St. Bonaventure Catholic School, Florida, uses DisplayNote Screen Sharing in their classrooms to simplify screen sharing and make teaching more mobile.

Introduction.

Situated in Florida, St. Bonaventure is an inclusive school, which prides itself on providing hands-on learning opportunities for the students. With over 700 students and 85 staff members, their ambition is to enrich children's understanding and broaden their knowledge by taking a more holistic approach to learning, i.e., exposing the students to different perspectives and material.

The Challenge.

For many years, the school had relied on projectors for their teaching, which had caused them countless issues when it came to getting connected. In 2017, they upgraded to interactive displays. The new boards were great, but teachers had to run a twenty-five-foot cable through the classroom, from their Windows devices to the display, which caused issues.

• Confusion over which cable to use

• Tripping hazards for teachers and students

• Damaged laptops from constantly inserting and removing cables

• The cost of frequently replacing lost or damaged HDMI leads

With power supply, HDMI, and USB cables running into their laptops, teachers were also tethered to their desks. They wanted to teach from the back of the room while sharing content to the smartboard.

For Esteban Nunez, the IT Director at St. Bonaventure, the task was to find something to replace the HDMI:

“The teachers complained about being tied to their desks, so I needed an app that can wirelessly mirror their Windows laptops. There are a lot of solutions out there that claim to do this, but I needed something that had a reliable connection. I can’t have a product that drops connections every few minutes and causes an issue for our teachers."

The Solution.

Using Newline displays with DisplayNote screen sharing software, the teachers can now wirelessly share content from their Windows devices to the Newline interactive smartboards at the front of the room - no cables needed. More importantly, they can share their screen from anywhere in the room, giving the teachers flexibility and freedom when it comes to their instruction.

The Results.

Screen sharing is now seamless. The teachers at St. Bonaventure no longer have to physically connect to a PC or set up cables. They have a simple and secure connection to the interactive smartboards from anywhere in the room.

With Screen Sharing in the classroom, teachers enjoy:

• No more cables to manage

• More flexible instruction

• More engaged students