What Accessories Do You Need for BenQ Interactive Displays?

BenQ does make webcams, but we’re not just trying to sell you another product. Whichever brand you choose, make sure it’s a reputable one and that the webcam specs are up to par, for example 1080p 60Hz at the very least. However, BenQ webcams are guaranteed compatible with our boards and we stand behind their quality. A good webcam makes a big difference by turning Zoom, Teams, or Skype sessions a lot clearer and more approachable. Whichever online conferencing tool you choose, a webcam will prove extremely helpful, and so you should get one that will prove a solid performer. 

If teachers have access to laptops with good built-in cameras, that may suffice. However, experience shows that the cameras bundled with laptops don’t measure up to dedicated, external USB webcams. As such, using the laptop camera should be a last resort.

Here are some tips for setting up a remote class using interactive display, which also covers the camera topic

You guessed it, BenQ makes these too, so you know you have a quality option available, guaranteed to be compatible with our interactive displays. While you don’t specifically need a pen or stylus to use interactive displays due to excellent multi-touch support, having one does offer a very familiar whiteboard experience. This may help many teachers and also students feel more at ease with switching to an interactive, digital display from a traditional board. 

BenQ interactive displays support multiple NFC pens simultaneously, so there’s no need to keep passing the stylus among groups of students. This is great for team activities and slightly minimizes the sharing of objects, which can be good for hygiene and overall health. 

With NFC pens or styluses, the EZWrite experience becomes even quicker and more intuitive. Annotating, creating, editing, and overall collaboration gain a whole dimension of instinctive ease, true to the “EZ” part of EZWrite. For having more options and covering more ground, we recommend adding a few NFC pens to your BenQ interactive display. Connectivity is a breeze, using the same sensor tech that our Tap ‘N Teach feature employs. This leads us onto the next accessory. 

Made by BenQ, NFC cards work with our Tap ‘N Teach technology to enable instant log-in to interactive displays without having to fuss with settings or relocate apps, files, and other content. Teachers are issued NFC cards and then log in on an interactive board with one tap. That teacher’s profile, settings, and content then come up. If another teacher later signs in, their profile is loaded. It takes a second and is far preferable to manually getting started from a complete shutdown of the board. It’s also very secure, and means only authorized users have access to the interactive display. 

Find out more about BenQ Tap ‘N Teach technology to get a better understanding of its benefits. 

We even make the portable trolleys! They’re not just ergonomic, they’re very useful and practical. A big advantage of interactive boards is that with the right accessories you can easily move them between classrooms. The trolley is that accessory, instantly giving the board wheels so teachers and students can have fun moving the board together to another classroom. The trolley also proves useful when you want to change the position of the board within one classroom, or simply adjust its angle. Without a trolley, any of these choices become much more cumbersome, because interactive boards do have some weight to them and are built tough for durability. A trolley is the best option for portability. 

Also, with social distancing perhaps still a requirement or due to just having a classroom packed with learning materials and student items, you may want to save some space. A trolley allows you the freedom to figure out where you want the interactive board situated so you may optimize classroom layout for maximum space efficiency.