<![CDATA[Elementary School's LEGO Club Makes Whiteboard Using Wii - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[Elementary School's LEGO Club Makes Whiteboard Using Wii - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[Elementary School's LEGO Club Makes Whiteboard Using Wii]]> Interactive whiteboards have not been a hit in France so far, but the Wii is. Some professors wrote online tutorials and over 300 "TNWii" have been built in the last 3 months in french schools, for the average price of 41 EUR.
I'm not sure if those IWB are actually used or if somebody is just collecting the Wiis for some large scale game.

ThierryK

]]> <![CDATA[Elementary School's LEGO Club Makes Whiteboard Using Wii]]> @auroragb: The project doesn't require a Wii, just a Wiimote, and bluetooth capable computer.

On another note: If there are digital immigrants, are there such things as digital illegal immigrants? Perhaps a digital Gulf of Mexico?

Reilaos~

]]> <![CDATA[Elementary School's LEGO Club Makes Whiteboard Using Wii]]> @auroragb: They used a wiimote.

y2julio

]]> <![CDATA[Elementary School's LEGO Club Makes Whiteboard Using Wii]]> The real question is:
"How did they get their hands on a Wii?"

auroragb

]]> <![CDATA[Elementary School's LEGO Club Makes Whiteboard Using Wii]]> That's pretty cool. The "it took us a month" i feel probably only took so long cause they probably met once a week or so. Looks like a fun project. I need to cannibalize some old remotes now and try it myself.

lafond66

]]> <![CDATA[Elementary School's LEGO Club Makes Whiteboard Using Wii]]> I'd make her turn it on by rubbing the pointy thing at the top of the board. ZIM-ZAM!

shenanigans

]]> <![CDATA[Elementary School's LEGO Club Makes Whiteboard Using Wii]]> Well y'all can whine about them not using LEGOs or why your school didn't have a LEGO club (though I admit to wondering that myself) but the bottom line is this is exactly the kind of projects teachers should be encouraging in the schools. Projects like this not only encourage students to take on tasks that would normally scare them, but it builds their critical thinking and problem solving skill which is what you need in this world. Not to be able to memorize obscure facts to pass some stupid standardized test.

Kudos to this teacher and congrats to the students for doing something creative, engaging, fun, and even saving the distrcit money.

dicknervous

]]> <![CDATA[Elementary School's LEGO Club Makes Whiteboard Using Wii]]> @halfkorean:
I think there was an issue with upper-classmen and hoarding of the "good pieces".
;)

strider_mt2k

]]> <![CDATA[Elementary School's LEGO Club Makes Whiteboard Using Wii]]> I am apparently a digital "immigrant" and do not understand why these peculiar digital "natives" would name their club after legos while they don't use any.

ParJoe

]]> <![CDATA[Elementary School's LEGO Club Makes Whiteboard Using Wii]]> Sure legos are missing from the equation here... but the big question I have is: "Why didn't my primary school offer a Lego Club?"

halfkorean

]]> <![CDATA[Elementary School's LEGO Club Makes Whiteboard Using Wii]]> @strider_mt2k: I went and read the entire source article looking for the missing part about legos. My search ended in disappointment. However, the article did use the term, "digital immigrant," which has sparked interesting visualizations.

Way

]]> <![CDATA[Elementary School's LEGO Club Makes Whiteboard Using Wii]]> @strider_mt2k: They probably just thought that the "Lego Club" was a better and catchier name than "The Young Digital Geek Society" or something... Cool job, though: We haven't seen too many adults capitalizing on Johnny Lee's cool ideas, never mind 10 year olds....

Mandatory_Field

]]> <![CDATA[Elementary School's LEGO Club Makes Whiteboard Using Wii]]> Anyone else more than a little disappointed over them not incorporating Lego into this "Lego Club" project?

I mean kudos and all but, wow.
I would have thought that with 'em being into Lego and all they'd just kinda want to uh, you know...use some.

strider_mt2k

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