Watch a Quick Demo of Promethean's New ActivPanel 9 Display: Ed Tech Chat at ISTE Live 2022

  • By Kristal Kuykendall
  • 06/29/22

Promethean debuted its new ActivPanel 9 interactive display for education this week at ISTELive2022 in New Orleans, and Katie Marx at Promethean gave THE Journal a thorough overview in a 4-minute video interview. The new ActivPanel 9 has a redesigned user experience enabling seamless instruction in hybrid, synchronous, and asynchronous classrooms, all starting with an easier, secure sign-on for teachers and students.

Watch the video to see all the new and updated features — and keep an eye out for the five free professional development modules mentioned toward the end.

Learn more at the Promethean website.

About the Author

Kristal Kuykendall is editor, 1105 Media Education Group. She can be reached at [email protected].


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