Cheap Interactive Whiteboard using Wii remote?

I was poking around on You Tube and find a post by Johnny Chung Lee from Carnegie Mellon University. He is working on different projects that incorporate the Wii remote. In the video he details how to use a Wiimote, a homemade LED pen, and a plain surface to create an interactive whiteboard. The other fascinating idea was that he projected the image onto a table manipulated the computer programs from there. My mind started spinning with the thoughts and ideas of how to incorporate this into the classroom. I can just imagine my students huddled around a table collaboratively working with their own interactive white tables. How great would that be?

What would you do with this technology in your classroom?

YouTube video
Johnny Chung Lee website

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Comment by Lindsey @SmartEd Services on December 1, 2009 at 8:11am: Very cool idea.

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