Interctive whiteboards

Skii · 10 Oct 2007 at 11:07

Wardie said:
I'm more interested in these Hitachi ones at the moment, is the software really as good as you say?

Yep

and if you buy the maths or science suite versions they will take you up to A-Level,

Be aware the Hitachi FX-duoboard has been released which now has both finger touch and pen ability.

Also the boards can be used as normal dry wipe boards.

http://uk.hitachisoft-interactive.com/Templates/Type2_English.asp?modeID=Content&uID=103&DoLogin=

penski · 10 Oct 2007 at 11:27

Tute said:
Actually at my university it's the pull-down projector screens that they love to use markers on. Not seen a permanant marker on a Smartboard yet.

"I pulled the screen down and it stuck halfway and now it won't go up or down..."

"...you *pulled* the automated screen down? The one with the remote control?"

"...yes...I was in a hurry..."

*n

Bakedgoods · 10 Oct 2007 at 13:08

Skii said:
Yep

and if you buy the maths or science suite versions they will take you up to A-Level,

Be aware the Hitachi FX-duoboard has been released which now has both finger touch and pen ability.

Also the boards can be used as normal dry wipe boards.

http://uk.hitachisoft-interactive.com/Templates/Type2_English.asp?modeID=Content&uID=103&DoLogin=

These sound like they may be too complex for what i'm looking for really, are the cambridge ones good enough?

K.C. Leblanc · 10 Oct 2007 at 13:24

Pop over to edugeek.net forums, you'll find a lot of people with firsthand experience of whiteboards.

Smartboards are very easy to use (important if they're being used by teachers).

Bakedgoods · 10 Oct 2007 at 13:27

The fact you can use these Hitachi boards as a dry-wipe board also sounds rather promising.

Getting a fair bit of conflicting information here though ha-ha.

Burnsy2023 · 10 Oct 2007 at 13:48

Otacon said:
We use Smart boards here, and at the college I went to a couple of years ago. Cant say a bad thing about them really.

I don't really have any gripes with the hardware, but I do loath the software that your required to use

I must admit I quite like the Promethean boards

Burnsy

Felix · 10 Oct 2007 at 13:58

Why do you not like the Smartboard software? Its easy to install and use and it isn't packed with rubbish.

Burnsy2023 · 10 Oct 2007 at 14:00

Felix said:
Why do you not like the Smartboard software? Its easy to install and use and it isn't packed with rubbish.

It used to be quite buggy, although I admit that has improved. I just find it cumbersome, like when it decides to annotate the desktop rather then let you load the program or what ever you wanted to do.

Burnsy

Smithy · 10 Oct 2007 at 14:00

I went to college a couple of years ago where the teachers used SMARTboards. They were very good once the teachers managed to figure them out. Now I'm at Uni and all my lectures are done using projected slide-shows. Not a SMARTboard to be found, travesty! I thought...
But then it dawned on me, why the heck aren't we using writing tablets?

They're cheaper than SMARTboards, and can be used with the already installed projectors in most lecture theatres.

Burnsy2023 · 10 Oct 2007 at 14:03

Smithy said:
But then it dawned on me, why the heck aren't we using writing tablets?

They're cheaper than SMARTboards, and can be used with the already installed projectors in most lecture theatres.

We have three of these at work. They were bought about a year ago and are still yet to be used

Burnsy

Skii · 10 Oct 2007 at 14:10

Wardie said:
These sound like they may be too complex for what i'm looking for really, are the cambridge ones good enough?

Very much so.

If you click on the 'where to buy' page there will be a list of resellers who can demo it for you. Always best to see them in action eh ?

Felix · 10 Oct 2007 at 14:24

Smithy said:
I went to college a couple of years ago where the teachers used SMARTboards. They were very good once the teachers managed to figure them out. Now I'm at Uni and all my lectures are done using projected slide-shows. Not a SMARTboard to be found, travesty! I thought...
But then it dawned on me, why the heck aren't we using writing tablets?

They're cheaper than SMARTboards, and can be used with the already installed projectors in most lecture theatres.

These are available for Smartboards, infact you dont need a smartboard just a projector with the notebook software installed.

Smithy · 10 Oct 2007 at 17:13

Felix said:
These are available for Smartboards, infact you dont need a smartboard just a projector with the notebook software installed.

Exactly, my point was that they probably make for a better alternative to SMARTboards.

Scythe · 10 Oct 2007 at 17:23

FGZ said:
I work in a school and we use promethean activboards they connect using serial or usb

Same at my school.

titchard · 10 Oct 2007 at 17:31

Mostly SMARTboards at my university - but there have been some new labs install with stuff that looks distinctly different.

Rich

Will_3rd · 10 Oct 2007 at 17:33

Had to setup some over the summer when working for my local college, they suck really hard.

A.N.Other · 10 Oct 2007 at 17:36

SMARTboards are good when you can get them going, but they are a bit of a mission to set up. Best out there though, as far as I'm aware.

Felix · 10 Oct 2007 at 17:42

Out of the 25 Smartboards I put in this year I have had no problems what so ever. What problems have you had?

andymilleruk · 10 Oct 2007 at 18:00

I've got a HITACHI one in my classroom, not had trouble with it so far and the software is ok. You have to use the pen but I like that.

"andy" · 10 Oct 2007 at 18:05

SMART cant be that fragile

they use them in my mums school and its one of those schools where kids who are too "angry" for normal schools go

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