Hitachi StarCloud brings interactive and collaborative learning to classrooms from the cloud

StarCloud is Hitachi Solutions Europe's new software, distributed by Charmex, for teachers and students to share classes interactively in the cloud from any device.

Hitachi Solutions Europe has developed StarCloud, a tool that allows teachers and students to access interactive lessons stored in the cloud, from any browser, and view them on a monitor, interactive whiteboard (Pdi), computer or computer, even, can be projected onto any surface.

This Hitachi software, distributing Charmex, has been presented at the Bett fair 2014, a meeting held annually in the UK and touring the world of classroom technology and that has taken place in the 22 to the 25 January in London.

Increasingly assiduously, a growing number of classrooms use the latest interactive technologies both in the form of touch monitors, interactive projectors and whiteboards (PDIs), Tablets, voting systems… Hitachi's StarCloud software is capable of accessing and controlling all kinds of web devices, Pdi, PC, projector, tablet, and touch-screen of all brands and models on the market.

In addition to its ease of use and no need for installation, StarCloud is a way to create lessons in an engaging way and where everyone actively participates. The teacher may charge, illustrate and animate lessons from your desktop, and access the current file anytime you need. likewise, collaborative work with students and colleagues organized by working groups is possible, even if participants are in different locations.

To students, StarCloud helps them work together. Through your laptops or tablets, students access the files and activities created by the teacher without requiring synchronization devices, file transfer or application installation. You only need to share the files and develop the class work and, as the teacher prepares a lesson involving other colleagues, StarCloud makes it easy for a good number of users to participate and collaborate in real time.

StarCloud accessibility from any platform is another attribute of the app, because in addition to eliminating the need to use memory stick or flash drive, you don't need to remember the type of hardware or operating system the program works on. Whether from a Mac computer, a Windows PC, or a Linux-endowed device, Digital lessons about StarCloud are easy to create and upload from any platform, also supporting Internet access and direct integration into videos and web pages.

Advantages in the cloud

StarCloud is a cloud-based tool that, once built, is automatically stored and can be deployed online when the user accesses through their browser, anytime, anywhere. Another advantage of working in the cloud is that you no longer need to perform additional software installations or worry about updates. The teacher's only precaution will be to have an always up-to-date browser to be able to upload and share the lessons.

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