Taking Mimio’s low-cost, portable Interactive White Board device for a test run

This week, I tried out an “Interactive Xi Bar” that the folks at Mimio loaned me. I really liked it.

A few months ago I learned about this unique approach to turning a regular white board into an Interactive White Board. The Mimio Bar is easy to use and highly portable - it clips on to a white board or attaches via suction cups, and after a quick calibration, it’s ready to go!

The Mimio can even be used to turn a plain blank wall into a white board. I did this at home by putting some scotch tape on the wall for the suction cups to adhere to, and my kids and I had a lot of fun using the Mimio and trying different functions.

I tried out a test unit that was graciously sent to me by Mimio’s promotion team, and it took me all of about 15 minutes to unpack the device, install the [Read More]