The Mobi is an excellent device for a math class. The Mobi can be hooked up to the teachers computer and then projected onto the screen for the whole class to see. The teacher can use the pen along with the program to draw triangles or numbers or even type text. It can do anything and it makes it very neat for the students to see. My cooperating teacher loves it because he can sit at his desk in his comfy chair and teach the whole lesson. This way he doesn't have to stand up at the board and get in the way of some students view. He also likes it because if he draws a really bad triangle the Mobi automatically makes it look nice with straight lines.
It's a lot to figure out and I know the first time he used it, he took up a lot of important class time to draw and label three triangles. Now that he has the hang of it, I can see how useful it is and the class also really seems to pay attention to it more. Now it takes less time to do a lesson instead of taking time to erase the board etc. You do not actually ever write on the Mobi, it just senses how you move the pen on the screen of the Mobi and then puts it on the computer so it's really funny to see him writing on it because his hand moves so fast and it makes no sense. The kids enjoy making fun of his bad writing and it makes math more fun to do. I would definitely consider using it in my classroom when I become a teacher, it is an amazing invention.
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