At ISTELive 2026 in Orlando, Florida, Samsung Electronics showcased how connected classroom technology and artificial intelligence (AI) are helping educators create more engaging and personalized learning experiences. By demonstrating new software innovations for its Android-based Interactive Display portfolio, Samsung highlighted how integrated classroom technologies can help schools improve collaboration, simplify device management and better support diverse learning needs.

Samsung introduced AMS (Account Management Solution) and expanded Samsung AI Assistant capabilities, alongside updates to Samsung Education Portal, to create a more personalized and efficiently managed shared classroom display experience. AMS enables educators to securely sign in to compatible Interactive Displays using a QR code or NFC-enabled ID card, instantly accessing their apps, files and personalized settings on any compatible display across campus, while Samsung Education Portal supports centralized user, device and emergency alert management for IT teams.

Samsung AI Assistant complements this experience with practical AI tools, including Circle to Search, Live Transcript, AI Summary and AI Quiz, that help teachers quickly find instructional content, generate lesson recaps, create formative assessments and support multilingual learners. Together, these solutions empower educators to spend less time managing technology and more time focused on teaching.

Supporting Educators Through Practical AI

Unsurprisingly, artificial intelligence was one of the most talked-about topics throughout ISTE, with educators expressing strong interest in tools that enhance, not replace, teaching.

During a joint session, Jonathan del Rosario, Head of Product, Display Solutions Division, Samsung Electronics America, and Madeleine Mortimore, Global Education Innovation & Research Lead, Logitech, explored how thoughtfully designed technology can increase classroom engagement while reducing friction for educators.

“The educator remains driving force in the classroom,” said del Rosario. “We design our Interactive Displays to make lesson planning and classroom engagement easier, using AI to help teachers focus more on students while creating richer, more immersive learning experiences.”

The Samsung-Logitech conversation underscored a broader shift toward integrated classroom ecosystems, where hardware, software and pedagogy work together to enable differentiated instruction and sustained student engagement. The discussion also highlighted growing momentum around connected, scalable learning environments, as schools increasingly prioritize unified platforms that extend beyond individual classrooms to support campus-wide collaboration and consistency.

“It’s no longer enough to have a device with an app and call it a day,” said Mortimore. “The right combination of hardware and software enables students to hear and be heard, see and be seen, and interact effectively with both the technology and their peers.”

Educators Demo Classroom-Ready Innovation

Throughout the conference, educators experienced Samsung’s newest AI-powered capabilities firsthand, with many emphasizing their immediate classroom applications.

Tambra Clark, Technology Integration Facilitator at Birmingham City Schools and a Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Top 10 winner, highlighted Samsung AI Assistant’s Circle to Search feature as a significant time saver, allowing teachers to instantly surface credible instructional resources without disrupting the flow of a lesson. Clark also described the Live Transcript, AI Summary and AI Quiz capabilities as transformative classroom tools that simplify lesson reflection and formative assessment.

“The transcription component is the secret sauce,” said Clark. “It listens to your lesson, creates a summary and even generates a quiz from what you taught. It becomes an incredible reflective tool for teachers while helping identify where students may need additional support.”

Jelena Zivko, Senior Instructional Technology Specialist with Volusia County School District, emphasized how Samsung AMS addresses one of today’s biggest classroom challenges: supporting teachers who regularly move between learning spaces.

“The seamless login experience means teachers can walk into any classroom and immediately have access to their lessons, files and personalized teaching environment,” said Zivko. “It also opens opportunities for substitute teachers, multilingual instruction and extending learning beyond the classroom through summaries and transcripts.”

Building Connected Classrooms for the Future

Beyond new software capabilities, Samsung showcased its expanding Android-based Interactive Display portfolio, including the upcoming WAF-S, WAFX-PS and WAHX-M models. The new lineup introduces Android 16, expanded AI capabilities and, for the first time, a 98-inch Interactive Display designed for larger instructional spaces such as lecture halls and collaborative learning environments.

Samsung’s commitment to advancing classroom technology was also recognized at ISTELive 26, where the WAFX-P Interactive Display received three Tech & Learning Best of Show Awards. The display was honored in the Primary, Secondary and Higher Education categories for its ability to support more engaging, collaborative and accessible learning experiences through AI-powered tools, seamless connectivity and intuitive classroom functionality.

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“Digital classrooms depend on the right balance of advanced hardware, intelligent software and intuitive user experiences,” said Hyoung Jae Kim, Executive Vice President of the Visual Display (VD) Business at Samsung Electronics. “By bringing together AI and seamless connectivity, Samsung’s interactive display solutions are designed to support a more flexible, connected learning environment in which teachers and students can thrive.”

