We had an exciting visit from our Mimio Rep yesterday!

I think that we needed this little refresh of the Mimio Products because I didn’t realize just how much their software and hardware integration had progressed from product that we had in-house for demo purposes. Today we will be putting in an order for a new demo kit, once you see what these products do you won’t be able to resist getting one for organization.

MimioTeach – With the MimioTeach™ interactive system you can turn any whiteboard into an responsive system that integrates your computer and projector into a device that is both simple and easy to learn to use. You don’t need expensive products that are fixed, non-mobile are expensive to install.

With a MimioTeach™ interactive system you can:

• Mount it to your whiteboard magnetically, so it's easy to move it to different classrooms or remove it for safekeeping.
• Concentrate on being a teacher, not a techie.
• Create engaging, student-centered, interactive lessons with the included MimioStudio software.
• Enjoy all the tools you need to encourage active learning.
• Be certain that its rugged design will help it last through years of classroom use.
• Meet the requirements of your school budget.

The patented MimioTeach stylus is a slender, ergonomic pen that:

• Fits comfortably in hands of all sizes.
• Lets you control the information on your computer from your whiteboard, without wires.
• Works automatically, so there's no learning curve.
• Recharges automatically in the MimioTeach bar.

With a MimioTeach system, you can easily:

• Turn any ordinary whiteboard into an interactive whiteboard.
• Encourage participation at the whiteboard.
• Search the Mimio Gallery for ready-to-use lesson content.
• Enliven lessons with audio, video, and Flash files.
• Record video lessons to reuse whenever you want.
• Record audio files using your computer’s microphone.
• Import existing lessons from Microsoft PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat.
• Save your whiteboard notes and drawings to your computer.

MimioVote – If you are in a teaching or training environment, it is important to have interaction between the teacher and their students. Whether you are testing or spot checking for response. This provides an assessment tool that can accurately measure student understanding on the spot, with maximum participation. The degree of integration with the MimioStudio software is great and provides you with an easy method of creating your tests or using curriculum from the network of over 55,000 other educators throughout the world!

This system is smart and each of the simple features of it shows the maturity of the product line. We were impressed with even the simple things like the renumber of the handsets when you put them back into their charge slots. You don’t have to worry about the units being placed in the wrong location, they automatically renumber themselves based on the position they are in, in the tray.

Why the MimioVote™ assessment system does it better for you:

• Track progress through instant feedback as well as scores tallied over time.
• Download student results into spreadsheets and lesson plans, for clear achievement records.
• Place handsets anywhere in the storage tray to renumber automatically.
• Ensure student accuracy, since only appropriate answer buttons light up.
• Choose teacher-led or self-paced testing.
• Count on excellent testing options for all grades.
• Easily import standard tests and publisher's content.
• Take advantage of the system's compatibility with Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Each handset has a Lithium-Ion battery which recharges when placed in storage tray.

MimioView – Simple to setup, Simple to use this autofocus document camera is fully integrated with the MimioStudio Software and the MimioTeach system making it easier than ever to capture images and present them to your class.

The MimioView™ document camera is fully integrated with MimioStudio software and the MimioTeach system, making it easier than ever to capture images and present them in your lessons.

• Enjoy effortless setup - just connect the camera to a USB port on your computer and you're ready to capture images.
• Forget about dealing with other power sources and wall cords.
• Annotate images, turn them into files or save them for future use.
• Give presentations for students while they remain in their seats.

Take pictures or video with the MimioView camera.

• Capture both dimensional objects and flat documents.
• Zoom in close on your subjects and capture images at an angle with the camera's gooseneck arm.
• Autofocus images by pushing a single button.
• Align documents easily with the convenient straight edge on the camera's base, for perfect placement every time.

MimioPad – This is a wireless control tablet that allows you to step away from your whiteboard and the front of the class. The MimioPad a portable interface that allows you to be able to be anywhere in the room with your class.

Here’s how the MimioPad tablet works:

• Turn the tablet on and you can immediately control your whiteboard from anywhere in your classroom.
• Walk anywhere you like, up to 9 meters (30 feet) away.
• Write, point, and click on the tablet with the MimioPad stylus.

MimioPad technology helps you encourage student participation.

Because you’re free to move around, you can pay special attention to individual students and manage your classroom more effectively. Also multiple tablets can be connected to one computer. Students love to take turns using a MimioPad tablet and click on the whiteboard without leaving their seats. Additionally, the system enables students with limited mobility to participate without going to the whiteboard.

The MimioPad tablet is lightweight and easy to handle.

Like all Mimio products, the MimioPad system is designed to be convenient and portable. The tablet shape fits nicely in your hand, so using it feels natural. Shortcut keys on the MimioPad screen give you access to MimioStudio software tools quickly and easily.

MimioCapture – Do you still like using your markers on the Whiteboard? Here is a system that will allow you to capture your marker strokes for later distribution. You can switch back and forth between both interactive mode of the MimioTeach system and your MimioCapture.

The MimioCapture™ ink recording system is the perfect accessory to MimioTeach technology. It allows you to save whiteboard notes and drawings to your computer as you teach, so your students are free to pay more attention and participate fully in class.

• Switch anytime between marker pens and the MimioTeach stylus, and the system will immediately recognize which tool you're using.
• Save, edit, and print your whiteboard notes for students anytime, in a variety of formats, including PDF, JPEG, and HTML.
• Add your students' drawings to your lessons on the fly.
• Convert your handwriting into font-based text in a document.
• Call up the same notes for multiple classes.
• Capture your notes for absent students.
• Use it without a projector.

The ergonomic marker pens and eraser recharge quickly in the magnetic tray, and maintain their charge for about a week. Just mount the tray to any magnetic whiteboard and return the pens and eraser there when you’re done using them. They will recharge automatically, and you won’t have to worry about replacing batteries- saving you time and money.

MimioStudio – The software is the key to the any system and this software package is no different. What really has impressed me with this version of the software is the seamless integration between all the devices with the software. A few versions back you had to constantly go into different modes or software packages to make each device function correctly. Now the devices are automatically recognized and allow the access that you would expect from a system that is maturing to be a leader in the industry. Unlike competitors the software is free with the purchase and use of any of the devices above and can be installed on any number of computers for both development and presentation.

You’ll find it easy to create multimedia lessons that engage your students, using the teacher-tested content in the MimioStudio Gallery. Your lessons will come to life with ready-to-use video, sound, and graphics.

The Gallery offers:

• Fast access to ready-to-use backgrounds, pictures, and multimedia files
• Content organized in folders by subject
• Easy search function, to quickly locate content from the MimioConnect website or the web
• Options to create and customize your own files

Keep your old favorites, and make some new ones.

We know you need new lesson options, but you also want to keep using your tried-and-true favorites. That’s why MimioStudio software offers compatibility with most popular software applications, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat.

More exciting features of MimioStudio software:

• Writing recognition
• Ability to import audio and video
• Multimedia drag-and-drop
• Screen recording
• Play/pause/rewind files
• Spotlight and reveal tools
• Object resizing
• Thumbnails of pages in each file*
• Transitions and animations*
• Object cloning*

Though this product has a great fit in Education, both K-12 and beyond, I’m excited to show how this product can be used in other locations as well. We see any educational situation being able to benefit using this system including governmental and agency organizations and emergency support organizations that need to have continuing education as part of the daily practices. Corporate entities can also benefit using this system in their conference rooms either in brainstorming situations, training and sales presentations. The uses are as limitless as your imagination. Be sure to give us a call to set up your demonstration of these wonderful tools.