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About Andi

Hi there! I'm Andi, the CEO of TouchIT Technologies, where we've been sparking creativity and learning in young minds through interactive tech for over 15 years. My passion lies in designing software and hardware that inspires thousands of students worldwide to explore, discover, and express themselves digitally. With decades of experience in the interactive technology market, I'm here to share my insights, tips, and stories about bridging the gap between fun and learning through tech. Buckle up for a journey into the world of edtech, sprinkled with practical advice and a dash of geeky enthusiasm!

A Few Considerations for choosing your Interactive Flat Panels

10pt, 15pt, 20pt, 32pt - how much multi-touch do I actually need? In my humble opinion, once the market progressed to two-point multi-touch, that was enough for most users and the rest is just “marketing hype.” Having 15pt over 10pt touch does not make it a better Interactive Flat Panel. With two-point touch you can [...]

By |2019-11-19T11:48:04+00:00January 9th, 2017|Interactive Flat Panels|Comments Off on A Few Considerations for choosing your Interactive Flat Panels

An Overview of TouchIT Notes, NOT the sales pitch!

What is TouchIT Notes - the non-techy overview? This Blog Post covers TouchIT Notes. It is not designed to be a step-by-Step guide, if this is what you are looking for then visit the downloads section for the Manual or sign up for the Email Course. This is designed to give you a non-techy overview; [...]

By |2017-01-05T20:11:00+00:00January 5th, 2017|Uncategorized|Comments Off on An Overview of TouchIT Notes, NOT the sales pitch!

Choosing the right Interactive Flat Panel?

Where do you start?   Different Types of Technology Avoid Overlays and Non-Integrated units To the inexperienced, a TV and a touch overlay would seem to present a school with an inexpensive option for an Interactive Flat Panel, but this really doesn’t work. An overlay is a second piece of technology that lays on the [...]

By |2019-11-19T11:48:12+00:00January 3rd, 2017|Interactive Flat Panels|Comments Off on Choosing the right Interactive Flat Panel?

Why do I need these Interactive Flat Panels?

The Beginnings of Interactive Whiteboards Smart Technologies[1] invented the Interactive Whiteboard in the late 1990s, but it wasn't until 2008 when they became popular. Boosted by government funding in the UK, sales of Interactive Whiteboards jumped from 3,000 to 60,000 units a year.  Other countries around the World, including the Unites States, quickly followed suit. [...]

By |2019-11-19T11:48:21+00:00December 11th, 2016|Interactive Flat Panels|Comments Off on Why do I need these Interactive Flat Panels?

9 Reasons you DON’T need Google Jamboard

Google Jamboard alternative Google Jamboard Image Credit - Google Tech Giant Google Inc has announced the release of its new interactive flat panel, the Google Jamboard. Google, renowned for being an innovator and certainly a leader in the world of tech this time, in our opinion has come up short. Not available for [...]

By |2021-01-08T11:54:29+00:00October 26th, 2016|Interactive Flat Panels|Comments Off on 9 Reasons you DON’T need Google Jamboard

Replace your Promethean® with Interactive LEDs without losing Flipchart lessons.

For the IT department of a School District, updating old Promethean®* boards with new technology and software can be an absolute minefield. There are a lot of decisions to be made. What technology? What size LED? How much is it? What software does it come with? This question always leads to the even bigger question we guarantee [...]

By |2019-11-19T11:48:39+00:00October 25th, 2016|Interactive Flat Panels|Comments Off on Replace your Promethean® with Interactive LEDs without losing Flipchart lessons.

Replace your Smartboards with Interactive LEDs without losing SMART Notebook® lessons.

Alternatives to Smartboards, let's take a look at one. For the IT department of a School District, updating old Smartboards with new technology and software can be an absolute minefield. There are a lot of decisions to be made. What technology? What size LED? How much is it? What software does it come with? This [...]

By |2019-12-12T11:18:14+00:00October 13th, 2016|Interactive Flat Panels|Comments Off on Replace your Smartboards with Interactive LEDs without losing SMART Notebook® lessons.

TouchIT receives BOCES Contract in NY – #16/17 24-MB

TouchIT Technologies awarded supply contract from Western Suffolk BOCES, NY   6th September 2016 – TouchIT Technologies is pleased to announce that the company has been awarded a Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) supply contract for Interactive LEDs. “We’re excited to be able to offer schools in the State of New York supply of our [...]

By |2016-09-06T10:13:19+00:00September 6th, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on TouchIT receives BOCES Contract in NY – #16/17 24-MB

Octopus and Handwriting Recognition

Handwriting Recognition (HRW) remains an important feature for many of our users. We've improved the HRW feature but some of you may experience the message below after the most recent update. We changed the behaviour of OKTOPUS to use the same display language for HWR as you have selected for your Windows operating system. For [...]

By |2016-08-26T13:31:19+00:00August 26th, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Octopus and Handwriting Recognition

Touch Screen Technology – What is right for you?

The 5 Types Of Touch Screen Technology. Which One Is Best For You? In our modern society, Touch Screens have become very commonplace: cell phones, ATM’s, kiosks, ticket vending machines and more all use touch panels to enable the user to interact with a computer or device without the use of a keyboard or mouse. [...]

By |2019-11-19T11:48:57+00:00August 2nd, 2016|Interactive Flat Panels|Comments Off on Touch Screen Technology – What is right for you?
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