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The competition
Because, from the outset, the Cambridge Board has been designed for teaching environments, it has many advantages over the competition.
This page covers the advantages of the Cambridge Board when compared with DisplayMate, Smart's Smartboard, and the ACTIVboard from TDS and Promethean.
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Here are the top ten benefits of the Cambridge Interactive Whiteboard over touch sensitive interactive whiteboards (such as Smart's Smartboard, DisplayMate, etc.).
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The Cambridge Board doubles as a regular whiteboard saving valuable classroom wall space. It also withstands biros and permanent markers.
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The Hitachi software that comes with the board includes a conferencing mode making shared learning instantly available.
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The Cambridge Board is "classroom tough." It is a hard surface board that withstands the knocks and rigours of daily use.
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It can be resurfaced on site for a fraction of the cost of a new board. If a touch sensitive board has surface damage it could be damaged beyond repair.
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The electronic pen gives the teacher control. On a touch sensative board anybody can change anything at any time.
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The Cambridge Board has a resolution of 1000 lines per inch. How many fingers can you get to the inch on a touch sensitive board?
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The Hitachi software automatically links to a video camera, web cam or document camera allowing live images to be displayed and annotated.
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Only Hitachi software combines full features with ease of use, removing the need for expensive training.
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The Cambridge Board comes complete with USB cabling and serial cabling. It can be linked to the computer through an optional wireless connection.
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All toolbars are totally customisable, allowing each user to configure the software to their own specifications.
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Here are the top ten benefits of the Cambridge Interactive Whiteboard over the TDS ACTIVboard and the Promethean ACTIVboard.
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Unlike Promethean, the Cambridge Board requires virtually no training to use.
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The Cambridge Board doubles as a regular whiteboard saving valuable classroom wall space. It also withstands biros and permanent markers. Promethean do not recommend the use of dry erase markers on their board.
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The Cambridge boards are "classroom tough" - a hard surface board that withstands the knocks and rigours of daily use and is the oly board that can be resurfaced on site for a fraction of the cost of a new board.
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The electronic pen give a smooth natural feel for writing unlike the scratchy operation of Promethean.
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There is no faster board on the market than the Cambridge Board - it tracks faster than most people can write.
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The Hitachi software that comes with the board includes a conferencing mode making shared learning instantly available.
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The Hitachi software automatically links to a video camera, web cam or document camera allowing live images to be displayed and annotated.
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Versatility is the watchword with the Hitachi Pen. Two side buttons can be individually programmed for separate mouse events.
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The Cambridge Board comes complete with USB cabling and serial cabling. It can be linked to the computer through an optional wireless connection.
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All toolbars are totally customisable, allowing each user to configure the software to their own specifications.
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