Audience Response System- Smarter solution for effective assessment

Can we imagine a world without technology? Appears worst! In my opinion, technology is a driving force for everything. Without advancement in technology; everything becomes lifeless, boring and so deadly routine. Even if a ‘pinch’ of technology gets added into our mundane routines then it can surely bring a ‘spark’ into our lives.

Similar is the case with education system. Technology plays a vital role in taking education system to the next level. A level; where everything is influenced with digital accessories, Audio-visual elements and numerous other teaching tools. Today’s generation is blessed with technologically upgraded gizmos and gadgets. Students and learners of today have easy access to all kind of ICT and AV solutions including Audience Response Systems, Projectors, Interactive Whiteboards, Touch screens, document cameras, PC, Laptop and lots more.
Amongst these gadgets, Audience Response System is a tremendous teaching solution that has changes the whole face of education system.

What is an Audience Response System?
You must be wondering what an Audience Response System is? An Audience Response System is a battery operated or chargeable handset range by which a presenter asks questions from an audience and then they reply back through their personal handsets. The students' responses are then captured by response system software through the receiver and a report gets generated in the form of table, graph, pie chart etc. Eventually, these reports can be easily displayed on an interactive whiteboards, Touch screens, P.C or on any other projection surface for an audience to see.

Inside the classroom, an Audience Response System can be used by teacher to create new quizzes for students, to prepare mock tests, to introduce real-world scenarios, to identify the weak areas of students and to fetch out their responses and feedbacks.

Genee Response systems are market leading Audience Response Systems which consists of one main teacher handset, and a set of student handsets, one handset receiver and response system software. These are used for carrying out formative and summative assessment in a classroom or lecture room. In other words, it is a highly effective interactive response system that builds up a ‘Two Way Active Communication’ between students and a teacher.

This cutting-edge interactive response system allows yes/no, true/false, numeric and multiple choice answers. Moreover, it can be integrated with PowerPoint to create presentations.

Virtual G-pad is an advance version of Audience Response System which facilitates presenters and teachers to collect share and review real time data from their audience without the requirement of battery operated response systems or clickers. It is interactive response system that has replaced usage of handsets or clickers by an interactive graphic displayed on the screen of any PC, laptop or even handheld platforms (iOS) including iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Moreover, Virtual G- Pad enables students to give responses to questions asked without being physically present in the classroom.

Genee Scope – A sensible Digital Microscope for sensible Viewing

Remember the days; when we used to have heavy and bulky microscopes in our science laboratories. Those microscopes had limited mobility and least technology. We had no choices but to stand in a queue and wait for our turn to peep into those microscopes; one by one. Earlier, the view was limited to single student only. But now advancement in technology has changed everything. Digital Microscopes of today carry a capability to show what is under the microscope on a PC or interactive screen for everyone to view in the classroom.

Genee Scope is one such Student Presentation Microscope; which is gaining much popularity, especially in educational sector. With the help of Genee Scope; even visually impaired students can view objects with utmost ease. Beside this advantage, it is suitable to be shared amongst participants and students with no power issues.

This Electronic Digital Microscope outsmart traditional microscope in every manner as it consists of hidden battery compartment, removable camera/magnification head and cool bright LED lighting on top and bottom which is excellent for viewing specimens or slides and capturing its snap shots as well.

Moreover, with Genee Scope; users can easily magnify objects up to 100 times.

The novelty of this Student Presentation Microscope is that it is extremely environment friendly. One can easily explore and see; even the minutest details using this incredible Genee Scope. It can be connected to a PC, Laptop or Interactive Whiteboard using USB connectivity to visualize things which are otherwise invisible to naked eyes. This may include microorganisms, skin pores, water samples, blood samples, intense and beautiful colors of soap bubbles, dust particles etc.

The best part is that Genee Scope is sensibly designed primarily for educational purposes. It’s easy to grip handle to move the lens up and down and adjustable lens height gives the students an easy focus.

In schools, especially in Science classes and laboratories, it is best suited contemporary ICT solution. Unlike bulky and cumbersome microscope; which are difficult to be carried from one place to another, Genee Scope is highly portable and compact Digital microscope.

Teachers can easily carry it from one class to another as it is easy to carry with minimal moving and spare parts. Moreover, they can easily store Genee Scope because of its sleek size and sturdy base. Its unique ergonomic shape is comfortable to grip and fits snugly into the palms of teachers and students.

This 21^st century robustly designed Genee Scope is a dynamic Electronic Digital Microscope which can be effectively used in corporate settings as well. Its USB capture allows the presenter to capture, magnify and manipulate images on a P.C, laptop or Interactive screen. This one of a kind Digital Microscope can be used inside and outside the boardroom or training room. High level of durability and minimum cleaning requirements are its plus points.

Genee View Short Throw Interactive Multi-Surface Projector

Projecting a large and crystal clear image on the screen or whiteboard is a need of an hour. There is a whole new generation of LCD and DLP short throw projectors that are appropriately designed to suffice this need.

Genee View Short Throw Projector is one such market leading projector which is perfectly designed for those who don’t have advantage of carrying out presentations in bigger spaces. The best feature of such throw projectors is that they can be installed so close to the screen or board that presenter’s shadows don’t fall onto the screen.

