AV & Presentation
Canon next month will ship a new multimedia LCoS projector for use in school environments with less than optimal lighting conditions.
AV & Presentation
ViewSonic has rolled out a new WXGA DLP projector with stereoscopic 3D capabilities.
AV & Presentation
NEC has introduced a new 3D DLP projector, a portable model designed for use in K-12 classrooms.
AV & Presentation
Da-Lite has introduced a new accessory for its lecterns that allows an instructor to deliver presentations directly from an iPod or iPhone. The new universal iPod dock accessory can be recessed into the reading surface of any Da-Lite lectern.
- By Denise Harrison
- 03/10/10
AV & Presentation
MvixUSA has announced two new high-definition digital signage players, the Mvix DS HDPro and Mvix DS Elite. The two new players support full 1080p high definition video and are networkable.
- By Denise Harrison
- 03/10/10
AV & Presentation
Boxlight has rolled out a new short-throw version of its ProjectWrite2 interactive whiteboard projection system, ProjectWrite2/W.
Videoconferencing
High school students in a rural Texas district have started using videoconferencing to learn and teach as they reach out to the rest of the country using technology-based resources they've created themselves.
- By Denise Harrison
- 03/04/10
Funding
Calypso Systems reported this week that it will award more than $120,000 in classroom amplification equipment to K-12 schools through its Be Heard School Grant program. The technologies are designed to distribute a teacher's voice evenly throughout a classroom to provide a more equal learning experience to students, regardless of their location in the room.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 03/03/10
Smart Classrooms
Cornwall-Lebanon School District of Lebanon, PA has deployed Panopto's CourseCast, a capture tool designed to record live presentations, such as classroom lectures and student presentations, in a searchable digital format. Panopto makes CourseCast available to educational institutions free of charge through its Socrates Project.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 03/02/10
AV & Presentation
Samsung Techwin this month introduced the SamCam 860, a 1.4 megapixel classroom document camera. The SamCam 860 also incorporates a number of video features for both capture and play.
- By Denise Harrison
- 03/02/10