Comments on: Multi-touch whiteboards http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/03/12/multi-touch-whiteboards/ ICT and Education Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:52:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: andrewch http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/03/12/multi-touch-whiteboards/#comment-339 andrewch Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:26:56 +0000 http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/03/12/multi-touch-whiteboards/#comment-339 Hi Jonas My understanding is that the multiple touch software is available on the promethean boards. Thisis not the only board with this capability. Two touch has this facility to - http://www.twotouch.com/2TouchNews.htm Cheers A Hi Jonas
My understanding is that the multiple touch software is available on the promethean boards. Thisis not the only board with this capability. Two touch has this facility to - http://www.twotouch.com/2TouchNews.htm

Cheers

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]]> By: Jonas http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/03/12/multi-touch-whiteboards/#comment-337 Jonas Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:25:27 +0000 http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/03/12/multi-touch-whiteboards/#comment-337 Hi, I found this while hunting for multiple input info for my Promethean board. I understand they do NOT currently have multiple input, but with their new activsoftware that launches at BETT in London, they will have multiple input. Is this correct? Hi, I found this while hunting for multiple input info for my Promethean board. I understand they do NOT currently have multiple input, but with their new activsoftware that launches at BETT in London, they will have multiple input. Is this correct?

]]> By: Rich http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/03/12/multi-touch-whiteboards/#comment-97 Rich Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:47:00 +0000 http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/03/12/multi-touch-whiteboards/#comment-97 Some opensource 3D virtual worlds software for the interactive whiteboard is here -> http://edusim3d.com ===== Some opensource 3D virtual worlds software for the interactive whiteboard is here -> http://edusim3d.com

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]]> By: andrewch http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/03/12/multi-touch-whiteboards/#comment-96 andrewch Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:03:06 +0000 http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/03/12/multi-touch-whiteboards/#comment-96 My understanding is that it is a combination of the two. We have smart technology boards and they are unable to do multiple input to the best of my knowledge. With Promethenans boards it is a software upgrade that allows the multi touch I think its called activarena With two touch or Nextwindow its a function of the design of the board which has cameras in corner to find the contact points. The board itself is a ceramic whiteboard, just like to ordinary whiteboard, with bits added to it I hope Smart Technologies gets its act together and enable multiple touch! Here's the Promethean statement on activarena 'Activarena Infinite Possibilities for your Activclassroom Activote VR Promethean is the first-ever company to enable multiple inputs on an interactive whiteboard. The new interaction pack upgrades your Promethean board, transforming it into an Activarena, where you can use multiple pens to interact with your board. Students and teachers can work together on the Activboard at the same time and classrooms become dynamic arenas for team-based activities, projects, competition, and group work. Imagine the potential of two, three, or more students working together, or teachers working collaboratively with students at the same time. Transform your classroom with new tools that include multiple pens, activity templates, and software provided by Promethean. Reinvent your classroom and capture your students' imagination' My understanding is that it is a combination of the two.
We have smart technology boards and they are unable to do multiple input to the best of my knowledge.
With Promethenans boards it is a software upgrade that allows the multi touch I think its called activarena

With two touch or Nextwindow its a function of the design of the board which has cameras in corner to find the contact points. The board itself is a ceramic whiteboard, just like to ordinary whiteboard, with bits added to it

I hope Smart Technologies gets its act together and enable multiple touch!

Here’s the Promethean statement on activarena
‘Activarena

Infinite Possibilities for your Activclassroom

Activote VR Promethean is the first-ever company to enable multiple inputs on an interactive whiteboard. The new interaction pack upgrades your Promethean board, transforming it into an Activarena, where you can use multiple pens to interact with your board.

Students and teachers can work together on the Activboard at the same time and classrooms become dynamic arenas for team-based activities, projects, competition, and group work.

Imagine the potential of two, three, or more students working together, or teachers working collaboratively with students at the same time. Transform your classroom with new tools that include multiple pens, activity templates, and software provided by Promethean.

Reinvent your classroom and capture your students’ imagination’

]]> By: eoin24 http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/03/12/multi-touch-whiteboards/#comment-95 eoin24 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:52:45 +0000 http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/03/12/multi-touch-whiteboards/#comment-95 Maybe you can answer a question for me that I have been discussing with my colleagues. With the multi-touch, is it the software that makes it multi-touch allowing the multiple inputs or is it the board itself. We have a smartboard that is just recently new and were wondering if Smartboard might upgrade the software at some point to allow multi-touch on the boards they have now or whether everyone is going to have to buy a new board to take advantage of the multi-touch. If it is just the software, it would be a lot cheaper to take advantage of the new technology. Ian http://mrhclassblog.edublogs.org/ Maybe you can answer a question for me that I have been discussing with my colleagues. With the multi-touch, is it the software that makes it multi-touch allowing the multiple inputs or is it the board itself. We have a smartboard that is just recently new and were wondering if Smartboard might upgrade the software at some point to allow multi-touch on the boards they have now or whether everyone is going to have to buy a new board to take advantage of the multi-touch. If it is just the software, it would be a lot cheaper to take advantage of the new technology.

Ian
http://mrhclassblog.edublogs.org/

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