Edtech Show &amp; Tell: July 2024

Welcome to the July edtech Show & Tell, where our editors share some of the new edtech products that have caught our eye this month. These are not reviews or endorsements, but rather a sampling of education-related articles, platforms, and more that we think might be worth mentioning to you.

New offerings this month include a versatile mobile projector cart, a differentiated writing curriculum, a music assessment/homework platform, and other innovative products for education.

Chiller Master Teacher Center

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The MasterHub Stream Kit offers modular components that can be arranged to suit users’ needs. The base module features pogo pins for easy connection and built-in magnets, while the 15-key IPS display module allows users to customize control settings with macros, scenes, and more. A 5-setting dimmer module provides on-the-fly audio adjustment, and users can pan, zoom, and fine-tune using the 2-part roller attachment. MasterHub includes dedicated software.

Discovery education mystery writing

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Discovery Education offers elementary educators the opportunity to participate in the development of Mystery Writing through a free, one-year trial. With no-prep lessons, Mystery Writing helps teachers deliver differentiated lessons that teach the writing process. The Mystery Writing approach combines high-interest topics with written, visual, and auditory prompts to guide students through every step of writing.

Eaton Tripp Lite Series Cloud-Connected UPS

Tripp Lite Series Cloud-Attached UPS — (Image credit: Eaton)

The Tripp Lite Series Cloud Connected UPS System is a compact solution equipped with cloud-enabled remote monitoring to simplify power management. Eaton's Cloud Connected UPS leverages integrated cloud-based monitoring, available at no cost for up to 10 years, to enable customers to manage, control and monitor a single UPS or an entire fleet. Users can monitor UPS status and battery levels in real time via a mobile app or web browser.

Epson ELPCS01 Mobile Projector Cart

The ELPCS01 is an AV furniture solution that, when combined with the PowerLite 810E or 815E, transforms virtually any wall into a collaborative meeting room. The ELPCS01 works with the projector to display a 100- to 160-inch image just inches from the wall. The control panel makes it easy to power on, switch display sources, and adjust the image and audio without the need for a remote control, while its lightweight design and casters make it easy to move.

Hal Leonard and the Muse group MuseClass

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MuseClass is a music content, grading, and assignment platform for instrumental teaching (grades 6–12) in the US. MuseClass allows music educators and band directors to share, collect, and grade assignments. Students receive assignments through the app (available on iOS, Android, and Chromebook) and can submit their progress as video or audio recordings, or upload worksheets. MuseClass’s AutoGrade, an ai-powered practice tool, listens to a student’s performance and provides immediate feedback on rhythm and pitch.

Just adds power MC-TXWP1 Wall Plate

Just Add Power’s new MC-TXWP1 MaxColor PoE Dual-Port HDMI Wall Transmitter offers integrators one HDMI port that natively supports video and computer resolutions up to 4K/60 at 4:4:4 and up to 36-bit Deep Color. It distributes 4K UHD video from connected BYOD 4K sources without downscaling or subsampling over a 1Gb managed network using Cat-5e/Cat-6 cable. Other features include endpoint control with CEC and the ability to view a live MJPEG stream at up to 30 fps, as well as a snapshot image in any web browser or control system, at up to 10 fps.

optoma Creative Touch Series 5 Interactive Displays

Creative Touch Series 5 interactive displays allow educators to experience the full Google suite, offering real-time collaboration from anywhere in the world. Without compatibility issues or the hassle of connecting to an external PC, users can easily access the entire suite of Google-based applications (including Google Drive, Google Docs, YouTube, and more) from their Chromebooks, computers, and other devices.

Philips Philips Genius

Philips Genius is a new GDPR-compliant platform that brings together tools and capabilities for educators to create and deliver professional, engaging ai-powered lesson plans for inspiring classroom experiences. Agnostic to any technology, the new Philips Genius education software brings collaborative teaching and learning experiences to any classroom and on any interactive display.

Samsung ai Classroom Assistant

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The new Samsung ai Class Assistant adds artificial intelligence capabilities to its WAD series interactive displays, including automatic transcriptions and generative summaries of spoken lessons and generative quizzes based on transcripts and classroom materials. Through a collaboration between Samsung and Merlyn Mind, the Interactive Display WAD series will also be equipped with voice recognition technology so teachers can move freely and control whiteboard functions from anywhere in the classroom.

Sonnet Solo2.5G PCIe Card

The Solo2.5G PCIe Card is a low-profile 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet adapter card for Windows® and Linux® computers. Equipped with an RJ45 port and link and activity LED indicators, the adapter supports 2.5GbE connectivity over common Cat 5e copper cabling at distances up to 100 meters. The card installs into an available PCIe card slot and uses drivers built into the operating system software.

Tribute Storm Box 2

StormBox 2 on a rocky coast — (Image credit: Tribit)

The StormBox 2 portable outdoor speaker delivers 360° audio with two 48mm full-range Bluetooth wireless speakers delivering 34W peak power. Featuring RunStretch technology, the StormBox 2 offers 24-hour playback time and the ability listening from up to 150 feet away.

Vernier Go Direct Salinity Sensor

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The Go Direct Salinity Sensor makes studying water quality easier through hands-on learning. This new wireless sensor, which connects directly to student devices using the Vernier Graphing Analysis App, enables middle school, high school, and college students to accurately measure total dissolved salt content in seawater or brackish water during agricultural science, biology, chemistry, earth science, and environmental science investigations.

yamaha VXC2P Dante/PoE Ceiling Speaker

The VXC2P Dante/PoE ceiling speaker offers signal processing and the CTL-BN1, which functions as a mute button for ADECIA microphones and the external controller. The setup wizard allows for easy connection and configuration for up to four rooms. The VXC2P is equipped with a variety of signal processing functions, such as equalizer, attenuator and delay, to help create a high-quality sound conferencing environment. It can also be used for a wide range of applications, such as voice lift systems when combined with the MRX7-D signal processor.