Lynx 8 Whiteboard (for CleverTouch) - handwriting pen functionality gone

[DomH100]

All,

You may be aware that Lynx 8 Whiteboard used to have really useful handwriting and maths pen features. Teachers found these useful when using CleverTouch interactive whiteboards in the classroom. Lynx have now removed this functionality and it is only available in a paid for subscription model - Lynx Pro version. I have just about calmed down from raging. Rather than pay for the Lynx Pro version, this may be the perfect burning platform to help persuade teachers to move to using Microsoft OneNote instead.

If anyone has any thoughts on this and other options for handwriting pens using CleverTouch Interactive screens in the classroom, please let me know.

[Caffeine11]

Hi,

Firstly, have you found these features have stopped working on earlier versions? Initially, I thought that it only applied to the current version but staff are reporting they have stopped working on an earlier version we have installed.

 

While I am used to companies adding features to a pro version you have to pay for, I thought we were passed the days of companies taking away features from the free version. We have spent a lot of time and effort trying to move staff away from Smart Notebook and this could end it. I have contacted them for a quote for the pro version.

 

We have licences for the latest Smart Notebook and on paper, the user licence model where one user can use more than one copy e.g. the device connected to the Clevertouch and their work laptop at home and for PPA seemed OK but it started to get complicated when the usual staff were ill and we had to have spare licences for supply cover or staff who did not usually cover. As soon as you move to the one licence one device model it gets expensive. Furthermore, when we updated our staff laptops, the speed/hanging did not improve. I would not recommend the latest version of Smart Notebook and we will not be renewing our licences.

 

Finally, while I am not party to budget information, my understanding is that while we have been given more money this year, it has not been enough to cover increasing costs so if the pro version is a stupid price, we will also be looking at alternatives.

[psydii]

I vaguely recall that the handwriting code was licenced from Evernote... given that all evernote staff were laid off and the new holding company jacked prices last year - this could be entirely outside of CleverTouch's control.