Cádiz teachers learn to use Hitachi interactive digital whiteboards

The Library and Archive Area of ​​the University of Cádiz (UCA) has held an in-person course on the use of the Hitachi StarBoard interactive digital whiteboard.

Continuing with the work of introducing interactive whiteboards in classrooms, The Puerto Real Campus of the University of Cádiz has hosted a training day with the Library and Archive Area of ​​the UCA on the interactive whiteboards of Hitachi, organized by Comforma Soluciones (distributor of the Japanese brand in the province of Cádiz). The objective of the course was to introduce the hardware and software associated with Hitachi's Starboard interactive whiteboard and for attendees to learn about this innovative technological tool for teaching-learning processes., distributed in Spain by Charmex International.

Starboard whiteboards, combined with Hitachi Ultra Short Throw Projector, They substantially change the way of facing classes: make teaching a fully interactive experience. In addition to the Starboard whiteboard, Hitachi ED-A and CP-A series short throw projectors can project an image of 77” a 40 cm from the wall, avoiding both shadows on the screen and the annoying halo of light caused by conventional projectors. The result is better communication between teachers and students, which definitely increases the level of education.

The implementation of blackboards has represented a great advance, since it allows teachers to access a great world of digital content, that facilitate and allow the lessons to be explained in a more entertaining and visual way, at the same time allowing them to attract the attention of students, and improve their school performance.

Besides, in order to help teachers to use in the classroom the methodological resources offered by the PDI and the new interactive technologies, A demonstration of the Turning Point voting-response systems was carried out with practical exercises in which all attendees actively participated..