"Would anyone like to write that on the board?"

Favorite communication enhancing technology of the moment: PaperShow. Although millions (myself included) have suffered through the agony of writing things on the chalk board in front of a class (teachers included), some gracious soul has finally decided to put an end to that agonizing experience. Can you tell just how badly I always hoped to disappear when a teacher asked for volunteers to write on the board? And all things considered, I've got relatively good handwriting and language skills- imagine the process for a person with limited mobility or a motor disorder.

I suppose I should tell you what this program is before I sing any more of its praises. PaperShow is an interactive desktop whiteboard program. What this means, among other things, is that student contributions to classroom activities can be entered into the notebook in an engaging and interactive way, with less pressure than the traditional arrangement.

I found a great website with more information on PaperShow including some ins and outs of running the program. PaperShow Review . The website also had a list of pros and cons:

Pros:
●plug and play
●easy set up
●small form factor
●presentations can be emailed or exported
●no files or software left behind on host computer
●changes made in real time
●interactive and more interesting to participants
●easy to make notes and annotations
●Bluetooth pen can be used up to 19 feet away from the key
●fun to use

Cons:
●no Mac support
●can be costly
●more steps needed to convert Power Point or Keynote presentations
●issues with printing on PaperShow paper
●no choice of where to save exported files
●didn’t seem to be created with Mac users in mind

Happy whiteboarding!