ACTIVpanel™ and ACTIVstudio™: cost-effective and easy-to-use technology for full, simple classroom interactivity

TDS Promethean Deutschland GmbH was founded in 1998 as a subsidiary of the UK company TDS Promethean, which has established itself as Europe 's leading developer and manufacturer of interactive whiteboard systems. Since its inception, Promethean has been developing software and hardware to support teachers and trainers seeking to incorporate ICT in whole class teaching.

Promethean’s ACTIVpanel™ is the ideal technology for presentations and lectures, either in front of big audiences or where high mobility is needed. Consisting of a 15 inch display, an electromagnetic pen and the ACTIVstudio™ software, it is the most intuitive solution for instructors who are looking for a natural way to digitally write, highlight, navigate, draw and paint - just by using a pen. ACTIVstudio™ is one of the most advanced educational presentation tools which can be either applied on its own or in combination with other software programs. On its own, it allows the instructor to easily create and present electronic “flipcharts”. In combination with other software, ACTIVstudio™ enables the user to make instant annotations in other software programs, with the pen, directly on-screen . It is also easily possible to incorporate any desired external content such as images, video clips, spreadsheets, internet content etc. Using the pen directly on the full-colour LC display allows precise, natural writing and navigating, at any time. The combined solution enables teacher-led, whole-class viewing of digital resources with plenty of freedom for spontaneous enhancement to increase impact and clarity, while constantly maintaining optimum hand-eye coordination and facing the audience.

An ideal add-on when working with ACTIVstudio™ is the ACTIVtablet™. The tablet’s pen allows teachers to use the software in a way that is similar to what they are used to with the traditional chalk and blackboard or pen and paper.

ACTIVpanel™ and ACTIVtablet™ effectively supports modern teaching and learning styles.

Both ACTIV tools are ideal devices for teaching and learning in education and training institutions. They can easily be implemented in any lesson or seminar, and their robustness ensures that they will survive use in any school or university environment. Working directly with the pen on the full-colour LCD ACTIVpanel™ gives better control over the work presented, enables intuitive and precise input and allows users to keep facing the audience, instead of constantly having to turn to the projected images behind them.

The compact and ergonomic ACTIVtablet™ is a cordless, battery-free input device, which allows the user to get the best out of ACTIVstudio™ in the most intuitive way: just by writing with a pen.

Cintiq 15x Interactive Pen Display

PL-710 Interactive Pen Display

Specific solution advantages

• Better control of the way work is presented through optimum hand-eye coordination and precise, direct data input on-screen at any time.
• Easy incorporation of any desired external content such as images, videoclips etc., for effective support of modern teaching and learning styles.
• Intuitive handling and ease of use mean instructors who like to use annotations can focus more on quality content and on an engaging teaching and learning style.
  
  

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Specific solution advantages

• More effectiveness and excitement through simple, natural annotation and processing of digital work and electronic documents.
• Cost-effective and easy-to-use tools for simple creation and presentation of electronic “flipcharts”.