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Welcome to your first quarterly Local Authority newsletter from Interactive Education

Welcome to your first quarterly Local Authority newsletter from Interactive Education

This newsletter provides up to date information on the Genee World Technology available for you and your schools and updates on the pilot schemes and exhibitions we are attending.

Pilot update

I am delighted to share with you the local authorities who are running our Genee Vision Visualiser and/or Interactive Response system pilot. These pilots are being run by nominated schools or by the Education team. Training and support is part of our commitment and we have successfully delivered training and workshops to support your pilot where we share this technology with your local schools.To find out more about running a pilot please contact me on the number below.

Here is a list of all the LAs and LCs running a pilot scheme…

Trafford
Bath & North East Somerset
Worcestershire
Nottingham City
Sefton
City of Edinburgh
Luton
Bolton
Cumbria
Portsmouth
Brighton & Hove
Cornwall
Harrow
Thurrock
Kingston upon Thames
West Berkshire
Hartlepool CLC
Oldham
Nottingham County Council
Wolverhampton
Derby City
Derbyshire
East Riding of Yorkshire CNCL
Education Bradford LA
Milton Keynes LA

Yorkshire & Humber Grid for Learning
Knowsley
Kingston upon Hull
North Tyneside
Barking & Dagenham CLC
Ealing
South Tyneside
Rhondda Cynon LA
Merthyr Tydfil
Bromley
Reading LA
NE Manchester
Hull
Cardiff
Croydon
Bristol
Gateshead CLC
Blackpool
Leicester City
Bexley
Education Leeds CLC
Flintshire
Barnsley
Haringey
Merton PDC
Derek Fatchett CLC

Resources for all

We know that introducing technology into a school is only the beginning and it is the on-going support that schools are given that enables them to be successful and confident using this technology in the classroom. Using our consultants teaching experience we provide a free training CD which includes lesson plans and animations so that teachers can access training resources at any time.We are also working on a resource pack for the Genee Vision Visualiser and have recently prepared a bonus CD for the response system which includes pre-prepared slides. The visualiser resource pack includes lots of idea’s on using the visualiser across the curriculum so if you are running our visualiser pilot and have not received yours please let me know.

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BETT 2010

Thank you to everyone that came to see us at BETT, especially with the bad weather. In the West Midlands we had a lot of snow and it was strange to see people going to work on their skis…. It was a very exciting time for us especially having new technology which was SNOW cased on the stand. Genee World released a number of new products which included the Pebble handsets, Genee Scope and the Wall Talk Digital Signage System. To celebrate our 10th Birthday we provided schools and authorities with a Golden ticket so they could purchase technology at 50% discount. This was a huge success with a lot of new schools now enjoying the benefits of using Genee Vision Technology. Here is an overview of our latest products

Pebble Handsets

The new handset is called Pebble and it is our new interactive learning reponse system which has a streamlined design that is easy to grip, so is ideal for early years and special educational needs students. The system has full interoperability and flexibility and works excellently with the latest version of Genee World’s ClassComm software which allows teachers to create lesson plans quickly and easily, as it is compatible with PowerPoint. The system also works seamlessly with Genee World’s Cens-Us software which allows the teacher to set ad-hoc questions in just three clicks as the lesson or subject matter is delivered.

With it’s simple to use layout of colour coded response keys on the pad the Pebble is set to create a breakthrough at all educational stages through unprecedented opportunities for pupil participation and assessment. The system also gives the student an opportunity to express themselves with yes/no, true/false, numeric, and multiple choice answers. It is also ideal for polling, and with the ClassComm software there is built in games which convert the answers and speed of response into “race games” showing who the leaders are in a virtual race.

Pebble is designed with a range of simple to understand symbols on the handheld remotes that students of all levels of ability can use to answer questions anonymously, and so helping them remain engaged in lessons. Teachers instantly receive data on the inputs from the class and so can immediately provide support to pupils at exactly the time they need it. The system also recognises the pupils that need to be challenged further. With instant reporting and assessment built in, as well as working with PowerPoint, teachers have no need to learn new software when preparing or using pre-prepared subjects or lose time marking at the lesson end, so providing them with more time to teach.

