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Tervetuloa messuosastollemme Educaan 27.-28.1.

Tervetuloa messuosastollemme (1b 31) Educaan 27.-28.1. Asiasta kiinnostuneilla on mahdollisuus vierailla perjantaina myös kabinetissamme (neuvotteluhuone 306). Kabinetissa  esittelyssä mm. uusia ideoita opetuskäyttöön  mahdollisuus tavata Opinsysin tuen ja kehityksen...

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New experiment: Walma – Collaborative Whiteboard

Schools in Finland are buying tablets like crazy now. The weird thing is that nobody really knows what they are really good for in school environment, but everybody seems to see good potential in them. That's why we are also experimenting with tablets. This prototype...

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Testing some web-based services on the android tablet

In my aim to find an answer to the question: "can our teachers replace laptops with tablets?“ I've done a little testing. But before we look at that, let's just have a short look at the presumptions one could have about using tablets and that, in fact, I did have...

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Android tablets to be tested

Why is someone interested in the possibilities of using tablets or pads in education? Well, it's novel. New technology and tools that let's the user access and do stuff with digital data in new ways is interesting. Combine this with the ongoing trend of developing...

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Mimio on linux – test results

MimioTeach is quite different from other tested whiteboard models as it doesn't actually have a whiteboard, but just a receiver that can be placed on any flat surface. It is meant to be used with normal inkboards, but really any surface should work. Touch recognition...

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Smartboard on linux – test results

Smartboard participated in the project later than other with a short quick notice, so we couldn't give it as much time as for others. Here at Opinsys we are most familiar with Smartboards as our customers have been using them for some time. Having a test whiteboard...

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Promethean on linux – test results

Promethean is traditional wallmounted interactive whiteboard. The model in our tests was pen controlled Activboard ABV378S300. Touch is recognised when the pen touches the board physically. The tested whiteboard didn't have loudspeakers, so we couldn't test how well...

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Interactive whiteboards on linux – Test results

Our interactive whiteboard testing project is finally getting finished and it's time to wrap up the findings. We have focused on testing the boards' technical usability on linux. Pedagogical usability and deeper analysis of features has not been done as part of this...

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Mimio – toimivuus linuxilla

MimioTeach on laitteena hyvin erilainen muihin testissä olleisiin perinteisiin älytauluihin verrattuna. Ensisijaisesti Mimio on tarkoitettu käytettäväksi yhdessä perinteisen tussitaulun kanssa, johon heijastetun kuvan laite muuttaa kosketusnäytöksi. Käytännössä...

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Promethean – toimivuus linuxilla

Promethean on perinteinen seinälle asennettava älytaulu. Meillä testissä ollut laite oli malliltaan kynäohjattava Activboard ABV378S300. Toisin kuin toisessa kynäohjattavassa mimiossa, kosketuksen tulkinta pohjautuu kynän ja taulun pinnan väliseen kontaktiin....

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