Some of the outstanding features of Genee Short throw Projectors are as follows:-

Ideal for Tighter Spaces

Genee View Short Throw Projector is ideal for conducting applications or presentations in tighter spaces. Its short throw lens allows for 1.52 meter image from 0.76 meter away from screen. Moreover, this ultimate interactive multi-surface projector is ideal for carrying out presentations while taking notes on the screen, or highlighting key points in real time.

Extremely Interactive

These filter free Short Throw Projectors are extremely interactive as it can turn any flat surface into interactive one. For this feature, a user just needs to plug it in and present without the need of a whiteboard or screen.

Easy to Install

These LCD and DLP projectors are easy to install; even in small setups, classrooms, small presentation halls etc. They are immensely portable and can be retrofitted into existing projector installations.

Compatible

Genee View Short Throw Projector is very compatible teaching aid that works with virtually all kind of interactive software. A presenter can easily write on the screen, use mouse control, type text from an onscreen keyboard and save notes & edits for future use.

User friendly

This interactive multi-surface projector is easy to set up and use. User can simply plug it into a computer source, save the software, respond to a straightforward 13 point calibration and it’s ready to interact.

Besides these features, Genee View Short Throw Projectors carry multi language on-screen display, image freeze functions as well. With these, presenters can write on the images with colors and highlighting tools and save drawings, images, edits to the image folder; on the PC; for later viewing.

Interactive Whiteboard – An Ideal Digital Teaching Aid

These days, Interactive Whiteboards are making a huge contribution in educating today’s younger generation. Teachers and students are getting engaged with Digital Whiteboards as promptly as they complement the rest of the technology. With the help of this technology, educators can create personalised teaching material from online resources and present effectively on the Interactive Whiteboard.

Genee Powerboard is one of the leading Interactive Whiteboard that utilizes gesture technology to give unparalleled performance in board rooms, conference suites and classrooms. Genee powerboard is a large computer display which can be easily and effectively controlled by pen, finger or stylus.

Moreover, this Interactive Whiteboard comes with ceramic surface which is durable, cleans up easily and is coated to provide minimal glare. Genee Powerboard is tremendously designed to allow its users to annotate over any application and save their work.

Real time on-screen editing is also supported by Genee Powerboard. Its graphic tools allow input of custom graphics or images and defining the background selection as well. Besides this, Genee Powerboard also supports third party software applications to create, edit and annotate over live motion videos.

In addition to these benefits, this Interactive Whiteboard outperform conventional blackboard by every means as it can integrate seamlessly with visualisers, document cameras, audience response system, PC, writing tablets and all kind of audio-visual teaching tools. This Interactive Whiteboard is exclusively designed for distance learning as it gets easily integrated into a complete conference network.

Similarly, pro digital plus is also an ideal ICT solution for educators, presenters and trainers. It is an outstanding Digital Whiteboard that comprises advanced electromagnetic technology. This Interactive Whiteboard offers hide, reveal, spotlight and snapshot features that produce creative PowerPoint presentations in lesser time.

Moreover, pro digital plus is an electronic Digital Whiteboard that easily connects to a computer and projector creating a large interactive projection screen. Unlike, traditional whiteboard, whatever a teacher writes on its surface gets saved in the computer and can be easily retrieved later on. Eventually, it helps in improving the quality and content of classroom learning resulting in greater student participation and enhanced learning.

Interactive Whiteboards- From a Child Perspective!

I felt so much ecstasy and pleasure when I touched Interactive Whiteboard for the first time in my classroom. It was an incredible feeling for me when I touched a digital whiteboard with my finger and gazed it with my eyes. It was simply connected with a projector, PC and educational software.

Amazingly; I was able to Shrink, Enlarge, Select and Swipe high definition and 3D digital images and videos; in matter of seconds, just by moving my fingers onto that Interactive Whiteboard.

It felt awesome to access Videos, Animations, Pictures, Web pages and every Audio - Visual element that I could dream of; in just couple of clicks!

I couldn’t stop myself getting up from my desk to ask more about this wonderful Interactive Whiteboard from my teacher. She could see a spark and eagerness to know about this Interactive Whiteboard in my eyes!

And she told me that this is a Genee Powerboard.

Astoundingly, I was able to electronically draw, write and erase over projected images, annotate in color, highlight the text, cut or paste images and capture it all for my future reference just by using my hands and fingers on a Genee Powerboard. What I liked most about this Digital Whiteboard is that it is extremely durable, easy to clean up and well coated to provide minimal glare in the classroom. Moreover, my teacher was able to write with chalk, pen and fingers simultaneously; onto Genee powerboard.

The amazing part is that now I started liking my tedious History class as well. Zoom-In and Split Screen features of Genee Powerboard allowed me and my classmates to view images of Historical Artefacts and Fossils much minutely, clearly and deeply.

Now, I enjoy my Science class the most! As now I can Zoom-In and move all the planets around the Sun to see how they move in relation to each other to understand my Solar System chapter much easily on Genee Powerboard.

