Annie is good and l like the games especially whack-a-key. I really like the voice and the music it plays!
Annie — Your students’ interactive self-learning braille device companion
The world’s first self-learning braille literacy device
Designed to give pre-school and primary school-aged children with a visual impairment a head starts in learning braille, Annie is a self-learning electronic device that teaches reading, typing, vocabulary and spelling in uncontracted and contracted braille in a fun, game-like format. Annie’s learning ecosystem offers interactive content to students while collecting usage data. It provides an online teacher portal for remote access and progress tracking, serving both educators and parents.
How does this product change your life?
Annie is an innovative electronic and WiFi enabled device that has completely transformed the braille learning journey by allowing children to play and learn braille by themselves. Relying on an online platform for assigning lessons and tracking progress, Annie offers contracted and uncontracted braille content, enriched with vocabulary from short stories and consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) word spellings.
With various input methods, a speaker for guidance, and an online teacher portal for remote access and progress tracking, Annie caters to the needs of educators and parents, ensuring a comprehensive and accessible educational solution.
Specifications
Electrical Parameters
- Input to Device: 12V 3.34A, 40W
- Adapter AC socket: AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz, 1.0A
Size: 24cm x 24cm x 5cm
Weight: 1070g
Warranty: Two-year limited parts and labour warranty as per the Annie Warranty Statement
Braille Display
- 6x eight-dot standard-sized braille cells
- 2x six-dot enlarged (4.5x) braille cells
Ports
- 2x USB 2.0;
- Ethernet
- 3.5mm Analogue Audio jack
Storage 16 GB Connectivity
- 2.4GHz and 5GHz IEEE 802.11.a/b/g/n/ac wireless LAN
- Bluetooth 4.2
- Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0 bus (300Mbps throughput)
Input Interface
- 6+3 key Perkins-style keyboard with additional arrow keys for navigation
- Capacitive touch sensor for tactile indication of device status
- Feedback input through the 2 six-dot enlarged braille cells
Output Interface
- Built-in mono speaker for audio instructions
- White LED for ON/OFF status indication
- Vibration motor for haptic feedback
Self-Learning: Yes
Learning Outcomes
- Reading
- Typing
- Language/Vocabulary
- Aural/listening comprehension
- Tactile tolerance
- Numeracy
Braille Codes Taught
- English Braille Grade 1
- English Braille Grade 2
Mode of Teaching Electronic device with audio/tactile content
Learning Interfaces (Hardware Input Modalities)
- Digital Braille Keyboard
- Interactive Digital Braille dots
- Navigational / Functional keys
Learning Interfaces (Hardware Output Modalities)
- Large refreshable Braille display
- Standard refreshable Braille display
- Speakers for audio output
- Aux-output
Software Updates: Yes, over internet
Offline Mode: Yes (can be deployed in a low network zone with ease)
Content Features
- Instant corrective feedback
- Continuous evaluation
- Personalised pace of learning
- Teacher customisable content
Teaching Content Updates: Yes, over Internet and USB
Content Types
- Audio Tactile Lessons
- Games
- Challenges
- Games
- Games (Multiplayer)
- Tests
Homework Setting: Yes
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Tracking user progress over curricula
- Performance
- Usage over time
- Vocabulary level
- Multi-stakeholder access
Real-Time Monitoring/Progress
Dashboard Helios: Yes, via browser and supported on all devices (Android, iOS, Windows/Mac/Linux)
Admin Panel: Yes, to manage users and troubleshoot - via browser supported on all devices (Android, iOS, Windows/Mac/Linux)
Tactile volume Control: Yes, via the control wheel
Audio repeat Feature Via dedicated touch sensor control for multiple actions
Tactile Feedback: Yes, through inbuilt vibration
What's in the box?
- Annie device
- Power cable and adaptor
- Quick Start Guide
- QR code to digital manual
- Device-specific QR code - Found underneath Annie
- 1 year subscription with Helios
Warranty
2 year warranty
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