Below are the contact details for sales and training for three of the major interactive whiteboard providers. If you're sick of being put through to call centres then keep reading. Each of the contacts below also provide some free training with their boards. Don't forget to check the courses that I am running too as I run courses in all three board softwares.
There have been some recent changes in the dealer for Promethean boards in SA. The sales team remain the same but are no longer working for Commander. Instead Lindsey and Jim can be contacted through SA Interactive Pty Ltd. You can email Lindsey here or give her and the team a call on 08 8390 0131.
Lindsey was, up until recently, a local teacher and can offer you lots of advice as to how the ACTIVboard can be used in your schools. She is also available to offer training on a range of boards.
Next Byte have a massive range of computer technologies for the classroom on offer. Amongst their range is the Team board and Easiteach software. Based in South Australia, the best person to contact is Viano Jaksa, from the Next Byte Education Team.
Viano is an ex-teacher, English Coordinator, School Principal and Easiteach trainer. He can advise on the effective integration of IWBs in your classroom. Viano can be reached on 08 8338 7385 or emailed here
SMART Board interactive whiteboards are exclusively distributed by
ELECTROBOARD in Australia. They also offer a fantastic support network for you
to tap into. Why not find out about one of their free hub training groups? Maria
Vaughton, one of the Adelaide team, was, until recently, a Secondary LOTE
teacher. She has some excellent ideas
about how a SMART board can be used in your classrooms.
She can be reached at the Adelaide office
on 08 82939670 or you can drop her an
email.
As for deciding which board suits your needs most why not check out the article on this website about making that decision here.
Of course you are all welcome to contact me and I will be happy to answer any of your questions. My email address can be found at the top of the page.