The newest addition to the eBeam Family of Products

Summer 2009

Same eBeam Quality, Exciting New Form Factor

Features

• SMALL: Measures less than 8 inches long and is

thinner than an iPhone®

• LIGHT: Weighs less than 4 oz.

• POWERFUL: Activates the biggest image area in the

market - up to a 9‘ x 5‘ (120‖ diagonal) projected image

• STATE OF THE ART:

• MEMs signal acquisition technology for increased

accuracy & higher resolution

• Texas Instruments DSP-based signal processing

for faster response & tracking speeds

• EASY TO USE:

• Can be placed along any ―edge‖ of the board

• One-button access to Calibration screen

Benefits

• New Interactive Stylus

• Smaller than regular whiteboard markers

• Ergonomic design

• Fast, precise notation – newly designed hardware

and firmware allow for virtually no lag time between

pen and pixel

• Natural drawing and writing with a new ultra-

responsive sensor for a more realistic experience

• Easy and flexible installation options

• Integrated receiver magnets make attaching to a

metalic board a snap

• Included stainless steel mounting plate for no-fuss

installation on non-magnetic surfaces

Interactive Stylus provides a Better Human Interface

In 2007, the Microsoft Center for Research on Pen-Centric Computing of Brown

University and Microsoft Research held a conference to discuss Pen Computing.

Pen-centric computing, as defined by the conference, takes advantage of human

skill with the pen, particularly the ability to express smooth, detailed paths quickly.

Pen Computing

Bill Buxton, of Microsoft Research, goes

further by comparing the use of a stylus to

using one’s finger:

For example, if the finger were the ultimate device,

why didn‘t Picasso and Rembrandt restrict

themselves to finger painting? On the other hand, if

you want to sense the temperature of water, your

finger is a better tool than your pencil.

There is a reason we don‘t rely on finger

painting: Even on large surfaces, writing or drawing

with the finger is generally not as effective as it is

with a brush or stylus.

On small format devices it is virtually useless to try

and take notes or make drawings using a finger

rather than a stylus. If one supports good digital ink

and an appropriate stylus and design, one can take

notes about as fluently as one can with paper. Note

taking/scribble functions are notably absent from

virtually all finger-only touch devices.

―The‖ Classroom Tool

• Navigate and Manipulate Data on Classroom Computers

• You and your students can control everything on your

computer from the board — no more hiding behind a

computer screen!

• Include Multimedia

• Bring to life important skills and concepts when you use

eBeam Scrapbook to combine authentic and relevant text,

graphics, photographs, and animation. Compare data from

multiple sources and reach all types of learners.

• Label Data on the Fly

• Text and pen tools are available whenever you need them.

Mark up web pages, images, and text before class and as

your students contribute to discussions and demonstrate

their understanding of presented material.

• Distribute and Archive Content to Use for Assessment and Review

• Save to multiple formats, including jpg, pdf, and PowerPoint,

to distribute captured data. Review, re-use and share content

with students or colleagues via e-mail and the web.

for Education

eBeam Edge Designed for Education

The British Educational Communications

and Technology Agency (Becta) was

established in the UK "to influence strategic

direction and development of national

education policy to best take advantage of

technology.―

In January of 2004, it launched its

―Interactive whiteboards framework‖ in order

to get the very best of interactive technology

into its nation‘s classrooms.

This Framework has become a template

upon which other countries have built their

own initiatives and it still serves as the basic

criteria to which all IWB technology are held

accountable.

eBeam edge™ for Education not only meets all of the requirements,

but exceeds them.

Annotation, highlighter and erase

Drag and drop

On-screen keyboard (with ability to reposition)

Screen/object capture

Reveal and spotlight functions

Hyperlink/embedded resources

Move, resize or rotate objects

Import at least one of the following standard image formats: JPG, TIFF, BMP, GIF

Electronic annotation must be possible in at least four colours

Variable thickness of line drawings

Import text from regular office applications (for example, ‗copy and paste‘ function)

Integrate with third-party applications, such as MS Office apps, Graphics apps, IE 6, etc.

Integrate with and be capable of standard mouse functionality of the operating system.

Offer functionality to swap use between whiteboard software and operating system (eg. when using whiteboard stylus to operate the whiteboard software, it must be possible to navigate the operating system using the same stylus to open files, start and run other applications etc)

User Feedback

―….nice ergonomic

design…very cool-looking…will

be easier to pack.‖

- Jeff Caswell, Teacher

Arlington Middle School

Arlington, TN

―…it was easier to interact

with websites because the

calibration was more

accurate than any other

interactive whiteboard

product I‘ve used.‖

- Elizabeth Rief, Teacher

Summit School

Winston-Salem, NC

User Feedback

―The pen feels great in the hand...

The buttons on the pen are well placed ....

The weight is well balanced in the hand.

The new receiver is great.

Nicely streamlined. Really liked the

magnetic attachment.

And it‘s small enough to use on many kinds

of surfaces – whiteboards, walls, tabletops,

TV screens, and other large monitors.‖

- Andy Russell, former Hasbro Employee

currently completing Masters in

Learning, Design, Technology at

Stanford University

Minimum System Requirements

Windows

Pentium™ IV with 512MB RAM

Windows 2000, XP, Vista

340MB free hard drive space

Available USB port

Mac

Power PC® G3 400Mhz Processor

OS X 10.4+ 192MB Available Memory

40MB free hard drive space

Available USB port

Additional Requirements

Projector

Whiteboard or other display surface

The newest addition to the eBeam Family of Products

Summer 2009