Certifiable September 25, 2009
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Conference Sessions, Tools.trackback
Spent the last two days in Boston attending mimio train the trainer training. And yes, I even rode a train to get around in Boston. Anyway, for those who don’t know, mimio is a less expensive interactive whiteboard solution, one that is simpler than the other, more familiar boards.
One of the reasons for the cost effectiveness is that mimio does not rely on providing a board. There is a bar that attaches to any existing white board, so no need to remove an existing board, or retrofit a complicated room. The capture bar can be attached with simple picture hanging tape strips, so there isn’t any cost for installation either.
The training I received makes me excited to bring what I’ve learned back to the teachers in my district. And now that I’m certified, I can!
Hi Matthew,
That is SO cool! The newly built schools are getting all the new tech tools to teach with and us older buildings have to grovel to get funding.
I’d like to learn more about Mimio and possibly purchase one to demo at my school. Our school has 3 Smartboards, I am lucky to have one to use in the library. I was one of 3 members who applied for the Teacher Technology Leaders grant in our district–so we were able to receive basic tech tools to teach with. This sounds like an affordable solution.