now!Board Portable Interactive Whiteboard
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Looking for a whiteboard alternative? Learning Resources has a $500 option, providing you already have a projector, screen and a Mac or Windows computer. The now!Board Portable Interactive Whiteboard consists of a camera, stylus, extendable wand, carrying case, installation CD, and quick-start guide. Chris Crowell said: "it took a bit to set up as I had to restart the computer to calibrate. The wand requires that you hold down the single button in order to work, which takes some coordination for younger children. Third grade teachers and students love it at my school. One third grade teacher has made the recalibration routine (9 taps in sequence) one of the new classroom jobs. Also not in the instructions: you'll need a USB cable, and a disk drive slot (a problem for driveless computer), and batteries (2 AAA last only about nine school days). All in all, this is worth considering."
$499, Mac OSX, Windows
Teaches: portable whiteboard
CTR Rating: 83.3333%