Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Genee Scope- The First of its Kind Ergonomic Designed Microscope for Classrooms of Today
Extremely Portable and Interoperable
Portability is the best feature this Student Presentation Microscope carries. Because of its portability teachers can comfortably carry it from one classroom to another classroom. It’s easy to carry sleek structure along with its sturdy base turns it an easy to store gadget.
Immensely Interoperable
Genee Scope is a wondrous digital microscope which can be easily connected to Laptop, Computer and Interactive whiteboard using USB connectivity to visualize things invisible things. Things which are impossible to see with naked eyes like dust particles, microorganisms, Blood samples, water samples etc. can be easily seen with the help of Genee Scope.
Excellent Magnification range
Unlike traditional bulky cameras, Genee Scope consists of compact battery compartment, bright LED lighting, removable camera/ Magnification head with magnification range up to 100 times which makes it excellent for viewing specimens or slides and capturing its snap shots as well.
Best suited for visually impaired students
Genee Scope is intelligently designed to provide a clear view of smallest and tiniest particles to visually imparted students as well.
Ergonomic shape
Genee Scope is specially designed by keeping ease and comfort of students in mind. The Ergonomic shape and structure of this Digital Microscope is best suited for younger students. It’s easy to grip handle for up and down movement of lens gives them an easy focus.
Robust designing
Electronic Digital Microscope is robustly housed in a sturdy plastic case ensuring high durability and minimum cleaning requirements. Moreover, Genee Scope doesn’t have any moving parts as well which makes it a most preferred option within students and teachers of today.
USB connection
Last but not the least; it has USB connection to magnify, capture and modify the images.
Besides these superb features; Genee Scope is also environmental friendly, durable, carry no power issues and does rapid focusing instantly.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Genee Toolbar- An Innovative Piece of Interactive Software
Genee toolbar; a collection of user-friendly interactive teaching tools; designed to work alongside any software application and curriculum content.
It is vivaciously designed interactive software that works very effectively in conjunction with digital tablets, interactive whiteboards, visualisers and document cameras. The best part is that it allows instant and easy access to various captivating presentation tools.
Unlike other interactive software, Genee toolbar allows teachers to teach students with utmost ease and comfort. Some of the unique features which make it different from other interactive software are:-
Completely Interoperable: - Genee Toolbar is a key to make all ICT products interoperable as it works in conjunction with the interactive whiteboards, visualisers and graphic tablets.
Immense Compatibility: - Amazingly, Genee toolbar is highly compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP.
Conveniently placed and useful tool: - Genee toolbar takes a cosy space at the bottom of your whiteboard screen making it all the more convenient to be use by students and Teachers. Its useful icons like keyboard, slideshow, eraser, clear screen, next, back, annotation, Image Capture, Video Capture, Spotlight and highlighter can be used very effectively during presentations and classroom sessions.
Instant data video recording: - Genee toolbar also carry an option to record the teaching data, videos, images or any relevant information which is getting projected on interactive whiteboards in compressed mode or non-compressed mode for video capturing tasks.
Easy recoding with numerous video formats: - The best part is that users can easily do the data recording in number of formats including AVI, MPEG, Mpg, Dat, Flv, DivX and Wmv.
What more anyone can ask for! It’s a wonder toolbar for teachers as it allows them to move backwards and forwards though slides, stop slide shows, annotate or highlight over data displayed on the board, reveal and spotlight item of interest.Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Educational Assessments
Educational Assessments are the means of determining student knowledge about the subject and help in removing any misconceptions. Today’s students are into global world that will demand more understanding and abilities. Students need to understand the subject basics, but also to think decisively, to investigate, and to make conclusions. Helping students to advance these skills will require changes in Educational Assessments at the school and classroom level. The aim of Educational Assessments is to advance student learning. Educational Assessments provides students, parents/guardians, and teachers with valid data concerning their progress and knowledge of subject. Educational Assessments should always be viewed as data to analyze student achievement. Educational Assessments are based on the levels of achievement and standards developed for those curricular goals. Educational Assessments requires the collection of data of student performance over a period of time to measure learning and knowledge. A student may know the subject theoretically but practically he may not. Efficient teachers use modern Educational Assessments techniques and tools regularly and on a daily basis to improve student learning. Some Modern tools used for this objective are interactive learning response system and visualiser.
Introduction of response system has revolutionized the assessment in 21st Century. There is teacher handset, sets of audience handset, receiver and software. The teacher asks questions in various formats such as text, numeric, multiple choices, yes or no, true or false etc .the software collects data about responses which teacher can use for assessment. Even the shyest child can give his answer with confidence.
A visualiser is an ICT (information and communication technology) based digital presentation and teaching tool that is connected a projector and variety of display devices like projection screen, plasma screen, television , whiteboard. Visualiser is a kind of video camera that can show detailed view of text, 2D or 3D object placed under it on projection screen, plasma screens etc. The learning environment and teaching ideas are greatly enhanced and improved by deploying the visualiser in the classroom. The stimulating visual technology of the visualiser assists the students to learn and visualise the subject developing their concentration skills and recollection of the ideas in a better manner than traditionally. Visualiser helps the students to visualise the subject matter and improve their logical abilities and understanding of the subject.
The teachers found they could communicate the subject matter with greater impact and increased student participation with the visualiser. Students show their work to the whole class and assess their work.
Therefore, Time has come to incorporate these educational assessments tool into classrooms enhancing student learning.