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Would you pay for professionally-produced mimio Studio content to be used in your classroom?
I would envision this content being more multimedia-based and much deeper than current content offered on mimio connect.
Would this interest you?
What sort of content would you expect to see?
What would be a fair pricing structure?
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Posted: Feb 05, 2010 Posted by: lisaeisele63
Downloads: 47 paying for mimio lessons
We are all teachers, coaches, administrators, etc. and the nature of the education business is to share. Charging for premium ink files or galleries may be ok if reasonably priced but not for the normal 5-8 slide files. We all search the web for free worksheets, powerpoints, etc. and this is no different. |
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Posted: Dec 28, 2009 Posted by: Paul Gigliotti
Downloads: 461 mimio is not planning to charge for mimioConnect content
Please rest assured that mimio is NOT planning on charging for mimioConnect content. mimioConnect is your educators' resource designed to offer teachers tried and true interactive lessons. We are a community of educators using mimio interactive technology to make a difference with our students by giving them opportunities for active learning. |
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Posted: Dec 22, 2009 Posted by: Barbara Felton
Downloads: 52 Paying for Mimio content
I see a large problem with this even though I can understand the reasoning behind Mimio's hoping to charge for content. Our entire Nauset District must present a 0% increase budget for 2010-2011. We have had all our funds for the rest of this school year frozen. If schools do have to pay, then the progress made with wider use of the Mimio (we all have used the templates on the Mimio Connect site) will suffer a setback. In this critical time where staff is being lost, there will be no extra money available to pay for Mimio content. Therefore, I ask that Mimio does not begin charging fees for their well-done teacher made templates. |
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Posted: Dec 22, 2009 Posted by: Travis Rink
Downloads: 248 Just to throw in my two
Just to throw in my two cents, mimio hasn't even suggested charging for content. This was just a discussion posted by a user like you and I. The entire intent of mimioconnect is a site run by educators for educators. I think with the numbers of people taking part in this community tit will only increase the rich content and ideas that are shared for everyone. You can't put a price on that. :) I also think to some of the things I've seen before and thought "hey that would be neat if we could buy that" and later found out it wasn't anything that great or worse made the purchase and it didn't get used. What I love about the materials found here on mC is that it is teacher generated, teacher tested, and full of creativity. In a time where many of us are feeling the crunch of the economy and lack of funding, resources found here that are absolutely free due to the generous sharing of others is something that could revitalize us all. I encourage the community to continue sharing your great ideas as this resource can only be as good as the people that contribute! :) Be looking for more great things being added to mimioconnect that will enhance the overall experience for everyone! |
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Posted: Dec 21, 2009 Posted by: Bruce Kettlewell
Downloads: 275 Personally, I wouldn't pay. I
Personally, I wouldn't pay. I spend enough on my class etc... Each year expenditures go up more and we are in a finncial pinch as it is. I design most of my own lesson on mimio and learn more and more each day it seems. I come on here mainly to see what others are doing with it and love seeing different presentations in different areas. Seems more friendly. If you add pay, I think you lose what the sight has going for it now. |
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Posted: Dec 21, 2009 Posted by: Dorothy Dwyer
Downloads: 36 no - our district has no
no - our district has no money so the money that I use is already spent or frozen in the frozen budget. |
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Posted: Dec 10, 2009 Posted by: Barb Bednar
Downloads: 79 Pay for content
Our school district does not purchase anything until MUCH research is done to see that it CLOSELY ties with Texas Standards. The free content is what I encourage my teachers to get to know Mimio with, and then they talk to the technology committee, and they aproach the principal with a purchase request. The free content and free software is key in "selling" the Mimio product to the powers that be. |
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Posted: Dec 07, 2009 Posted by: Brittany
Downloads: 47 I would love to see better
I would love to see better lessons. I feel like there needs to be stronger, better, and more lessons out there for the Mimio. If I could preview the lesson, I wouldn't mind paying a SMALL fee. However, I would not want to pay a large amount of money. I would rather pay for each lesson than pay for a subscription. Since I am a music teacher, the amount of content available is not as plentiful as classroom teachers. I would love to see more lessons that utlilized the Mimio piano. It is such a cool feature! Thanks, |
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Posted: Dec 19, 2009 Posted by: Travis Rink
Downloads: 248 Quality mimio lessons
Keep in mind mimio doesn't create lesson for the site really. This site in almost entirely run by teachers for teachers. There is a diversity of teachers registered in mimioconnect from all grade levels and topics. What I see a need for is more quality lessons being shared by those taking part in this community. If you have created something, share it! We can learn so much for each other. If we'd all contribute something, everyone would benefit. Be sure to rank the files you look at as that also encourages those that are contributing. :) |
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Posted: Aug 09, 2009 Posted by: Mr.Seymour
Downloads: 110 One more thing
I only use a very narrow range of activities (first grade). I spent over $2500 on my classroom's technology last year and to now be told I need to pay for Mimio lessons would be a little hard to take right now. |
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Posted: Aug 09, 2009 Posted by: Mr.Seymour
Downloads: 110 Pay for Mimioconnect?
Are they charging to use Smarts lessons? How about Promethean Planet? I don't believe they are charging yet. I do feel the service Mimioconnect is worth paying for but I think it would be a big mistake to start charging before the competition does. I actually like Mimioconnects setup more than Promethean Planets. Although I feel Mimioconnect still has a ways to go to be competitive. Mimio should be supporting this site BIG TIME!!! |
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Posted: Aug 10, 2009 Posted by: mimioguy
Downloads: 49 Sorry for the confusion
My original post is quite clearly talking about professionally produced educational content for mimio Studio. I never asked for opinions about charges for mimioconnect.com which will continue to be free to mimio teachers and this probably won't change in the future. |
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Posted: Aug 09, 2009 Posted by: Meg
Downloads: 26 Mimio Content
Yes and no. It can be SO expensive to be a teacher anyway. I often supply my students with pencils, paper and other necessities. I can see this as one of those "costs" to help both the teacher and the student. The pricing structure would be the tricky part of this. You know, teachers are poor. |
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Posted: Aug 07, 2009 Posted by: NicoleRebstock
Downloads: 16 The only way I would pay for
The only way I would pay for mimio content is if it was set up in a way to have a yearly subscription and have access to all of the content. I would not pay on a presentation by presentation basis. |
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Posted: Dec 02, 2009 Posted by: Jamie Wixson
Downloads: 59 I agree....it would not be
I agree....it would not be convenient to pay for individual presentations. A yearly fee would be more reasonable. Maybe school districts could pay a one time yearly fee and then be able to have up to a certain number of teachers on one license. |
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