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Interactive software
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Smoothboard works with any mouse controlled software. This is a summary of software that will increase the interactive potential of your Wiimote IWB. All these applications except Microsoft Office applications and the #Commercial IWB Software are free or very low cost.
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Presentation enhancing software
- Ritescript Ritepen: The best optical character recognition software, convert handwriting to text with ease in any application.
- Foxit: The ultimate PDF annotation software, perminantly annotate documents with ease that scroll with the document.
- Smoothboard Annotation Tool: Built-in Annotation Tool in Smoothboard which allows annotation on top of any application, save screen shots and use your desktop as a drawing board.
- Annotatepro
- Linktivity Presenter
- Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Open office Impress.
Interactive Whiteboard Interface
- Kindle Lab: The open source IWB interface.
- Microsoft OneNote The unused gem of the Microsoft Office suite, provides a professional mature IWB interface, excellent for senior students, university students and adults.
- Jarnel An open source equivalent to Onenote with lesser functionality.
Musical Software
- Buzzmachines: A very easy to use software based synthesizer.
Artistic software
- Artrage 2: A high quality art program with an intuitive user interface that allows the selection of medium, texture and colour.
- Google sketchup: Create, modify and share 3D models.
- Myoats: A interesting online drawing application.
- Crayola: A collection of free colouring pages.
- Graffiti Studio: Create a digital graffiti piece without the cleaning.
- Imagination Cubed: Create a multi user collaborative artwork online
- Mr Picassohead: Mr Potato Head meets Picasso
Physics & science software
- Sketchy Physics: A plug in that applies the laws of physics to Google Sketchup 3D animations.
- Phun 2D Physics sandbox: Play with physical concepts in a game like fun and engaging way.
- Havok Physics: Use the same physics technology Game makers use (free license for education institutions).
- PhET: Interactive Simulations Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena from the PhET project at the University of Colorado.
- Gizmos: Virtual simulations and interactives
- Edheads: A collection of virtual games and experiements on unique concepts
- Interactives: A collection of quality science interactive modules
Maths Software
- Educational Java programs: A collection of educational Java applets
- MathsTools: A collection of maths resources
- Gizmos: Virtual simulations and interactives
- Centre for technology: Interactive Mathematics Projects using Macromedia Flash
- National Library of Virtual Manipulatives: Virtual simulations and interactives
- Interactives: A collection of quality 3D maths interactive modules
Web 2.0/Online applications
- skrbl: Collaborate online documents and whiteboard space.
- Sketchcast: Create a movie of your sketch/drawing and microphone recording.
- bubbl.us: Create a online collaborative mindmap.
- Twiddla: Cooperatively mark up websites, graphics, and photos, or start brainstorming on a blank canvas.
- WiZiQ: Teach and learn live online.
- Dabbleboard: Online collaborative whiteboard.
Anatomy, Health and biology
- Visible Body: Explore high quality anatomical structures and annotate within the application to explain concepts.
- Educational Java programs: A collection of educational Java applets
- Cells Alive: Cellular biology through simulations and interactives
- Edheads: A collection of virtual games and experiements on unique concepts
Virtual environments
- Edusim: Create and explore your own multi user virtual environment.
- Google Earth
Commercial IWB Software
Smoothboard works with all known commercial IWB software applications. Please read your software licence, many of these applications require specific licensing for use with other IWB hardware (including the Wiimote IWB). Please discuss any licensing issues directly with the software distributor.
