Remember the assignment we had for IWBs? Mine is posted under the Technology and Pedagogy tab. The idea of building one yourself is really interesting. I found a very detailed article by Katy Scott that describes building one and problems you might encounter using it in the classroom. Thankfully, Katy tells how to deal with these issues. There are also some great teaching tips for how to use your DIY IWB. Katy is a strong proponent of interactive education, so the tips are geared towards involving your students.
http://digitaldollar.edublogs.org/2010/02/01/the-55-interactive-whiteboard/
Meet Katy:
Katy Scott taught in low-income schools in Phoenix and New Orleans from 2003 – 2009. There, she experienced first-hand the need for technology integration and the obstacles preventing it. She now works with PreK-12 teachers and students as the education technology manager at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California.
When we were doing Blogger, I commented on some posts and told about a middle schooler who made an interactive touch table from a window pane and tissue paper. Basically, it's the same principle as Wiimote IWB, but using rear projection. VIew here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XDQInCxyTU
http://digitaldollar.edublogs.org/2010/02/01/the-55-interactive-whiteboard/
Meet Katy:
Katy Scott taught in low-income schools in Phoenix and New Orleans from 2003 – 2009. There, she experienced first-hand the need for technology integration and the obstacles preventing it. She now works with PreK-12 teachers and students as the education technology manager at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California.
When we were doing Blogger, I commented on some posts and told about a middle schooler who made an interactive touch table from a window pane and tissue paper. Basically, it's the same principle as Wiimote IWB, but using rear projection. VIew here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XDQInCxyTU
Great project, but it looks pretty fragile and doubtful it could be used on a regular basis.Here's another with a better projection surface , but still not usable in the classroom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-1K9YZ6Jiw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-1K9YZ6Jiw
This model looks more stable and professional. Unfortunately, this high school student doesn't tell how he did it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5745cr94rrw
How about a self-adhesive film surface that can be applied to glass or acrylic? It looks ideal for creating the projection surface.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW5xlTdF7NA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW5xlTdF7NA
You could mount this in a table frame of some sort and then create the rear projection set up that the previous videos describe. I think you could make a very durable tabletop touchscreen this way. These two videos show working models, but don't tell how it was done or what surface material was used.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC3Qh5mheng
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYPD601OxGg
An interactive table would be even more engaging than an IWB, especially for younger students. It would be great for displaying Flipcharts from ActivInspire that children could touch and not be hindered by the height of an IWB. I would really like to build one of these.