Add as a preferred source on Google


DisplayNote Lets NEC Gear Users Share and Collaborate

  • By Dian Schaffhauser
  • 09/12/13

Display and projector vendor NEC has introduced a software tool that allows users to present and share content and collaborate across devices. DisplayNote Software, developed as a NEC edition by DisplayNote, lets users annotate, underline, highlight, and add notes to a presentation. They can also send private messages to participants, build work groups, make an audience member a presenter, and view a participant's screen.

People who are viewing a presentation can connect to a presenter's session through DisplayNote, capture the displayed content, and save it for future use. That content can then be annotated by the person who has saved it.

Users can begin a session and open any type of content — video, images, or PowerPoint files — which can then be shared through a collaboration mode with groups of devices.

The application works with existing projectors and screens, according to the two companies, as well as hardware running Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, and Android.

"Our partnership with NEC Display Solutions enables a new wave of multi-user collaboration, one that enhances interaction and convenience," said Eddie Morgan, head of marketing at DisplayNote. "This solution will not only improve learning outcomes, but also improve the whole learning experience as well as foster new levels of collaborative working."

The program comes in multiple licensing configurations; a retail annual license fee, for example, for one presenter and 40 clients is $595.

About the Author

Dian Schaffhauser is a former senior contributing editor for 1105 Media's education publications THE Journal, Campus Technology and Spaces4Learning.

Featured

  • hooded figure types on a laptop, with abstract manifesto-like posters taped to the wall behind them

    Hacktivism Is a Growing Threat to Higher Education

    In recent years, colleges and universities have faced an evolving array of cybersecurity challenges. But one threat is showing signs of becoming both more frequent and more politically charged: hacktivism.

  • Hand holding a stylus over a tablet with futuristic risk management icons

    Why Universities Are Ransomware's Easy Target: Lessons from the 23% Surge

    Academic environments face heightened risk because their collaboration-driven environments are inherently open, making them more susceptible to attack, while the high-value research data they hold makes them an especially attractive target. The question is not if this data will be targeted, but whether universities can defend it swiftly enough against increasingly AI-powered threats.

  • digital book with circuit patterns

    Turnitin and ACUE Partner on AI Training for Educators

    Turnitin is teaming up with the Association of College and University Educators to create a series of courses on AI and academic integrity designed to help faculty navigate the responsible use of AI in learning and assessment.

  • student with headphones engaged in virtual learning

    Virtual Learning that Works: 4 Ways to Build Real Engagement

    As colleges and universities expand online offerings, the goal now is clear: Build environments where students actively participate, not passively attend.