How to Make Your Own “Smartboard” Dr. Michael Bitz Assistant Professor of Teacher Education An interactive whiteboard (or “smartboard”) is a large interactive display that connects to a computer and projector. A projector projects the computer's desktop onto the board's surface where users control the computer using a pen, finger, stylus, or other device—in this case, an infrared pen. Unlike other systems, this one is mobile and can be projected onto any surface. Links: Smartboards in the classroom: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88y9qCWo7wE Johnny Lee Chung’s original video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ How to make an infrared pen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czs2oJZY7hU Make your own Wii smartboard: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/12/make‐your‐own‐wii‐smartboard.html