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Infocomm 2015: Currents and Undercurrents for the Education Marketplace

by Len Scrogan

I’ve been an educational technology director for 25 years, with a significant track record in large educational technology and AV purchases. I just returned from walking every aisle of Infocomm 2015, poking my head …

Tags:Collaboration| display technology| Education| Interactive Displays| Pico Projectors| Projectors| Vol 22 - Issue 26

NEC Chooses LCD for Education

by Tom Allen

NEC’s UM352Wi is a UST 3LCD projector for education, supporting multiple pen inputs at the same time. Up to 50 devices can be connected to the projector at the same time, wirelessly, with screen …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Education| Large Display Monitor| NEC| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Medical Projector Reaches 14,000 Lumens

by Tom Allen

Eiki’s newest 3DLP projector is designed for medical training and educational applications. The EIP-UJT100 is a bright (14,000 lumens) model for large venues, with DICOM Simulation mode for greyscale image viewing. The projector can …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Education| Large Display Monitor| Medical| Vol 22 - Issue 24

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Educational 3D Bits and Bytes

by Len Scrogan

It seems there is no let up in the rain here in Colorado during our ‘monsoon’ season, but at least the landscape is in full bloom with beautiful hues of green. Events and developments …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| 3D Content Creation| 3D software| Education| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 24

3D by Any Other Name

by Len Scrogan

The ISTE 3D Network is a special interest group (or personal learning network) of educators within the International Society for Technology in Education that are interested in the promise of 3D in K-20 learning. …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| 3D software| Education| Vol 22 - Issue 24

University of Georgia Teaches Virtual Reality

by Norbert Hildebrand

The University of Georgia (UGA) has been teaching classes for virtual reality for some time now. Kyle Johnsen, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering is offering one of the first courses addressing …

Tags:Education| Mobile Display Monitor| Universities| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 19

3D: The Why and Not the Wow

by Len Scrogan

CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking) has released their latest 2015 Ed Tech Next report “Dimensions in Learning: Visualizing, Designing, and Making in 3D.” The report focuses on the growth and potential of 3D …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| 3D Projection| display technology| Education| Vol 22 - Issue 18

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Large Displays and the Education Market (2)

by Len Scrogan

In last month’s article, Large Displays and the Education Market (1), I suggested some surprising trends visible at the first three ed-tech conferences of the season: that interactive large displays outpaced the number of …

Tags:Education| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| large displays| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Insight Series: What Educators See

by Len Scrogan

Insights in Education This is another installment in my new series that shines some light on the thinking, preferences and tendencies of your education market customers. I know them well. I was one of …

Tags:Education| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Museums & Exhibitions| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Ricoh Brings Bright Projection to Classrooms

by Tom Allen

Ricoh’s new entry-level DLP projectors are able to display images from a variety of sources, including PCs, camcorders and DVD players. They also cover multiple resolutions and are compact (314 x 224 x 102mm, …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Education| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Vol 22 - Issue 17

LA Schools Ask Apple for Multi-Million Dollar Refund

by Tom Allen

It’s a bad time for iPads in education. First, schools began to favour Chromebooks over the expensive tablets – and now the Los Angeles Unified School District has asked Apple for a multi-million dollar …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Education| iPad| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 17