Our education customers require audio visual products specific to student learning and educational environments. Whether you require a classroom amplification system to reduce teacher voice fatigue and increase student learning or want to enhance the student’s learning experience with a SMART Interactive White Board, the experts at Points West Audio Visual Ltd. are here to guide you through your options.
SMART Boards & Accessories
SMART Boards are interactive whiteboards with a touch-sensitive display that connects to your computer and a digital projector to display your computer image. An interactive whiteboard will:
- Give you instant touch control over all software applications
- Enable you to draw or write in digital ink by using Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- Let you write over any application, even moving video
- Help you capture all your notes, to a single file or Microsoft Office applications
- Save time by emailing your notes or sharing your presentations and lesson plans on a network
Click on the link to see a demonstration video: SMART Boards – Easy to use
SMART Software
For a full line of SMART Software, visit the SMART Software page on our website.
SMART Notebook
SMART Notebook™ collaborative learning software sets the standard for creating, delivering and managing interactive lessons within a single application. This award-winning software includes a rich set of lesson creation and delivery features and connects you to a full ecosystem of content, tools and support. With SMART Notebook software, all your education resources are right at your fingertips, making it easy to bring your lesson materials together and teach with interactive content.
Click on the link to see what is new in Notebook 11: SMART Notebook 11
SMART Sync software
SMART Sync is computer lab-instruction software. It gives teachers or librarians control over student computers. From the teacher/librarian station, it allows:
- Launching an application for all students to see
- Monitoring of all student computers simultaneously
- Blocking or enabling of applications or internet for specific students stations
SMART Sync Computer Lab Instruction Software was developed by teachers for teachers!
Click on the link to watch a demonstration video: SMART Sync
Bridgit Software = Distance Learning & Remote Collaboration
Provides the abililty to share anything on your computer with others. Conferencing software requires only a PC and internet access for all participants. A very cost effective alternative to video conferencing.
Click on the link to watch a demonstration video: SMART Boards, Software, & Remote Collaboration
SMART Ideas 
Concept Mapping Software
Concept mapping is a powerful teaching method, usually initiated with brainstorming. Concept mapping software allows:
- Interactive concept maps with multiple levels
- Use of images for more visual representation
- Maps to be printed, exported to Microsoft Word or posted to the Web
Click on the link to view the brochure: SMART Ideas Brochure
Sound Fields /Classroom Amplification
For more information on classroom amplification systems, visit the “Sound” page.
A sound field is a sound system specifically intended for classroom use. A system usually consists of a microphone and transmitter, speakers and/or personal FM hearing receivers. The positioning of the speakers in the classroom is key to sound distribution. A sound field enables every student to hear like those in the front row.
Originally developed for hearing-impaired or ADHD students, significant benefits have been realized for ALL students and teachers in a sound field classroom. These include: increased academic performance, speech understanding, reduction in vocal fatigue, reduced teacher absenteeism, and student on-task behavior.
Points West Audio Visual is the proud supplier of the FrontRow Classroom Amplification systems. Since 1963, FrontRow has been using their extensive acoustic and audiological experience to help teachers bring learning to life. FrontRow’s systems are designed with a deep understanding of speech intelligibility, childhood development, evolving technology, and real world usability. FrontRow classroom amplification systems can vastly improve a teacher’s clarity so that children in the back of the classroom hear as clearly as those in the front. FrontRow products are practical, cost-efficient solutions for improving instructional quality in over 60 countries and tens of thousands of classrooms worldwide.
Click on the link to see how to use your FrontRow To Go System: FrontRow To Go System – How To Video
Click on the link to see how to use your FrontRow Pro Digital System: FrontRow Pro Digital – How to Video
Click on the link to see information on how FrontRow Classroom Amplification Systems benefit Aboriginal children: First Nations & FrontRow (click on the “English Learners” Tab)
Portable Sound Equipment
From portable PA Systems for the gym (no need to wire), or small powerful multimedia speakers for the classroom projector, the experts at Point West Audio Visual can address your requirements.
Click the link to see a video on how to set up your sound system: Anchor Audio Sound System Tutorial
Visual Presenters / Document Cameras
When connected to a digital projector or any video input, visual presenters or document cameras, will display whatever object or activity is on their stage. With a close-circuit camera located in the head above the stage a visual presenter can vividly display print documents, 3D objects, photos, slides or even lab dissections.
SMART Document Camera Videos
SMART Document Camera & SMART Document Camera 330 – 3D & Mixed Reality Ready
ELMO Visual Presenter Video
AVer Information Document Camera Video
Visit our office at #8-1905 Evergreen Court in Kelowna and see our new demonstration room where we have many products on display and available for you to try.