The newly launched Classpad tablet promptly connotes the technological experience that the educational system may sooner or later have a tryst with. This slab designed by Rohit Pande, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta aims to deliver a personalized and interactive form of learning and coaching to both teachers and students.
This tablet essentially seeks to make the student-teacher interaction more productive and convenient in the classroom. Instructors can transfer assignments to the respective student’s slate with ease. They are also entitled to send in reviews and tests pertaining to the pupils’ performance directly to their corresponding slabs.
Students also have an interesting opportunity to pay more attention to the details of lessons, try their hand at numerous tests and get an apt feedback on the same. As per the spec sheet, the tablet operates on a 1.3GHz processor and facilitates up to 7 hours of battery life. It arrives with a 4GB built-in memory that can be extended to 8GB.
Rohit Pande, CEO, Classteacher Learning Systems commented, “Our education system does not differentiate students according to the learning capabilities and teach them at the same level, but the software installed in Classpad tests students’ problem solving, creativity and application of language skills.â€
Importantly, the gadget categorizes students as per their talent and intelligence level. This will enlighten professors on which child needs more attention in terms of studies. Moreover, the device could serve as an effective e-reading option that eliminates the monotony involved in everyday rote learning and classroom sessions. Given the memory supported by the slab, hordes of books can be stored and read comfortably.
The tablet is targeted at 3 to 12 standard students and has been released in 2 models namely Trolley model and One Tablet Per Child Model (OTPC) model. While the former is accessible to multiple students, the latter ought to be used for one child only. The Classpad tablet price range is between Rs. 7,500 to Rs. 14,000.
