Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) - Leading in Educational Sector

With the evolution of information and communication technologies in Indian educational sector, it’s becoming so convenient to effectively engage students in interactive teaching and learning sessions in schools and colleges. ICT solutions like Interactive whiteboard, student response system, digital projector, visualiser, touch screen, education software etc. have changed the entire face of education.

Today, schooling and teaching is changing due to changes that are happening in ICT technologies. Traditional aspects of living are getting transformed as ICT is gaining much importance in our lives. It’s proven now that ICT is changing society as well as education in a very big way.

An ICT product like interactive whiteboard is the most prominent and the most useful ICT technology available today. Interactive whiteboard, in particular, has transformed the entire teaching style. Teachers, no longer have to stay restricted to handful of books and notes to teach their students, rather, they can do net surfing, search encyclopedia, show live informational videos, open online dictionaries, do video streaming, study online, play video and a lot more with interactive whiteboards.

Genee Powerboard is one such amazing interactive whiteboard which carry unique features making it the most favorable choice in entire educational sector worldwide. It’s a board that utilizes Infrared technology and it doesn’t require any POWER SUPPLY. Just connect it with a PC using a USB and its ready!

Apart from these incredible features, this ICT resource has also got a Hard, Scratchproof Surface which is robustly designed to take the wear and tear of everyday usage in schools and educational institutes.

Genee View short throw projector is another ICT product which is gaining a huge demand in Indian market. The best part is that this interactive multi-surface projector is perfectly designed for carrying out interactive presentations even in tight spaces including small conference rooms, classrooms, trade show booths etc.

Now you can create big pictures from a shorter distance without the concerns about images getting obstructed with shadows or light shining onto the user’s face.

Give presentations while taking notes on screen, or highlight key points in real time. Control the line thickness and colour, take handwritten notes, type text from a keyboard then save as an image file.

Genee Slate- An incredible Mini Whiteboard with its uses and benefits

In present times, digitizing tablet is emerging as a wondrous ICT and AV resource; which is intelligently designed to aid users in carrying out live presentations and classroom sessions; effectively.  With this new era gadget, users no longer need to stay rooted to one place - behind a lectern or in front of the audience while carrying out presentations.

A graphic tablet or graphic pad is an input device; with the help of which; users can write text or draw images on a flat surface in a similar manner as they can draw on a paper. But the unique feature of using a graphic tablet is that whatever; a user draws on a graphic tablet doesn't appear on its surface; instead the image appears on the attached computer screen or on the whiteboard screen.

Genee slate is one such market leading graphic tablet which can't miss to leave a solid impression on the minds of its users.  It is a Virtual Mini Whiteboard which can be passed around audience or students and can be operated from anywhere in the presentation hall or classroom.

It is a Digitizing Tablet which can be brought into use for setting up an effective communication with an interactive Whiteboard, Visualiser, computer or laptop through a wireless RF interface that plugs directly into any USB port on the PC or laptop. The best part is that it allows its users to navigate through files and other content even by moving around the presentation hall or classroom.

Some of the outstanding features of Genee Slate are as follows:

Extreme Mobility
With this cutting edge Digitizing Tablet; Presenters or teachers no longer need to stay rooted to one spot while facing an audience or group of students. They can access all their files; wherever they want; in the room.  Its lightweight stylus carries all necessary mouse functions.

Ergonomic Designing
Genee slate with super fine ergonomic designing and advanced RF technology with contoured and sloping palm rest assures high amount of comfort and reliability to its users.

Live Annotation
This next generation Digitizing Tablet is perfectly carved for carrying out live annotations over presentations, programs, documents and web pages or on Microsoft applications such as PowerPoint, Excel and Word. With Genee slate; a user can easily draw images and graphics on a flat screen in a similar way as drawing on a piece of paper.

Vast Clip Art Library
Free software is also included with these revolutionary Graphic Tablets which includes a clip art library of over 2,000 images, making Genee Slate a great ICT and AV solution for carrying out lectures and presentations. It also includes PowerPresenter and handwriting recognition features. 

Battery Life
Genee slate comes with an astonishing battery life of over 16 hours and that too in a continuing mode. Moreover, its rechargeable battery carries a capacity of 800mA which makes it a best Digitizing Tablet amongst all.

Besides these tremendous features, Genee slate also carries resolution as high as 2000lpi, Online Help Menu, Super VGA color monitor (800 x 600), CD ROM drive and USB port. Its Unique Soft keys are smartly located across the top of the tablet; allowing instant access to helpful Presentation Tools such as Annotation Pens, Spotlight and Reveal.

Role of Document Camera in education

School, a place where children learn to play, discover, explore and unwind…

Just imagine! What will be the first reaction of those children; if, all of a sudden, a new teaching aid gets introduced in a 5th standard classroom.

Now; you must be wondering what this could be? And what this new teaching aid will do or change in the classroom?

Well, I would answer the second question first. This ‘secret’ teaching aid will do wonders in the classroom, for sure and this teaching aid can change or I can say, ‘Revive’ the whole spirit of that classroom.

Let me break the suspense…This teaching aid is a Vision Visualiser which is also known as Document Camera or Visual Presenter.  A Vision Visualiser is a type of video camera that is used to display text, 2D or 3D object on display devices like Interactive Whiteboards, plasma screens and touch screens.

