SMART Sponsors Ultimate Classroom Giveaway at InfoComm 2004
Three SMART products part of high-tech classroom showcase
Calgary, AB – June 3, 2004 – SMART Technologies Inc. announces its sponsorship of the Ultimate Classroom Giveaway at InfoComm 2004. One of the most significant trade shows for the audiovisual (AV) industry, InfoComm 2004 will be held June 9–11 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. As part of its sponsorship, SMART will equip the Ultimate Classroom with a SMART Board™ 580 interactive whiteboard, a Sympodium™ ID250 interactive pen display and SMART Ideas® concept-mapping software.
The International Communications Industries Association, organizer of InfoComm and the Ultimate Classroom Giveaway, commissioned designers to create the Ultimate Classroom, which showcases the latest education-focused products. Designers and manufacturers will present examples of classroom design, enabling planners and buyers of AV communications and presentation systems to use best design practices when installing technology products in their K–12 and higher education institutions. A grand prize draw will be held at the end of the show to give away all the equipment from the Ultimate Classroom.
“SMART Board interactive whiteboards are in more than 100,000 classrooms around the world and have been proven to enhance student outcomes,” says Nancy Knowlton, president and co-CEO of SMART. “SMART’s ongoing investment in research and innovation has resulted in state-of-the-art education products that are the heart of an ultimate classroom.”
About InfoComm
InfoComm is one of the largest business-to-business trade shows for professional-AV communications systems worldwide. InfoComm 2004 will have more than 600 exhibitors and over 200 training sessions and events. The theme of this year’s InfoComm is the accelerating convergence of AV and IT. Around 20,000 people attend InfoComm annually. For more information, visit www.infocomm.org.
About SMART Board interactive whiteboards
The SMART Board interactive whiteboard is the world’s leading interactive whiteboard. Simply by touching the large interactive display, users can access and control any computer application or multimedia platform, including the Internet and CD-ROMs. Users can also write over applications in digital ink and then edit, save, print or post their notes to a website for future reference. SMART Board interactive whiteboards are used in classrooms, briefing rooms and boardrooms around the world, helping people to collaborate effectively whether they are in the same room or in another location. Feature-rich software and intuitive functionality make the SMART Board interactive whiteboard the number one choice of educators, presenters and trainers in more than 65 countries worldwide.
About Sympodium interactive pen displays
The Sympodium ID250 interactive pen display gives presenters convenient access to the technology tools and content they need to comfortably and effectively engage large or small audiences. Presenters simply touch the interactive liquid crystal display with the battery-free, tethered pen to control computer applications, write over any application in digital ink, record audio and data, and write over moving or still video. Pen-tool buttons make it easy to change pen colors or erase, and function buttons provide quick, convenient access to SMART Board software and features such as the on-screen keyboard, floating tools and screen capture tool.
About SMART Ideas concept-mapping software
SMART Ideas concept-mapping software enables teachers and students to create multilevel concept maps using colorful symbols, arrows and clip art to reinforce concepts from all subjects, including science, literature and history. An unlimited number of levels can be added to any symbol in the map, along with links to video files, audio clips, documents, photos, presentations and websites. SMART Ideas software includes an extensive clip-art gallery and a multilanguage template library that offers more than 2,000 curriculum-based images as well as a collection of built-in map templates to help teachers save time and add visual interest to their lessons. At the end of class, diagrams or outlines can be saved as HTML files, complete with all levels and hyperlinks, for e-mail distribution or easy posting to a website, intranet or network. SMART Ideas software can be used on desktop computers, SMART Board interactive whiteboards and Sympodium interactive lecterns.
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For more information, please contact:
Public Relations
SMART Technologies Inc.
300, 1207 - 11th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB CANADA T3C 0M5
Phone +1.403.802.3337 Fax +1.403.228.2500
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