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Comment on Is this the world’s cheapest interactive whiteboard? by The Link » Is this the world’s cheapest interactive whiteboard?

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Comment on Making Mischief by loislindemann

loislindemann — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:51:33 +0000

I bought these Saitek mice from ebuyer.

They are OK, but I didn’t think I got quite what was described when I ordered them:

There is no “integral receiver storage”
I would not describe them as “auto on/off” – they go into standby if not moved, but switching on/off is via a switch under the mouse.
I would not describe them as being a “Simple plug and play install”. I had to pair every mouse with the receiver – for which no instructions were provided. Fortunately Microsoft’s website did give instructions – which also worked with this brand.

(Don’t blame ebuyer – the info given matches what the manufacturers say on the packaging and on their own site!)

BUT I still think these mice were worth £4.99 because they work from the back of my classroom, they have stood up to my students without mishap and they are a sensible size (many of my students dislke ‘mini mice’).

Value for money – as long as you are prepared to do some faffing about!

Comment on Making Mischief by Ben

Ben — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:56:50 +0000

Hello, Thanks for the great info. What make and model of mice for £5 do you use? I need to make sure they do not use same signal or channel. thanks

Ben

Comment on Making Mischief by Mouse Mischief | Teaching News

Mouse Mischief | Teaching News — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:28:37 +0000

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Comment on Is this the world’s cheapest interactive whiteboard? by loislindemann

loislindemann — Sun, 23 May 2010 17:38:22 +0000

I like the idea of adding in a wireless keyboard as well – that would actually be an improvement over using a SMARTboard (which has a keyboard built in, but I find it a pain to use).

Thanks – I’ll be trying that.

Comment on Is this the world’s cheapest interactive whiteboard? by Pete

Pete — Fri, 21 May 2010 08:29:12 +0000

Have been doing this for a while using a keyboard/mousepad combo. Works v. well – just remember if you’re getting several for use be a department in rooms close together – get ones which operate on different frequencies because they can interfere with each other.

Comment on Is this the world’s cheapest interactive whiteboard? by Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith — Fri, 21 May 2010 05:45:11 +0000

Hi Lois
I remember when I was doing my PGCE a few years back one of the other trainees did an experiment with his class and wanted them to enter the data into a spreadsheet. What he did was pass around a wireless mouse and keyboard so they could put their stats in. He said it went very well. Generally I guess you would use the mouse more than the keyboard but there might be a place for it too.