Re: Smartboard vs. Mimio

Mrs. Bailey

Posted on 11/14/11

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Hello. Have you had any problems with your pen calibrating? i am
the technology person at my school and none of the pens that the
teacher's have for Mimio will calibrate. We are using dry eraser
whiteboards with the projector mounted overhead. The school has
purchased the Mimio software and hardware, and we are trying to
integrate it int the classrrom setting to be beneficial rather
than me or the teachers taking up valuable teaching time trying
to calibrate the pen. Do you have any possible solutions?

On 9/15/11, Mr. T wrote:
> I have a mimio in my classromm and find that it is more than
> sufficient for my needs. The tools available for the
> smartboard (especially the math tools) can be used on the
> mimio and there seems to be a lot of content available,
> especially for the lower grades.
> We have both types in my school. The math and science teachers
> love the smartboard and language and humanities teachers love
> the mimio. The biggest plus for a mimio, other than ease of
> use, is affordability. Second to that is transportability. I
> can take my mimio down and move it to another class and have
> it up and installed in less than 5 minutes as long as that
> class has a projector installed.
> The more technology that we get in classrooms, the easier it
> gets for teachers to make use of it. Price is definitely an
> important factor here.
>
>
> On 8/20/11, 4th wrote:
>> Has anyone used the Mimio system which is used with a
>> magnetic dry erase board? It's about $900 cheaper the
>> Smartboard. Does anyone have the pros and cons?

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