[senit] iwbs vs interactive plasma screens

thanks Sean, have you any details on the Loxit hi lo adaptation

Hi David,

as I recall it was very much in the same ballpark as standard fitting,  
just an alternative to suit the customer from their point of view. At  
the time they did feel it necessary to add very thin hydraulic (or  
something like that) struts to cope with the potential added strain of  
the screen being a few inches further forwards from the central  
support, but I believe they ended up engineering that into the general  
design anyway.

The biggest difference in the cost was that we chose to go for the XMA  
quality screens so that video and multimedia would be at their best,  
but again, I think that's more common as a default now anyway. I'll  
see if I can find out a current cost, but I'm pretty sure it would be  
close to Inclusive's now, and perhaps the best option is to discuss  
with Inclusive any adaptations you feel are necessary, whether that be  
side mounted speakers, further distance from wall mount, extra space  
on laptop shelf, etc. They may be able to either accommodate the  
changes, or discuss why you want them and help you to decide if they  
really matter or not.

Best
Sean

On 25 Jun 2008, at 10:49, david fettes wrote:

> thanks Sean, have you any details on the Loxit hi lo  adaptation
> incl approx cost?
> thanks
> David
>
>
> --- On Tue, 24/6/08, Sean O'Sullivan <sean.frankwise at easynet.co.uk>  
> wrote:
>
>> From: Sean O'Sullivan <sean.frankwise at easynet.co.uk>
>> Subject: Re: [senit] iwbs vs interactive plasma screens
>> To: davidfettes3 at yahoo.co.uk, senit at lists.becta.org.uk
>> Date: Tuesday, 24 June, 2008, 11:07 PM
>> As with the others who have responded earlier, plasma
>> screens are much
>> better than IWB, and as always, it's not just because
>> they address
>> issues that are more prominent for users with special needs
>> (ie
>> shadow), they are just far higher quality images and much
>> better able
>> to cope in standard classroom environments.
>>
>> Apart from shadow, no risk of a pupil turning and staring
>> into a very
>> bright projector either.
>> You may well get some responses regarding back-projected
>> IWBs too, and
>> these are certainly better than standard IWBs. Similarly,
>> the newer
>> short throw projectors overcome quite a bit of the shadow
>> issue, but
>> it's not a total solution.
>>
>> As far as height adjustment and accessibility for users in
>> wheelchairs
>> goes, yes these are extremely important, and in my view
>> should be
>> crucial considerations when any school is investing, not
>> just special
>> schools. Before Inclusive Technology brought their product
>> to the
>> market we had recognised that this was what we needed, and
>> we
>> initially designed and built our own, including the
>> facility to swivel
>> the screen off to the side if using it with individual
>> pupils rather
>> than a small group or whole class. Our view now is that the
>> critical
>> features are a combination of height adjustability and
>> spacing from
>> the wall, so we went to Loxit, who manufacture the Hi-Lo
>> mechanism,
>> and they built an adapted version for us which we felt
>> allowed
>> children to sit face-on in their wheelchair, or be in
>> long-sitting
>> position with the screen down very close to the floor. Or
>> of course in
>> a standing frame of tilt table with the screen much higher
>> up.
>> Whatever position is valuable for their physical
>> development, while
>> they get on with some engaging and motivating work.
>>
>> http://www.parkroadict.co.uk/Site/School_Developments.html
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Sean O'Sullivan
>> sean.frankwise at easynet.co.uk
>> Headteacher
>> Frank Wise School, Banbury
>> http://www.frankwise.oxon.sch.uk
>>
>> http://www.parkroadict.co.uk
>>
>> On 24 Jun 2008, at 18:40, david fettes wrote:
>>
>>> hi I was looking at the inclusive site on their
>> interactive plasma
>>> screens. It seems they don't have the problem of
>> shadow . Are they
>>> really problem-free in the SLD school? So will schools
>> replace their
>>> iwbs with interactive plasma screens? We certainly
>> have problems
>>> with the height of iwbs - some of which could not be
>> rectified. We
>>> have a couple of height adjustable iwbs and they do
>> not need
>>> recalibrating at all. We have some very small students
>> and some very
>>> tall ones. Another thing with iwbs is how some
>> students in
>>> wheelchairs can't reach the board face on. The
>> height adjustable
>>> plasma screens don't look like they will let the
>> wheelchair go under
>>> the board any more than height adjust iwbs do? The
>> pics of
>>> interactive plasma screens -is the abbreviation ips?
>> look to be
>>> smaller than typical iwbs? which could be a
>> disadvantage? if anyone
>>> knows any further advantages and disadvantages please
>> let me know
>>> thanks
>>> David
>
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