Microsoft is a favorite punching bag in the geek community, but they were right about one important thing; the personal computer live at the center of your digital life, with other devices requiring them. This seems nearly obvious now, but it wasn't always. Similarly, I see interactive white boards as the center point of technology in the classroom. For now there are some competing ideas, like one laptop per student, but I think we've already seen their apogee. IWBs are future, so I'm going to feature some reviews that I've found online here. First up; Mimio.

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Review from ZDNet.

The bottom line: The Mimio Xi is a good choice for professionals who want to store whiteboard information directly to the capture device.

[ Entire review, with video ]

Direct 3D Manipulation on IWB

This is a great use of an Activboard. Kudos!

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=5e7c04fc6cbde68d0214

A whole new Promethean world

Thought this was a fun example of what you could do with an Activboard. Speed limit: Your imagination.

Smart v. Promethean

This is an excellent discussion of the long-running Smart vs. Promethean debate. 

http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/04/23/smartboards-vs-prometheanthe-research-starts-and-maybe-ends-here/

I really like how this guy has asked his 'network' instead of dumb searching. Gathering opinions that you trust is a crucial skill that the web can help you leverage.

Camera tool how-to

http://www.techlearning.com/quickflicks/showArticle.php?articleID=173601229

Great video explanation of how to use the Camera tool in ACTIVstudio 2.

Blogs invade classrooms

This is a great overview of the power of a blog in the classroom. Kudos to the teachers that are at the frontier of using this medium. What about you? What ways have you harnessed the power and flexibility of a blog to transform your classroom?