BenQ Interactive Flat Panels

In 2023, Columbus Academy started replacing its classroom projectors and Smart Boards with new BenQ Interactive Flat Panels (IFP), which are large 75” touch-screens with dual stylus, multi-touch support on its installed Android apps.

The Tech Office also "easy reference" document that covers the primary features of a BenQ IFP, and you can get a printed copy from us.

Logging into the BenQ IFP as a teacher

Switching between input sources

BenQ Board User Interface Basics

Orientation Training for BenQ IFPs

EZ Floating Tools for annotation anywhere

Laser point & Spotlight mode on remote

Personalize your login via AMS

Link to Google Drive via AMS

Learn more about BenQ's EZWrite digital whiteboard app

BenQ Education team has provided many useful videos for us to learn about their Interactive flat panels, so we've curated some of the most relevant videos here. If you want to see more, please stop by their official channel or listen to the new podcast!

Logging into the BenQ IFP as a teacher

Skip to 52 seconds to view the NFC card swipe login method, and skip to 30 seconds to view the QR Code login method

Switching between input sources

Our BenQ panels allow users to switch between inputs to other devices connected via HDMI or USB-C.

BenQ Board User Interface Basics

Learn about how to navigate around your BenQ panel, as it is an Android device so the interface is slightly different from iOS.

Orientation Training for BenQ IFPs

BenQ's orientation training gives you an overview on
key features of your BenQ panel.

How would substitute teachers work with BenQ IFPs?

Usually the Tech Office recommends substitute teachers connect their loaner MacBook directly to the BenQ IFP - via a USB-C or HDMI cable provided, or wirelessly via AirPlay. This should allow them to project their laptop display without logging into the panel.

For classrooms with a BenQ RM7504 (or newer) model, there is an additional option to sign in as a "Guest" user so you can also browse the web and work on the panel's apps directly.

EZ Floating Tools for annotation anywhere

The BenQ EZ Tools can overlay annotations over almost all apps and sources. This allows you to add writing/drawing and access useful tools over anything you are displaying on screen.

Laser point & Spotlight mode on remote

Your BenQ remote not only serves as the main control for the IFP features, it can serve as a laser pointer or spotlight tool. The laser pointer also acts as a 'mouse' to remotely control the IFP.

Personalize your login via AMS

BenQ's online Account Management Solution (AMS) allows each user to customize their Avatar image, background wallpaper, add shortcuts to their favorite web sites and apps.

Link to Google Drive via AMS

You can easily access your files on Google Drive by linking your account to the BenQ "AMS Files" app on the AMS web site. You also have an option to enable "Auto Backup" feature in the AMS Files app to automatically upload your files to a 'BenQ Backup' folder.

You can also refer to the official BenQ User Guides for each BenQ IFP model that we linked here - RP7503 (Lower School), RM7504 (Middle & Upper School), and RP8604 (Various locations across campus).

Did you know?

EZWrite - BenQ's official whiteboard app, allows you to start an online whiteboard session from your MacBook or iPad first, then you can "invite" your IFP to that active cloud-based whiteboard session. The EZWrite whiteboard app is available for Macs and Windows PCs, and also works as a web app through modern web browsers, e.g. Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox - this way you can access EZWrite on iPads!

Starting a whiteboard session from the cloud means you will actively save your work online so you can load it on other devices with EZWrite, plus you can also invite collaborators to the same whiteboard session (e.g. other faculty or even students).

Learn more about BenQ's EZWrite digital whiteboard app

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