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In Greek mythology, Prometheus was a Titan known for his wily intelligence. He stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals for their use.
In Hacienda Heights, Promethean Activboards are wily intelligent blackboards. These digital devices are firing the imaginations of students at Orange Grove Middle School.
“We asked the teachers what one thing would fundamentally change the way we teach here,” said Principal Alejandro Rojas. “They suggested many things from individual tutors to digital whiteboards that one teacher remembered a professor using.”
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Mark Robinson head of Promethean’s global head of education product strategy took some time out to speak with me and get The Royal Treatment before heading back to the U.K. He has been with Promethean about 5 years and and bridges the R & D and marketing departments. He travels a lot and gets to meet customers as well.
Robinson was a U. K. primary grades teacher until about eight years ago, so his leadership fits right in with Promethean’s game plan to zero in on teachers, professional development, lessons and educator sharing. Mark still brags about his teacher Web site in Northern England and proud of his work in the area of Internet safety. “I’ve been in educational technology ever since I was a teacher,” says Robinson. “I think one of the big differentiators is that many—about 40 percent of Promethean’s staff have been teachers and it gives us sort of a conscience around what we are doing.”
Robinson gives a lot of credit to founder and former chairman Tony Cann for this and the legacy he wants to leave. Cann started the company as Terminal Display Systems in the early 70s. “There’s a lot of feel good confidence when Promethean approaches the market.
Robinson said that he visited a classroom recently to experience ActivSound , Promethean’s classroom sound enhancement system, and could “crystal clear” hear the teacher speaking—”the voice enveloped the children—and they weren’t missing a thing.” What’s unique, although not new, according to Robinson, is that what’s said can be recorded using their software.