Genee Scope

The Genee Scope is a highly portable digital microscope for inside and outside the classroom that works with a laptop. It has a USB connection allowing you to magnify, capture and modify various images. This device has hardly any moving parts and is strongly housed in a plastic case enabling high durability and minimal maintenance. It is powered by a USB from the PC/Laptop and uses low energy, making it one of the most environmentally friendly, green 21st century classroom solutions.

The Genee Scope has many educational benefits, for instance, it aims to draw attention to the likely advantages of adopting more innovative forms of student assessment. By doing so it highlights some of the central qualities of so called modern assessment practices contrasting these with the qualities of traditional forms of student assessments. One example is the SATS, which are no longer carried out by schools. Testing a pupil’s knowledge through such tests will only allow them the ability to recite facts and figures, which are usually crammed in beforehand and then forgotten afterwards. In contrast the scope is a unique tool that will test for depth of knowledge, it assists a teacher to continually assess and record a child’s strengths and weaknesses on an on-going basis. It aides the teacher to be familiar enough with their students work to be able to recognise weak or potentially weak areas in their development. The Genee Scope is also suitable for sharing amongst students, one scope between two works effectively as there are no power issues.

Wall Talk Digital Signage System

Wall Talk is a cost effective, intuitive digital signage system for users desiring professional digital displays without the need for a programming specialist; it offers flexibility for the experienced programmer and intuitive digital signage system design for the novice. With its simplicity to use users can just plug and play. It can integrate Video, Graphics, Animation, Power-Point presentations, Virtual Learning Environments, web-pages, Wi-fi, RSS and many more audio visual elements and manage them through a data network for display in remote high performance display devices and LCD screens.
Wall Talk makes distributing your content and managing your signage system easy and affordable. The network manager software allows users to easily manage a network of up-to two hundred screens, with powerful administration tools. The instant messaging function can immediately override scheduled content to notify people of urgent information. Since the Digital Signage System is very user friendly and accessible it allows a number of staff to remotely control the screens throughout the building. It gives users the option to have total control in design and add extra displays at later stages.

There’s someone missing...

For those of you that haven’t already, why not come and join our online IE community where you can share your experiences of using Genee World products in our online blog that already receives regular entries and commentaries from users. Our online community gives you the chance to share your ideas on the best way to utilise Genee World products and also share interesting stories and get answers to any queries you may have. Our online resources also include a range of practical and accommodating training videos on how to use our products, create animations, technical information, virtual tours and FAQ.

Interactive Education work hard in supporting teachers by providing ICT technology to use in schools to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom by supplying Genee World products. In return schools often give us valuable feedback on how our products have helped them raise attainment sometimes in the form of inventive case studies from Lead Practitioners who successfully run pilots on the Genee World Technology. You can see what schools had to say by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page, we hope you like what you read.

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Exhibitions

You can also register to come and see us at the following exhibitions by visiting our website www.interactive-education.co.uk

SSAT Technology Regional Conference & Workshop, Manchester 25th February

Education Show, NEC Birmingham 4th-6th March

Naace Conference Exhibition, Hilton Blackpool, 16th-18th March Call to register now to attend our Master class and win a Genee Vision 8100.

13th Annual ICT Conference and Exhibition, Rheged, Penrith 17th March

SSAT Technology Regional Conference & Workshop, York 25th March

Hertfordshire ICT Exhibition, 30th March

Worcestershire Learning Technologies Conference, Droitwich Spa 22nd June

E2BN Conference, Bedfordshire
29th & 30th June

SSAT Science Conference & Workshop,
Leicester 1st-2nd July

If you have any questions about this newsletter or want to add anything to our next issue please contact Alison Whitehouse on 01902 422 300 ext 235 or email: alison.whitehouse@interactive-education.co.uk

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