A smart digital lectern is a computer-enabled speaking platform featuring a touch display on its top surface and a vertical or horizontal industrial display on its front. Smart digital lecterns are innovative lectern solutions increasingly used in conference halls, meeting rooms, presentation venues and, more recently, university classrooms. While early models featured only top and front displays, they have evolved to include many advanced configurations.
A digital smart podium is a computer-powered smart speaking platform that features a touchscreen on top and an industrial-grade vertical or horizontal display on the front.
Smart digital podiums are innovative podium types that are frequently used in conference halls, meetings, presentations and — more recently — university lecture halls.
When they first appeared, digital smart podiums only had a screen on top and on the front, but over time they were enhanced with a wide variety of hardware and began to be used as complete control hubs. On this page, you can find detailed information about these feature-rich devices that are rapidly spreading across the education sector.
Digital smart podiums are used for two main purposes:
- Digital podiums used in conference and meeting rooms
- Podiums used to create smart classrooms in universities
Digital Podiums Used in Conference and Meeting Rooms
Replacing traditional podiums, smart digital podiums are increasingly being used in meeting rooms and conference halls.
This new technology provides significant benefits to the speaker and helps take audience engagement to a higher level. Digital smart podiums offer a range of features, which can be summarised as follows.
Touchscreen top panel: Thanks to the touchscreen and embedded computer on top of the podium, presentations become more enjoyable and easier to run. These podiums offer dual-touch and multi-touch options, and they also include USB ports.
Microphone: The built-in microphones can easily be connected to the sound systems or mixers in conference halls.
Integration: Thanks to the output ports on the podium, the image can be sent to a projector instantly. Outputs are available as VGA or HDMI.
Front display: The front display on the podium can show information such as the speaker's name and presentation details. This information can be sent to the display via USB or remotely over the network.
Easy transport: Some models feature wheels and a locking system so they can be moved to outdoor events or other locations.
Digital Podiums for Smart Classrooms
Smart podiums installed in new smart classrooms make lessons more productive. Many universities have begun adopting this innovative system. Some of the advantages of smart digital podiums in classrooms include:
Thanks to the smart podiums installed in classrooms, lecture notes can be displayed on the screen with a single click.
Teachers and instructors can connect their own laptops or portable devices to the inputs on the podium and send the image to the touchscreen or projector with a single click.
They also support many multimedia features such as video, audio-based learning and internet connectivity.
Thanks to the software built into the digital podiums, drawing becomes very simple. In addition, numerous add-on programmes allow lessons to be delivered in an interactive way.
Podiums with an integrated sound system do not require an additional audio system inside the classroom.
Podiums running a Windows-based operating system are very easy to use.
Models can also be produced with automation features such as opening and closing classroom curtains, switching projectors on and off, and controlling lighting and sound.
Smart podiums are considered an excellent educational reference for universities, and adoption is expected to grow even further in the coming years.
Instructors who use their own course materials can transfer data to the podium computer via USB, and can also easily connect their own laptops to the system.
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