Mimio in the Early Childhood
Classroom
Digital Educators’ Academy
Cherie Braa
June 2012
Components
Purchasing Information
http://techpurchasingcalculator.wikispaces.dpsk12.org/Peripherals
Purchasing Continued
Mid range projector ($523) and Mimio Teach ($799) Totals $1322.
Pros and Cons
Mimio Teach
Promethean Board
ProsCost is less
Set up is mobile
Easy to set up
Doesn’t dominate the
room
Easy to create templates
ProsProjector is mounted above teacher area
Board moves up and down
Software is easy to use
ConsDoesn’t move up and
down
Projector can be in the
way of teaching area.
Calibrate often
ConsPrice and mounting is high
Set up is not mobile
Cost is high to move rooms
Mimio Resources
http://www.mimio.dymo.com/en-NA.aspx
http://www.mimioconnect.com/
Mimio Downloads
Teacher Created Lesson Plans
Finding a Lesson Plan
Demo
*Log into Mimio Teach Learning Community
*Search for templates
*Modify templates – calendar, weather, dress
the bear, morning message, patterns, graphs
*Informational templates – ocean, insects
Resources
Mimio Teach User Guide
Mimio Lessons Community
http://www.mimioconnect.com/
Mimio Documentation
http://mimio.dymo.com/en-NA/Support/Mimio-Product-Documentation.aspx
Technology Purchasing Information
http://techpurchasingcalculator.wikispaces.dpsk12.org/Peripherals