Annotating software

One of the great features of the Wiimote whiteboard is that it can handle any software that you can run on your computer, rather than relying on vendor supplied programmes. However, those of you who have seen some of the commercial systems in action will know that they have several neat tools to help teachers and students.

One that is particularly useful gives you the ability to write over images.

The 3Pi team have found a great wee piece of software that does exactly that -Annotate!Pro (http://www.annotatepro.com/ ) . Using this programme you can write over anything on your desktop; pictures, documents, video - whatever is there. When you are finished, you can save it, email it directly, or discard it. The snapshot function is particularly good.

You can download it as a trial or purchase it for $19.95usd. (We have no connection to the company!)

If you want a functional annotating programme that is free, try EduRibbon. It is the one we started with and contains some nice features, but for ease of use Annotate!Pro is the way to go.