AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Famigo, a company providing safer experiences for children on mobile devices, has announced the launch of Famigo EDU, a one-to-one tablet platform for elementary school students and teachers. The secure platform lets teachers find the best content from any source, design individualized lessons online and send them directly to students’ tablets.
By customizing the learning experience on mobile, Famigo EDU connects students with the highest-quality educational material available. This empowers teachers to differentiate the learning experience for children during early childhood and elementary school—a particularly impactful time in a student’s life.
“The true promise of edtech is to provide access to just the right subset of all the world’s information whenever and wherever students need it,” said Famigo CEO Q Beck. “One computer in each classroom, while helpful, does not maximize the amount of educational content that a student can be exposed to. Mobile devices literally put computing power in the hands of young children. Famigo EDU lets teachers individualize instruction with interesting, relevant content on mobile devices, engaging students during the crucial developmental period when they learn the most.”
Teachers Connect a World of Content to the Students Who Need It
Now in a pilot program in four schools in Texas, Famigo EDU gives teachers a powerful new tool to make their lessons multi-dimensional and engaging. Teachers deliver content directly to student tablets, from websites, PDFs and material from anywhere on the Internet, including licensed content from Education publishers and Famigo’s own extensive library of apps, websites and videos. Teachers can:
- Browse a large library of standards-aligned Open Educational Resources and make any good content, no matter where it’s found, available to students.
- Always remain in control of what students see: They can remotely lock tablets to lessons, or to a blank screen to focus students’ attention.
- Create, organize and share units and lessons with other teachers at their institutions
- Secure messaging lets teachers contact students and parents.
- All content aligns with prevailing educational standards, such as Common Core and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.
Students Safely Play and Learn
Famigo’s tried-and-tested child-friendly user interface helps students instantly engage with educational materials. Famigo EDU empowers students to safely explore and create content. All ads are blocked and students can’t navigate away from approved educational content. In-app purchases are also blocked.
“Pre-kindergarten through 5th-grade is the best time to make a meaningful impact on life-long learning outcomes,” said Famigo COO Matt McDonnell. “By giving teachers access to the best educational content available, and letting them target individual students in a customized, multi-media format, Famigo EDU addresses students in the way they learn best. We’re excited to bring edtech to new heights on the most powerful medium available—mobile.”
Famigo EDU is currently available for the Android operating system, with iOS availability in early 2015. For more information on Famigo EDU and how to implement the solution into your institution, contact famigoedu@famigo.com.
About Famigo
Famigo is the company providing a safer experience for children and families on mobile devices. The Famigo App ensures families and children receive only safe, Famigo Approved(TM) content on mobile devices and tablets. For more information, please visit http://www.famigo.com/.
