New technology effects to improve other kinds of school supplies and teaching materials, too. The "electronic blackboard" is a combination of high technology and the usual blackboards found in schools around the world. This device allows teachers to write and draw over pictures of science experiments and other projected images. With this amazing tool, teachers can even save the content data of their lessons for later use.

Meanwhile, D-project is the name given to a pencil case originally thought up by kids at a hands-on elementary school lesson in which they develop skills in designing with functionality. The case, which went on sale in December 2007, incorporates children's ingenuity into its design. Kids can enjoy decorating their case by themselves, and the product's boxy shape makes it easy to retrieve pens, pencils, erasers, and so on.

（Updated in October 2008）