Panasonic anticipates new trends in education at BETT 2011

Among the new features that Panasonic will show at BETT 2011 highlights the UB-T880 interactive whiteboard on which up to three students can work simultaneously, and manipulate objects both with your fingers and with the electronic pen. The company will also demonstrate the new voting systems, wireless sound and your new screen 85 inches for 3D.

Panasonic will show what the classrooms of the future will be like at BETT 2011, the fair of technologies for training that will take place on 12 al 15 in London, with its new catalog of technologies designed to help teachers teach more effectively and entertainingly. The sample, that teachers and students can try, includes twelve Panasonic UB-T880 touch interactive whiteboards, that can be used by three students simultaneously and recognize multiple data entries or gestures such as zoom, displacement or rotation. “Until recently, The touch interfaces of interactive whiteboards were limited by the number of students who could operate them simultaneously., which could be frustrating for students and teachers,” commented Brennan Peyton, director general de Panasonic Imaging Group. Panasonic will also show the new electronic voting system for students, the new wireless infrared sound systems, and an interactive tablet that integrates with the whiteboard. These audio and video learning tools, as well as other videoconferencing solutions will contribute to the development of interest on the part of the class. Put all this hardware together, Panasonic will demonstrate its new Easiteach software package, Compatible with any interactive whiteboard from any manufacturer. This software allows teachers to share content regardless of the technological platform on which they work.. Peyton added that “our philosophy at Panasonic is to focus on the progress and development of society through our business activity.”. Our advances in education contribute to this goal by providing teaching professionals with tools to maximize their students' learning.. We do not want to restrict teachers with an interactive whiteboard that uses closed software. instead, We intend to become a platform on which other companies can create their own solutions”. One of the sample applications, Pop4Schools, provides students under twelve years of age with the opportunity to learn about the work of major record companies and compose their own song to download or burn on a CD. Thanks to this software, Students gain a better understanding of how pop music is produced while expanding knowledge for their curriculum. Panasonic will also show its new television 85 inches to demonstrate how 3D technologies can enrich classroom content.