Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) - Leading in Educational Sector

With the evolution of information and communication technologies in Indian educational sector, it’s becoming so convenient to effectively engage students in interactive teaching and learning sessions in schools and colleges. ICT solutions like Interactive whiteboard, student response system, digital projector, visualiser, touch screen, education software etc. have changed the entire face of education.

Today, schooling and teaching is changing due to changes that are happening in ICT technologies. Traditional aspects of living are getting transformed as ICT is gaining much importance in our lives. It’s proven now that ICT is changing society as well as education in a very big way.

An ICT product like interactive whiteboard is the most prominent and the most useful ICT technology available today. Interactive whiteboard, in particular, has transformed the entire teaching style. Teachers, no longer have to stay restricted to handful of books and notes to teach their students, rather, they can do net surfing, search encyclopedia, show live informational videos, open online dictionaries, do video streaming, study online, play video and a lot more with interactive whiteboards.

Genee Powerboard is one such amazing interactive whiteboard which carry unique features making it the most favorable choice in entire educational sector worldwide. It’s a board that utilizes Infrared technology and it doesn’t require any POWER SUPPLY. Just connect it with a PC using a USB and its ready!

Apart from these incredible features, this ICT resource has also got a Hard, Scratchproof Surface which is robustly designed to take the wear and tear of everyday usage in schools and educational institutes.

Genee View short throw projector is another ICT product which is gaining a huge demand in Indian market. The best part is that this interactive multi-surface projector is perfectly designed for carrying out interactive presentations even in tight spaces including small conference rooms, classrooms, trade show booths etc.

Now you can create big pictures from a shorter distance without the concerns about images getting obstructed with shadows or light shining onto the user’s face.

Give presentations while taking notes on screen, or highlight key points in real time. Control the line thickness and colour, take handwritten notes, type text from a keyboard then save as an image file.

Genee Slate- An incredible Mini Whiteboard with its uses and benefits

In present times, digitizing tablet is emerging as a wondrous ICT and AV resource; which is intelligently designed to aid users in carrying out live presentations and classroom sessions; effectively.  With this new era gadget, users no longer need to stay rooted to one place - behind a lectern or in front of the audience while carrying out presentations.

A graphic tablet or graphic pad is an input device; with the help of which; users can write text or draw images on a flat surface in a similar manner as they can draw on a paper. But the unique feature of using a graphic tablet is that whatever; a user draws on a graphic tablet doesn't appear on its surface; instead the image appears on the attached computer screen or on the whiteboard screen.

Genee slate is one such market leading graphic tablet which can't miss to leave a solid impression on the minds of its users.  It is a Virtual Mini Whiteboard which can be passed around audience or students and can be operated from anywhere in the presentation hall or classroom.

It is a Digitizing Tablet which can be brought into use for setting up an effective communication with an interactive Whiteboard, Visualiser, computer or laptop through a wireless RF interface that plugs directly into any USB port on the PC or laptop. The best part is that it allows its users to navigate through files and other content even by moving around the presentation hall or classroom.

Some of the outstanding features of Genee Slate are as follows:

Extreme Mobility
With this cutting edge Digitizing Tablet; Presenters or teachers no longer need to stay rooted to one spot while facing an audience or group of students. They can access all their files; wherever they want; in the room.  Its lightweight stylus carries all necessary mouse functions.

Ergonomic Designing
Genee slate with super fine ergonomic designing and advanced RF technology with contoured and sloping palm rest assures high amount of comfort and reliability to its users.

Live Annotation
This next generation Digitizing Tablet is perfectly carved for carrying out live annotations over presentations, programs, documents and web pages or on Microsoft applications such as PowerPoint, Excel and Word. With Genee slate; a user can easily draw images and graphics on a flat screen in a similar way as drawing on a piece of paper.

Vast Clip Art Library
Free software is also included with these revolutionary Graphic Tablets which includes a clip art library of over 2,000 images, making Genee Slate a great ICT and AV solution for carrying out lectures and presentations. It also includes PowerPresenter and handwriting recognition features. 

Battery Life
Genee slate comes with an astonishing battery life of over 16 hours and that too in a continuing mode. Moreover, its rechargeable battery carries a capacity of 800mA which makes it a best Digitizing Tablet amongst all.

Besides these tremendous features, Genee slate also carries resolution as high as 2000lpi, Online Help Menu, Super VGA color monitor (800 x 600), CD ROM drive and USB port. Its Unique Soft keys are smartly located across the top of the tablet; allowing instant access to helpful Presentation Tools such as Annotation Pens, Spotlight and Reveal.

Hitachi Cambridge Starboard

Hitachi Cambridge Starboard is the most advance Interactive Whiteboards with larger interactive displays which are connected to projector and computer. A projector projects the computer desktop on the active area of Whiteboard. User operates the computer with finger or pen. Starboard Interactive Whiteboards are generally wall mounted. They can be put on floor stand. Starboard Interactive Whiteboards are used in classrooms at all stages of education as a replacement of traditional whiteboards or flip charts. They communicate with computer using USB (Universal Serial Bus) or serial port cable. Bluetooth device or RF (Radio Frequency) device is used for providing wireless communication. Teacher can operate computer functions with finger or pen. Using the supplied software, Teacher can write, draw and annotate on Starboard Interactive Whiteboards. The annotations can be saved as an electronic file in various formats such as Picture format, power point format, PDF, HTML (Hyper text markup language).These files can be used later for teaching purpose or send to absent student as an e-mail attachment. The software has a built in gallery of images on different subjects which teacher can incorporate into their lessons. Starboard Interactive Whiteboards allows teachers to record their session in video format which can be shared in to their classroom. Some companies provide educational content with Interactive Whiteboards. They have lots of tools for presentation like spotlight, snapshot, reveal etc. Spotlight shapes helps to focus attention on specific part. Reveal feature allows you to hide information and reveal in any direction. Therefore, Time has come to incorporate Starboard into classrooms for enhancing student learning.