Wii in the classroom

I had a training over Wii in the classroom last Friday. It was crazy fun. If you haven't watched any YouTube videos of it here's the breakdown: A guy name Johnny Chung Lee from Carnegie Mellon uses a Wii remote (Wiimote) to detect an LED light on any smooth surface. He created a piece of calibration software to go with it and has it available for free download (Mac and PC).

The most difficult part is making the pen. You can buy an LED light or use some ingenuity to create your own. I used an old remote from our tech department. The only downside was that I sliced my thumb prying the thing open. Otherwise, it really does level the playing field for the schools that don't have the funds to put multi-thousand dollar interactive whiteboards in every classroom.

All it takes is $40 for a Wiimote, $5-10 for LED light, wiring, on/off switch, 2 AA batteries, and a little determination to make this work.

Thanks for reading,

Adrian