Promethean enables UK and Chinese children to share live-lesson through interactive classroom Published by: Promethean Date: 6th June, 2008 Promethean enables UK and Chinese children to share live-lesson through interactive classroom solutions Core Facts Event part of John Hutton, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform visit to China London, UK, 6th June 2008 - Children aged 6-13 from the UK and China yesterday connected digitally, through Promethean's interactive classroom solutions enabling them to participate in a live Mandarin and English lesson. The link-up was part of John Hutton's trip to China to demonstrate the use of technology by British firms in China and the potential opportunity for future investment. To view and upload photos and the video footage of this event please visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27366215@N05/?saved=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8cnzHVsDXY WHAT - The pupils participated in a language lesson, learning the names of shapes in English and Mandarin via their Promethean Activboards (interactive whiteboards). They also discussed the recent earthquake and its effects on pupils in China WHERE : Lambeth Academy in Clapham, UK and Houhai school in Shenzhen, China HOW : The live link-up was created using Elluminate and Promethean's interactive software. The children could view and communicate on each other's interactive whiteboards and interact in realtime with the other cla ...
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