Johannesburg, 11 Aug 2016
Interactive boards and displays are finding favour among South African educators as replacements for overhead projectors, blackboards and traditional television screens. Students and teachers alike are enthusiastic about these technologies because they introduce more interactivity and collaboration into the classroom, says Pieter Geere, product manager for Promethean at Tarsus Distribution, local distributor of Promethean's interactive products for the education sector.
"Interactive boards and displays create powerful new ways for teachers to share their knowledge and engage students," says Geere. "They're equally suited to learners who absorb knowledge best through visuals or audio, and their touch functionality is great for tactile learners. Plus, they allow teachers to easily introduce a range of media into their classroom, expanding the palette of teaching tools at their disposal."
Geere says the interactive nature of these products means they promote collaboration and sharing of knowledge in the classroom. Students can learn through interaction with their peers and with the technology, creating an engaging learning experience that gets the class deeply involved in the subject matter.
Promethean World is a global education company that develops, integrates and implements learning environments. The excellent integration of its hardware products with the classroom software solutions and course material is one of its key differentiators. Its ActivBoard Touch combines multi-touch functionality, a dry-erase surface and software to foster an interactive learning experience.
It provides teachers with a wide range of tools to support their daily instruction, while respecting tight budgets.
The board enables up to six students to work together simultaneously using multi-touch gestures, including swipe, pinch and zoom. Using the digital pen accessory, they can also write, annotate and hover in addition to performing typical touch-screen commands. The optional Promethean ActivSoundBar enhances the learning experience with powerful, high-quality sound.
The ActivPanel Touch, meanwhile, unites multi-touch interactivity, vibrant images, a tough design and Promethean's software in an interactive flat-panel display that is optimised for the classroom. ActivPanel Touch is available in 55-inch, 65-inch, 70-inch or 84-inch touch panel display.
Using a stylus or finger, ActivPanel Touch offers a natural, precise experience, whether you are writing, pinching, zooming or swiping the edge of the ActivPanel Touch screen. The multi-touch functionality brings interactivity and collaboration into the classroom.
Geere concludes: "The Promethean panels and boards are enjoying growing traction in classrooms across the world because they are simple and intuitive for both learners and teachers. They are affordable, easy to support, durable and reliable. They also support most educational technologies while offering teachers access to the excellent teaching resources and community of Promethean World."
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