Solutions include 400, 600 and 800 series SMART Board interactive whiteboards, SMART Notebook collaborative learning software and SMART Table interactive learning center
SMART Technologies (NASDAQ: SMT, TSX: SMA) announces the launch of the 400, 600 and 800 series SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard line, SMART Notebook™ collaborative learning software and the SMART Table™ interactive learning center for Indian classrooms. The Indian education system has witnessed a paradigm shift over the last few years with the system of teaching and learning evolving and transforming into 21st century state-of-the art learning classrooms equipped with innovative educational solutions to facilitate technology-enabled education. SMART Technologies has identified this change as these next-generation products and solutions are aimed to further impact long-term technology implementation programs for education in India.Sanjiv Pande, Managing Director – India and South Asia, SMART Technologies says, “India has traditionally had a strong emphasis on ‘education’. The country has made extraordinary advances in education and the education sector is poised for substantial growth and progress. Education today has evolved out of the realm of conventional methods of teaching, to a more intelligent, digitized and smarter way of teaching and learning. Educational institutes globally have adopted interactive IT solutions and now India is recognizing the growing demand for wholesome and comprehensive value-add educational solutions as well. As the pioneer of the interactive whiteboard and the global product category share leader, SMART has gained significant insight into the Indian education system and continues to provide solutions for the market. We believe that these end-to-end education solutions will further strengthen our commitment to India and help us enable Indian educators create a work force that is 21st-century educated, skilled and trained to thrive in a global world.”
Anju Visen-Singh, Director – Education Product Marketing, SMART Technologies elaborated further, “SMART is a leading provider of collaboration solutions that transform the way the world works and learns. We believe that collaboration and interaction should be easy. As the global leader in interactive whiteboards, we bring more than two decades of collaboration research and development to a broad range of easy-to-use, integrated solutions that free people from their desks and computer screens, so collaborating and learning with digital resources are more natural. We are excited to present our education solutions to the India market and contribute to the adoption of ICT by the Indian education system.”
Elaborating on the technological advantages, Saptarshi Basu, Senior Product Manager, SMART Technologies adds “SMART’s products are technologically advanced and are equipped with the most natural and intuitive user experience to make collaboration enriching and engaging. The products are customized to the unique needs and demands of education customers and offer heightened possibilities of integration and free style functionality. The solutions encourage improved student outcomes such as increased student engagement, learner motivation and knowledge retention.’’
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