           

As parents, we all know that how important schooling is for our little ones? At the same time, we also know that all the teaching solutions including Visualisers, Interactive Whiteboards, Student Response Systems and Projectors also play an equally important role in educating our children.

Genee’s entire range of Vision Visualisers is mesmerizing and worth considering. At the very first glance you will feel the difference. Genee’s Vision Visualiser or Visual Presenter has an ability to ‘revive’ the whole spirit of classroom teaching. These Vision Visualisers can help in grooming children in a much better way, if compared to conventional ways of teaching and learning.

The best part is that Genee’s whole range of Vision Visualisers is extremely useful in visualising the subject matter and improving their logical abilities and understanding of the subject.

Genee’s Vision Visualisers or Document Cameras are extremely useful in educating your kids because:-

·         Genee’s Vision Visualisers helps displaying artefacts and objects in close detail.

·         Interoperability is the key feature of these Vision Visualisers as they can be used in conjunction with data projectors, PC and interactive whiteboards.

·         Genee’s Visual Presenters help in reviewing and evaluating other student’s work by projecting it on a screen or whiteboard for group discussions or general comments.

·          Image freeze, zoom in & positive and negative conversion is also possible with Genee’s Vision Visualisers.

·         Genee’s Visual Presenters can be used for displaying even the complex details of any kind of tangible item, including fossils, photographs, books, 3D objects, X-ray film, art illustrations, maps and similar objects.

·         Genee’s Vision Visualisers work wonders in demonstrating art techniques such as color-mixing, object or paper cutting, origami, brushwork and shading in an art class.

·         Vision Visualisers can be best utilized in demonstrating geometrical technique such as how to use a scale, compass or protractor to accurately measure and draw lengths and angles.

What more can you ask for? As Genee’s Vision Visualisers help you save a lot of money on photo-copying. A Vision Visualiser can take a snapshot in seconds and its image can be viewed through the projector on any flat screen.

Now, stop drawing out the fun just by imagining!!

Turn it into a reality!!

Get your children this incredible presentation tool.

Interactive Teaching with Student Response Systems

We all are aware of the fact that, now and then, educators try to find unique ways to encourage and enhance active learning in order to change the whole education system.  To serve this need, technology offered some powerful learning tools in the form of ICT and AV solutions that provides new and innovative methods to engage students and learners in a much better way. These ICT and AV solutions include Audience response systems, Interactive whiteboards, Visualisers, Projectors, graphic tablets, digital Signage and many more. One such comprehensive ICT and AV Solution which has helped engaging students and pupils in the best possible way is a Student Response System.

Genee rolled out an extremely sophisticated range of Student Response Systems in order to bring back the fun in classroom teaching and learning sessions and to make learning process more powerful, interactive and effective. Student Response Systems are wireless keypad handsets which communicate wirelessly with the help of USB receiver which is connected to a P.C.

Genee’s battery operated or rechargeable Student Response System handsets including Genee Pad, Genee iQ Pad and Pebble models which have been designed to facilitate every student, with a channel to submit their responses in an interactive and prompt manner.

The best part is that Genee’s Student Response Systems seamlessly integrates with Learning Response System software to engage everyone in the classroom. ClassComm is one such learning response system software which works to enhance teaching sessions by personally involving everyone in the classroom, tracking individual student performance and acquiring instant data in the form of lessons or lectures with instantly scored evaluations. ClassComm empowers teachers, and educators to do formative and summative assessment of students and pupils response to wide variety of questions formats through Genee Pads.

Just like a mobile phone, a Student Response System allows an option to reply to wide range of question types such as True / False, Yes/No, Open Format and Multiple choices. Genee’s Student Response System Keypads also allow entry of mathematical symbols as well, making them ideal for formative and summative assessment.

Genee’s Virtual G Pad carries all the features of virtual Student Response Systems. It enables student or pupil, sitting anywhere in the world, to get instantly engaged in a poll using a laptop, desktop or a mobile phone. Virtual G Pad is a truly advanced form of Student Response System that gives a freedom to study and learn together at the same time by accessing the questions online on their personal computer, laptop, iPod or iPad and be a part of these real time sessions.

How Interactive Visualisers can do wonders in a teaching and learning system?

Adding a ‘pinch’ of Quality and Freshness into the entire teaching and learning system can do wonders. One such wonderful ICT and AV resource which is doing wonders to the whole teaching and learning system is Genee’s Interactive Visualisers.

Genee‘s Interactive Visualiser is a digital teaching and presentation tool that enables teachers to share a wide range of information and artifacts with their students and pupils via an interactive whiteboard and a PC. Genee’s Interactive Visualiser allows the students to view text, 2D or 3D images, artifacts and even living things which those traditional overhead projectors fails to do.

Multi-Platform Genee’s Interactive Visualisers can easily integrate with all ICT Solutions and workable across all Networks, Servers and Software Platform including Windows, Linux and Mac.

Genee Vision Visualisers promotes collaborative work by capturing classroom notes; load annotation tools and navigate documents, websites and presentation slides. At the same time Genee Vision Visualisers are also capable of integrating text from Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft excel, Word Files, web pages or access Spreadsheets into a presentation.

Genee’s Digital Vision Visualisers possess a motorized head which can turn flexibly up to 330 degrees. The exclusive auto focus, image and video capturing, split screen and negative or positive function makes it different from other usual Visualisers.