Samsung AMS: Personalizing the Shared Display Experience

In schools where multiple teachers use the same classroom display throughout the day, access and privacy can become daily challenges. Samsung Account Management Solution (AMS), which comes pre-installed on compatible Android-based Samsung Interactive Display lineup models, allows each teacher to access their own account using a QR code or an NFC-enabled ID card.[1] This streamlined sign-in experience helps schools support shared devices without relying on local profiles tied to a single display.

With Home Personalization, Samsung AMS supports cloud-connected profiles, allowing teachers to access their preferred layout, wallpaper, bookmarks, app shortcuts, files and settings when they sign in to compatible displays in different classrooms. This transforms any shared display into a personalized teaching workspace, giving teachers a consistent experience from room to room.

For added security, teachers can instantly activate a screen lock when they need to leave the classroom for brief amounts of time.

As schools add more connected displays, IT teams need a simpler way to manage users, devices and classroom permissions. Samsung Education Portal provides a central location for IT managers to register teachers and enroll devices. In terms of user management, NFC binding links NFC cards to teacher accounts so staff can sign in to shared displays with their assigned cards. IT teams can also enable Samsung AMS on selected displays and manage account access when needed, allowing classrooms to stay ready for the next teacher.

Samsung Education Portal also includes Tags, a feature that lets IT teams group displays by school, building or classroom. The same tags can support emergency alerts, enabling schools to push preconfigured alerts to selected Samsung Interactive Displays through major notification platforms like InformaCast and Raptor.[2]

Samsung AI Assistant: Supporting More Efficient Teaching and More Active Learning

Samsung AI Assistant provides AI tools for common classroom tasks directly on compatible Android-based Samsung Interactive Displays. The app supports content discovery, transcription, summaries and quizzes, helping teachers encourage student focus, participation and comprehension throughout lessons.

With Circle to Search[3], teachers can circle on-screen text or images to find related information, visuals, videos and web links without leaving the display. Results can also be used in other classroom apps, such as Samsung Whiteboard, so teachers can bring supporting materials into the lesson more easily. Live Transcript converts spoken instruction into real-time text on the screen, making lessons easier to follow for students with hearing impairments, as well as multilingual learners.[4]

Samsung AI Assistant also includes AI Summary and AI Quiz. Using recorded lesson content, AI Quiz generates questions that allow teachers to assess student comprehension in real time. This keeps students engaged through the end of the lesson, while giving teachers immediate visibility into class performance, such as the overall correct answer rate. With Single Sign-On for Samsung AI Assistant through Samsung AMS, teachers can return to previous lesson materials, including AI-generated summaries, without signing in again.

Samsung Brings More Choice to Classroom Display Technology

Samsung AI Assistant is currently available following its April release, while Samsung AMS will be available beginning in July alongside related Samsung Education Portal updates.[5]

Samsung’s Android-based Interactive Display portfolio gives schools a range of options for classrooms, media rooms and shared learning spaces, with three new models: WAF-S, WAFX-PS and WAHX-M.[6] These models, along with the existing WAF and WAFX-P series, support Samsung AI Assistant and Samsung AMS.  The lineup is also EDLA-certified,[7] providing seamless access to services like Google Classroom and Google Drive, which further enrich the educational experience.

WAF-S and WAFX-PS build on previous models (WAF, WAFX-P) with an Android OS upgrade to Android 16. The new OS includes improvements in usability, accessibility, security and privacy. The upgrade gives schools a more advanced display experience while preserving the familiarity of the core product.

WAHX-M introduces a 98-inch option to Samsung’s Interactive Display portfolio for the first time, supporting larger spaces such as lecture halls and conference rooms. Available in 65-, 75-, 86- and 98-inch sizes, WAHX-M supports on-device AI features[8] such as voice command, AI calculator and text-to-speech, along with Samsung AMS and the Samsung AI Assistant app.

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[1] NFC-enabled sign-in availability may vary by model.

[2] This feature requires integration with a compatible notification platform.

[3] This solution is based on Google’s Gemini API and incorporates our proprietary features tailored specifically for educational products. As a result, the user experience (UX) and usability may differ from the Circle to Search used on mobile devices.

[5] Feature available in selected regions and models only, available in certain markets. Feature may be suspended or ceased without notice.

[6] Model availability and launch timing may vary by regions.

[7] Enterprise Devices Licensing Agreement, a program Google introduced at the end of 2022 to help solutions providers offer devices with built-in Google Mobile Services.

[8] Supported languages for on-device AI features may vary by region.