »
I keep checking the site and emailing whoever I can. Is there a video out there somewhere that I'm not finding. I have been really excited about this video. We tried to get our principal to send us to Australia, but for some reason, it just wasn't in the budget!!!
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« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2009, 01:40:37 AM »
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The vidoe is in teh hands of Matt & Jol fron MAC ICT. They are going to edit and add to youtube.

This week I was asked to present to the Australian National IWB conference in July. I will definately record both these sessions an dpost them.

Have you looked at the wiki http://www.boonjin.com/smoothboard most of the information presented focused on the key ideas from the wiki.

From the conference a number of schools in australia are colecting data on the usage of the Wiimote IWB to give us some real data on the usage and problems.

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« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2009, 10:16:18 PM »
i have read and read and read your smoothboard site. It's a huge help. Where do you find the time??? Any idea on when the video will be up and what it will be called? Thanks for all your help, my classroom of 6th graders thank you!!!
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« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2009, 12:02:27 AM »
just wondering if anything has happened with the video of this conference or the presentation you gave. Thanks
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« Reply #12 on: April 20, 2009, 04:47:03 AM »
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Its with Mac Uni, I'm giving 2x presentations to the National IWB conference in a few months I will be recording this and posting it.

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« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2009, 02:45:11 AM »
Hi Ben,
In regards to the National IWB Conference being held in July. Is there any chance of getting the specific details of when, where, cost and how to attend? CEO has said that they are interested in sending someone if it is possible.

FYI all classes up and running perfectly. I made a laminated A4 instruction guide (wiimote connection for dummies hahaha) which proved enormously helpful. The children obviously took to this with great enthusiasm and now "fight" to take turns setting it up. It's like THEY have just "invented" an IWB. They are so motivated to use them!!! It is so cool seeing kids empowering their teachers to explore and implement better pedagogy and therefore enhance THEIR learning environment.

Cheers,
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« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2009, 06:28:01 AM »
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http://www.iwb.net.au, under conferences.

Any chance of converting that help card to a PDF & posting?

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