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, […]

A SMART idea for classroom delivery

SMART are about to release a new type of whiteboard, which is very interesting. It’s called the SMART kapp and it is a special type of board that allows a person to write on it with whiteboard markers and instantly share what they are writing with anyone using a mobile device or computer. The video […]

Smartboard Training Tour

If you own a Smartboard, there’s going to be some Smartboard training coming your way in May and June. Stephen Linnane from Liosdoire Copmputers sent Anseo.net a timetable of training dates for teachers. Please contact the individual centres for more information. 11th May – Blackrock Ed Centre 12th May –  Drumcondra Ed Centre 13th May […]

Smart has the biggest market share in Ireland

The following press release confirms that Smart have the biggest market share in IWB technology in Ireland.  This is interesting news for all those schools that believed it was their main competitor who were the number one seller.  I’m assuming within a few days I’ll be getting an email from them with a retort! 😉  […]

Press Release: Liosdoire

Perhaps in the excitement of Sunday’s game, Liosdoire have asked me to post up the following press release which can also be found on their web site: http://www.liosdoirecomputers.com/KerrySmart.html Kerry GAA have installed a 680 Smartboard in their headquarters in Austin Stack Park Tralee. They will use this for coaching teams and for presentations at meetings. […]

Sunday Business Post: moving shapes around a screen

Because I always have a lot to say about IWBs, this is a separate article to the main Sunday Business Post article I wrote a couple of hours ago. If you haven’t seeen the other post, basically the newspaper did a seven page sepcial on technology in education. There were 3 articles about Interactive Whiteboards, […]

Newstalk / GOInteractive Competition

This competition was sent to me from GOInteractive, a company that specialises in Smart Interactive Whiteboards.  This competition has nothing to do with Anseo.net so we won’t be able to respond to any questions about it. Would you like to win a SMART Interactive Whiteboard for your School or Sports Club?

And the IPPN Cheapest Interactive Whiteboard Solution is…

Good news for Anseo.net’s sponsors, SmartBoard – one of their resellers beat all the competition to become the cheapest fully-featured Interactive Whiteboard Solution.   Liosdoire Computers, based in Co. Kerry, are a very well-known company, which opened in 2002. Lisdoire Computers – the cheapest IWBs in Ireland They have been doing the education exhibition circuit since […]

Promethean software won't be free but…

Ok, so it’s not going to be free, but Promethean’s new software, to be released in March can be summed up in one word – sexy.  Daryl, their software guy, allowed me to have a sneak preview at it at IPPN and there are some excellent improvements.  The other great news is that if you […]

How to get an Interactive Whiteboard for less than €2,500

An interactive whiteboard can cost you and your school a lot of money.  The most expensive one I can find costs nearly €6,000.  The marketing people say it’s the cream of the crop – adjustable height, short-throw projector, excellent after-sales service, free training, etc. etc.  However, when you can buy an Interactive Whiteboard for less […]