Thanks so much for this feedback -- exactly what I was looking (and =
hoping!) for. Since we already have some SmartBoards here on campus =
(and licenses), I'm thinking we may get the Eno boards and run Notebook =
on them.
Notebook 10 issues -- does really poorly when teachers try to transition =
between devices (i.e. ELMO document reader and computer); is freezing =
and stalling fairly frequently. I'm hearing increasing rumblings of =
discontent from faculty. Part of the issue is that we don't have it =
installed on "native" computers -- teachers are connecting with laptops =
and our last IT person did an awful job of configuring and setting up. =20=
Word seems to be that Promethean has really done the software piece =
right -- now thinking about using Promethean with Eno.
I'll let you know how it goes -- and thanks again for your thoughts.
Best,
Mitch
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Middle School Director
The Berkeley School
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mbostian@theberkeleyschool.org
On Dec 10, 2009, at 12:22 AM, Colin Bridgewater wrote:
> Mitch,
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> We've had three Eno boards in seventh grade English / social studies =
classrooms since August. It's still a bit early for a full evaluation of =
them, but here are some initial impressions:
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> positives:
> =95 teachers can use regular white board markers on them as well as =
using them as interactive white boards - this has been especially great =
in a middle school environment. There is no worry about using the wrong =
marker on these boards, and it gives the teachers much more flexibility.=20=
> =95 the board itself has no wires, so there is nothing that can go =
wrong with it. If anything breaks, it will be the pen, which is easily =
and quickly replaceable
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> concerns:
> =95 everything relies on the USB pen - and it's sometimes fiddly to =
get it to pair with a laptop the first time and doesn't seem to work if =
the laptop you're using also has a USB mouse connected.
> =95 because there is a camera in the USB pen, you do have to hold it =
fairly perpendicular to the board so that the camera picks up what it's =
supposed to see
> =95 the pen uses a single AAA battery. One teacher has had to replace =
the battery every two weeks, while the other two teachers are averaging =
a battery a month.
> =95 we weren't impressed with the EasiTeach software which comes =
bundled with the Eno boards, so we purchased Smart board licenses to be =
able to use the Smart Notebook package with our Eno boards. Our rep told =
us that Polyvision is working on their own branded software to go with =
the board, so we're hoping that will be something we can use down the =
line.
> =95 The latest Polyvision driver (1.8.5) caused part of our Smart =
software to stop working, so we've had to uninstall and downgrade the =
driver.
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> Let me know if you have any specific questions.
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> What's the SmartBoard Notebook 10 software glitch? We (touch wood) =
haven't seen that yet...
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> -Colin
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mitch Bostian" <mbostian@theberkeleyschool.org>
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> Subject: [ISED-L] Feedback on Polyvision eno boards?
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> Hi, all --
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> Can anyone offer some feedback about Polyvision's eno interactive =
whiteboard?
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> I searched the ISED archive and found one related =
Promethean/SmartBoard/Polyvision thread from last spring -- points in =
that thread were well taken (about software, in particular -- as I'm =
currently watching our SmartBoard Notebook 10 software glitch up on =
fairly regular basis...), but didn't see very much about the Polyvision =
product itself.
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> Thanks,
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> Mitch
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> The Berkeley School
> 1310 University Avenue
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