THE Journal — Display/Presentation
Promethean Launches Online Professional Development
Educational software and hardware provider Promethean has launched a new professional development program for educators. The online learning system, Promethean Learning, which debuted at the 2007 NECC show in Atlanta this week, is designed to help teachers improve their skills with interactive whiteboards.
(6/28/2007)
Interwrite Updates Bluetooth Classroom Pad
Interwrite Learning has announced an update to its Interwrite Pad, a wireless (Bluetooth) interactive pad designed for classroom use.
(6/26/2007)
Luidia Previews Classroom Technologies
At the InfoComm show in Anaheim, CA last week, Luidia previewed several upcoming enhancements to its line of classroom technologies, including new student response capabilities and various updates to eBeam-based systems.
(6/25/2007)
Sanyo Shows Off 15,000-Lumen Projector
Sanyo this week debuted debuted two new LCD projectors at the InfoComm show in Anaheim, CA. Both models are designed for high light output, including a 6,500-lumen portable model and a 15,000-lumen unit designed for large installations.
(6/21/2007)
NEC Debuts 4 Projectors at InfoComm
NEC Display Solutions of America has introduced four new models in its lineup of LCD projectors, including one designed specifically for the education market. These include the NP1150, NP2150, NP3150, and VT700. The new models debuted at the InfoComm 2007 show in Anaheim, CA.
(6/21/2007)
Sony Debuts 8 Classroom Projectors
At the InfoComm show this week in Anaheim, CA, Sony unveiled eight new LCD projectors designed for classrooms and conference rooms, many of which will be available this month.
(6/20/2007)
DyKnow Releases Vision and Monitor 5
Education technology developer DyKnow has released DyKnow Vision and Monitor 5.0. Both tools, designed for classroom environments, add enhancements in the areas of compatibility, user interface, and various productivity features.
(6/5/2007)
Interwrite Debuts Workspace, Cricket
Education technology developer Interwrite Learning has debuted two new technologies around its classroom tools: Interwrite Workspace, a software suite for working with digital media, and Interwrite Cricket, a new RF clicker for the company's student response system. Interwrite has also recently announced a partnership with MathMastery to integrate its math tools with the Interwrite Board, Pad, and Panel products.
(5/16/2007)
Know Your NLEs
More and more schools across the country are bringing digital media into the curriculum--from digital painting and graphic arts to digital print production to digital video editing. In particular, there seems to be a surge of activity in the digital video editing space, with schools offering courses designed as either electives to fulfill an art requirement or as prep for students looking to pursue careers in production and post-production.
(5/9/2007)
Kennedy Middle School Stimulates Learning with Multimedia, Computing Power
Middle school students in Germantown, WI who are eager to learn about the latest technology have a fervent ally in their principal, Steve Bold. As principal of the 890-student Kennedy Middle School there for the last 11 years, he has been a passionate proponent of implementing computer training, presentation technology, and video production into the curriculum whenever he can. The result is more engaged, interested and involved students. We talked to him at his bustling middle school about how he uses tech to teach, experiments with new tools, and how he envisions the use of this technology in the future.
(5/3/2007)
Magnet School Tests Multimedia Educational Program
Fort Pierce Magnet School of the Arts in St. Lucie, FL has been chosen to test StageNotes Live, a multimedia educational program created by Camp Broadway, an education company, and Panasonic. Students and teachers in grades 3 through 8 will take part in the five-day program that uses elements from the Broadway musical The Lion King to teach about African society.
(4/26/2007)
Podcasting Grant Goes Online
For schools looking to explore the frontiers of podcasting, Olympus and education software developer Tool Factory have launched a new grant program specifically for teachers. The program supplies mixing and recording hardware and software valued at $3,000.
(4/26/2007)
Epson Aims New Projector at K-12 Teachers
Epson America has unveiled a compact multimedia projector designed specifically for educators. Targeted toward classroom environments, Epson's PowerLite 83c, ringing in at an estimated $899, delivers 2,200 lumens of brightness, a seven-watt speaker, built-in closed captioning, and LAN connectivity.
(4/12/2007)
Qwest Foundation Announces Qwest Teachers and Technology Grant Program
The Qwest Foundation announced its Qwest Teachers and Technology grant program, to provide Colorado Schools with $100,000 worth of classroom technology.
(4/10/2007)
Making the Most of Technology at Hand
With just a handful of digital cameras and networked computers to serve 250 students, Media Specialist Johanna Riddle is hardly rolling in technology. But at Samsula Elementary, a small rural elementary school in Volusia County in Florida, she uses a small range of powerful--and fun--software products, along with a philosophy of making do with what she has, to move students beyond the printed page.
(4/5/2007)
DyKnow To Add Blackboard Integration
Education technology provider DyKnow said it will be adding integration to Blackboard's course management system with the next release of it DyKnow Vision and DyKnow Monitor software, slated for release in May.
(4/5/2007)
BenQ Debuts DLP Projectors
BenQ has introduced two new DLP projectors, the SP830 and SP831, both of which offer high light output and WXGA resolution.
(4/3/2007)
Hitachi Intros CP-X400 Projector
Hitachi America has introduced a new model in its CP-series digital projection lineup. The new CP-X400 is a three-panel LCD projector designed for both portble and instalation applications.
(3/22/2007)
NEC Debuts 5,000-Lumen DLP Projector
NEC Corp. has debuted a new model in its NP series of DLP-based projectors: the NP4000. The new model is an installation and large-venue projector targeted toward government, education and corporate applications. It made its first public appearance at the NSCA Expo 2007 in Orlando, FL.
(3/20/2007)
10 Tri-State Classrooms Receive Multimedia Awards
Ten teams of K-12 students and teachers from across New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut won awards for innovating multimedia projects to enhance their curriculum. The teams will receive $1,000 cash prizes as part of JPMorgan Chase's second annual Multimedia in the Classroom competition.
(3/19/2007)
VBrick and Clearvue & SVE Partner to Provide K-12 Digital Video Package
VBrick Systems has partnered with Clearvue & SVE, a division of Discovery Education, to create a digital video package for K-12 schools. The package will include EtherneTV digital video system with a pre-loaded library of educational programming.
(3/8/2007)
Canon Intros New LV-Series Projectors
Canon has introduced three new models in its LV series of LCD multimedia projectors. The new models are targeted toward the presentation market and range in price from $999 to $1,499.
(2/22/2007)
SheerVideo Goes Universal Binary
BitJazz has released a new version of its SheerVideo codec, now supporting Intel-based Macs natively. SheerVideo is a lossless codec that allows users to store video at uncompressed quality at half the size of uncompressed video.
(2/20/2007)
Tangent Debuts All in One Touchscreen Systems
Tangent earlier this month unveiled new models in two of its line of desktop computers, including two Mini Pro models and a line of all in one VITA touchscreen systems, all running on Microsoft Vista.
(2/15/2007)
Sharp To Launch Large-Venue XG-PH70X Projector
Sharp Electronics next month will begin shipping its new XG-PH70X, a DLP-based XGA installation projector designed for large venues like lecture halls and auditoriums.
(2/12/2007)
