Not a SMART move
SMART, the company behind the Smartboard Interactive Whiteboard announced that their software “SMART Learning Suite” which includes the only program teachers probably ever used “Smart Notebook” can no longer be sold or used with other displays. While this probably isn’t going to affect that many Irish primary school teachers since we’ve moved way beyond Interactive Whiteboard software, […]
LCD Interactive Screens in the Classroom
Interactive screens seem to be the latest classroom accessory to attempt to replace the Interactive Whiteboard. Basically, with the constant dropping of prices in big screen TVs, interactive touch screen are now at a similar price to IWBs. Our friends in Liosdoire are currently selling a VIVIDtouch’s 65″ interactive display for €3,500 and Mediascene are selling […]
Interactive Whiteboard Update
It’s been a good while since I’ve written about Interactive Whiteboards. Four years after they burst on to the Irish classroom scene, IWBs just seem to be part of the overall furniture in the classroom. I would have a rough estimate that 85-90% of classrooms in Ireland have a projector or full IWB set up. […]
Projectors need Service
It’s been about 3 years since projectors and Interactive Whiteboards exploded into Irish classrooms and almost 85% of them are now equipped with them. One of the more annoying things about technology is their relatively short life span. For example, laptops usually have a 3 to 5 year lifespan before they start slowing down. Unfortunately, […]
Fancy a free Interactive Device?
Anseo.net have teamed up with IMEX to offer teachers the opportunity to get a free MOBI Interactive Pad. Mobi View does everything a fixed interactive whiteboard does at a fraction of the cost. It is also handheld so it can be passed around the classroom. It even works with any brand of system so no […]
Review: Starboard Link EZ system
The last year in Ireland has been reasonably quiet in the world of Interactive Whiteboards as most schools are now equipped with them thanks to some much needed government funding in 2010. However, Hitachi have come up with an interesting new solution to the marketplace. The Starboard Link EZ System is the first “eBeam-style” widget […]
6 Summer Updates about Interactive Whiteboards
This summer has been quiet enough in the world of Interactive Whiteboards. However, there’s been a number of updates that have been sent to me. As far as I know, these reports are true so if there’s anything that is wrong, please let me know as soon as possible and I’ll fix it. 1. Smartboard […]
Three schools linking together to pool resources
I stumbled upon a web site called Shankids.com, and was immediately impressed. When I asked about it on Twitter, one of my Twitter buddies revealed she worked in one of the schools involved. She asked her colleague to write a short piece about the web site and here it is. ‘Shankids.com’ is an educational activity […]
5 Must Have Pieces of Educational Software
Few people may know that my first venture into teaching started in a school in Killinarden, Tallaght. There was a huge shortage of teachers at the time and although I was unqualified, I was given my first teaching job. Of all the schools in the country to have gone to, it happened to contain a […]
Anseo Apps: Aimsir (Weather)
NOTE: This program is not working at the moment. I’m working on a fix and hopefully it should be back soon. Anseo.net’s next free offering is “Aimsir” where students can learn about the different types of weather. It’s an Interactive Whiteboard game to teach Gaeilge vocabulary relating to the weather. As with our other apps, it […]