Students from Sydney’s Cromer Public School have begun weekly joint lessons with their classroom counterparts at Kansai University Elementary School in Osaka, Japan, as part of a three year distance learning program.

The Grade Four students have been enjoying language and culture lessons using tools such as High-Definition Video Conferencing and Interactive Whiteboards for a two-way, engaging educational experience.

“We are very excited to see our education technology solutions coming to life in the classroom and provide an authentic and interactive learning environment for students. With the High Definition Video Conferencing system, the students are able to communicate with each other clearly and without the delay often associated with such systems – it really brings the students closer and forges a greater understanding of different cultures that they may not otherwise have had the opportunity to experience.”
David Cuckney, Group Manager – AVIT – Panasonic Australia

The Global Classroom partnership is the first of its kind and is a joint initiative between Kansai University and the global Panasonic Education Foundation. The Cromer classroom was developed with Panasonic donating products and offering installation and support for the classrooms in both Australia and Japan.

For a full outline of Panasonic’s Video Conferencing and Interactive Whiteboard offerings, click here.

Intuitive operation lets you freely manipulate music, movies and images, to change ordinary meetings and presentations into visually active exchanges.

The elite Panaboard UB-T880W / UB-T880 is an interactive whiteboard that uses a projector to display PC images onto its surface and lets the presenter operate the data on the board with a finger or an Electronic Pen that works like a PC mouse. It adds an exciting visual element to meetings that used to be all talk and few pictures, and brings rich, paperless expression to presentations that previously depended on stacks of paper handouts.

Key features

• Large screen for high-impact presentations. 86-inch (UB-T880W) / 77-inch (UB-T880)
• Both finger-touch and Electronic Pen compatible
• Multi touch operation
• Simultaneous operation of up to three points*
• Built-in stereo speakers for effective presentations
• Optional Wireless Kit
• 2 USB hub ports

* Two or more Electronic Pens cannot be used simultaneously.

The UB-T880W and UB-T880 Series Panaboards are available now from authorised Panasonic Business Systems dealers. For more information on Panasonic Business Systems products visit our official site here or call 132 600.