Not only this, with Genee Powerboard; I can use features like Image Freeze, Positive & Negative Conversion in my Physics class, get demonstrations on Color-Mixing, Paper Cutting, Origami, Brushwork and Shading in my Art class; use interactive Geometrical Tools like Scale, Compass or Protractor to accurately measure and draw lengths and angles in my Mathematics class.

Like me; my classmates and friends also feel the same motivation and excitement to learn more and more using Genee Powerboard.

And Now, Genee Powerboard has just become a way of life for us!

We know, it’s going to be there and it’s a resource that we would always love to use fully!

At the end of the day, Genee Powerboard to me; is a resource… that is newer, more visual, more Interactive and a lot more colorful.

Like me, you should also know more about Genee Powerboard…

Interactive Whiteboards- for the youth of today

As per a research, Interactive Whiteboards are being used in almost 175 countries across the globe by both educational and corporate sectors. The research further states that more than 40 million teachers and pupils are relishing the benefits of this interactive Whiteboard technology in their classrooms Worldwide.

Young children and youth of today, which are also labeled as ‘Net generation’, are wholeheartedly welcoming this unique interactive whiteboard technology. Youth of today are better able to ‘munch in’ the concepts and lessons which their teacher try to teach them with the help of Interactive Whiteboards. With interactive whiteboards youngsters are getting encouraged to learn lessons full of pictures, animations, sounds and ‘close to life’ examples.

This is also true that concepts taught on Interactive Whiteboards are easier and simpler to understand and remember as they gets relate to the day-to-day experiences of students. This advantage of interactive Whiteboards encourages them to express their ideas about a lesson in ways which are directly relevant to their own day-to-day experiences.

Genee’s whole range of interactive whiteboard including Genee Powerboard and Pro Digital plus serves aspirations of these youngsters in the best possible manner. Both of these Interactive Whiteboards works as a virtual aid for trainers, presenters and educators to instantly and directly present information displayed on the screen to their target audience. These Interactive whiteboards doesn’t require any external power supply to be operated which gives them an option to readily navigate through windows, access information, retain participant attention and encourage interactivity.

Genee Powerboard is one such amazing teaching aid which brings an excited hush amongst students; in a classroom. Students can explore whole world of possibilities and opportunities simply by using Genee Powerboard. Virtual teaching lessons, examples, geometrical measuring tools, microscopes can be accessed in matter of seconds. With Genee Powerboard students can form a connection with other classrooms and expert teachers or lecturers around the globe using internet.

On the other hand, Genee’s Pro Digital plus is also a remarkable interactive Whiteboard comprising electromagnetic technology. Pro digital plus whiteboard’s hide, reveal, spotlight and snapshot features produce creative PowerPoint presentations instantly. Pro Digital plus interactive whiteboard comes with an Interactive learning software and a built in image gallery.

The best part is that both of Genee’s Interactive Whiteboards feature programmable keys on both sides of boards that act as shortcut keys. These Interactive Whiteboards are best known for their easy and instant interoperability with interactive visualisers, projectors and a P.C.

How Audience Response Voting System helps in building a ‘Two Way Communication’?

An audience response voting system is an effective means of engaging audience in interactive meetings and group discussions; in both corporate and educational environment. In seconds, Real time data can be collected with an audience response voting system. Presenters, educators and trainers can rapidly and efficiently collect responses and replies in the form of real-time data from learners, trainees or participants with these audience response voting systems.

Audience response voting systems includes battery operated and rechargeable handset range which is wisely designed to ‘Communicate’ in an extremely quick, efficient and accurate manner. With an audience response voting system an audience can send out their autonomous and true opinions; free of any ambiguity or biasness. An audience response system helps in building a ‘Two Way Communication’ between an audience and a presenter. In other words, audience response voting systems are considered to be the best means of creating a ‘Communication Loop’ between the both.

An audience response voting system allows an audience to respond to queries raised or a poll initiated in the form of True/False, Yes/No, Open Format and Multiple choices.

Genee’s Audience response system is one such voting system which is exclusively designed to be used in a prompt, effective and a hassle free manner. Genee’s voting handset range is designed ideally for early years and special educational needs students. These streamlined voting systems support complete interoperability and flexibility. These voting systems work excellently with the latest versions of Genee’s Class Comm and CenS Us software. With the help of Genee’s voting systems any presenter or a teacher can easily create presentation data, briefings, lectures or lesson plans, as it is also compatible with PowerPoint.

Genee’s Audience response voting system also allows entry of mathematical symbols as well, making it an ideal gadget for formative and summative assessment. A presenter or a trainer can work with utmost ease and comfort with these simple to load and easy to use Class Comm and CenS Us software packages. Class Comm software works with PowerPoint so there is no need to learn new software as you can use pre prepared PowerPoint slides to save time and effort! Voting system software packages can even compile the reports into an excel spreadsheet so as to save a lot of time in compiling the results.

Virtual G pad is another highly advanced form of voting system which carries all the features of voting system handsets and Class Comm software package without the need of any handset. Virtual G pad voting system can be used on the screen of any PC, mobile phone or laptop which, in turn, enables students to give responses to questions even by being physically nonexistent during a poll or a lecture.