CUE Selects Touchjet to Bring Collaborative Technology to Every Classroom

The Touchjet Pond Projector, which turns any wall or table surface into an 80-inch interactive touchscreen, is now available as a five-pack technology kit as a part of CUE's STEAMpunk Mobile Labs. The mobile labs are available so teachers and administrators can rent equipment and test it before purchasing the products. The kit from Touchjet includes five Touchjet Pond Projector units, accessories, Gorilla tripods and lesson plans.

To-date, CUE's program has only included classroom-ready robot drones, but it is now expanding to add Touchjet as a partner, because they believe the interactive touch technology will enhance collaborative learning.

"Our labs are designed to give schools the ability to try new technologies to see if they will enhance the learning environment before purchasing them," said Jon Corippo, Director of Academic Innovation at CUE. "We believe the Touchjet Pond Projectors will be an excellent addition to our existing STEAMpunk offering, as the technology provides teachers an alternative to one-to-one devices through collaborative lesson plans and interactive learning."

The Touchjet Pond is unique because of its built-in Android operating system, which allows students and teachers to display and interact with any Google Play applications for education, fostering group problem solving and social learning. Any education materials that are curated and posted by Google Play for Education are automatically available on the Touchjet devices. Based on the Android system, the projectors can also be connected with other devices like Chromebooks and Android tablets.

"I think the Touchjet Pond is a huge addition and will provide value to any one-to-one classroom, especially when it comes to graphing," said Ed Campos Jr, a coding teacher and Google Educator. "It's hard to see what students are doing on their own screens at all times and that makes it difficult to pinpoint their misunderstandings or correct mistakes--my goal with using the Touchjet Pond is to create engaging graphing lessons that can be done anywhere."

Ed Campos is currently using the Touchjet Pond to develop graphing activities using the Desmos App and website.

"Touchjet as a company has always kept the importance of digital education in mind -- with a large projected touchscreen and unlimited applications, teachers can easily have access to great content and provide group engagement with the students using real-time collaboration," said Helen Thomas, CEO of Touchjet. "After months of testing and pilots, we are thrilled that more and more teachers are using the Touchjet Pond as an interactive technology and our partnership with CUE will enable even more schools and teachers to benefit from the solution." 

The CUE STEAMpunk Mobile Labs are free for CUE members, and are available for request in the fall.

About Touchjet:
Founded in 2013, Touchjet brings people together in shared experiences using its patented touch technology. The company's first product, the Touchjet Pond Projector (formerly called Touchpico), turns any surface into a giant touchscreen. The Touchjet Pond Projector had one of the most successful Indiegogo campaigns ever, securing more than $900,000 in funding. With offices in both Singapore and the United States, Touchjet has a global team of top engineers and designers who are continuing to develop innovative applications for the company's touch technology. Visit www.touchjet.com for more information.

About CUE
Ed Tech Professional Development is at the core of CUE's work. We strive to inspire innovative learners. By providing Ed Tech professional development to schools, districts, and local educators on the infusion of emerging technologies, we can help better prepare students for college and careers ahead. | www.cue.org  

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