Education Law

Wii remotes in the classroom

If Wii remotes are good enough to be used for training in medical schools could they also be used as a teaching tool in the classroom? Why not integrate these intuitive tools our students are already using at home into their learning environments?

Students at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered the many benefits of using the Wii remote to examine CT and MRI images. In classroom settings, the ergonomic and intuitive Wii remote has been found to encourage class interaction while improving accuracy in interpreting scans while decreasing repetitive motion injuries. Wake Forest University School of Medicine is also using the Wii remote to teach students to read 3-D renderings of CT images.

Learn how to build a Wii Remote Whiteboard for a less expensive alternative in the classroom to commercial electronic whiteboards.

Wii Remotes, so many options, so little time…

Full post as published by BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog on August 20, 2009 (boomark / email).