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Need help choosing classroom technology?
By Katrina Spiller, National Business Manager, Integrate AV
Interactive flat panels (IFPs) are one of the core technologies of the modern classroom and it is fair to say this revolutionary technology manages to replace the old smartboard and projector technologies from today’s classrooms.
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All new schools have an IFP for learning spaces and existing schools are also not too far behind, adopting IFPs at an extremely fast rate. Many education departments across Australia are heavily involved in classroom digital transformations. They are making significant investments into school technology budgets to fast track the technology gap between new and existing schools. The NSW Department of Education is currently making efforts to close the technology gap between metro and rural,
regional, and remote schools by providing a digital uplift to more than 1000 schools across the state. Given the importance of IFPs in the future classroom, it is important to understand what an IFP is and how you would go about deciding on an IFP solution for your classroom. IFP is an acronym for interactive flat panels, which are touch technologies. The IFP is an LED or LCD panel that allows users to touch, interact, collaborate, cast, brainstorm and annotate the content displayed from one or multiple sources. In short, it
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operates like a giant android or windows tablet and can be used as your imagination sees fit. There are many brands of IFPs in the market today and it is quite easy to get confused as to the best solution. Some brands fit the budget but do not meet the specifications required. Others have the technical specifications but do not have local support. When deciding to purchase an IFP, you need to pay attention to the total package being offered. You will quite often find when comparing brands, you are not comparing apples with apples. Term 2, 2022 | school-news.com.au
