The all-device, Google Classroom-integrated,
collaborative teaching tool allows teachers and students to build
lessons, activities, and interactive games
MONTREAL, June 27, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - At ISTE 2016, EXO U
Inc. ("EXO U" or the "Corporation") (TSXV: EXO), a software
development company, will launch Ormiboard, a first-of-its-kind
front-of-class visual creation and collaboration tool. Ormiboard
gives teachers and students the freedom to build lessons,
activities, and interactive games for use in any classroom that has
displays and/or mobile devices. A robust pre-release of the
software will be available beginning June
27th at ormiboard.com, with the full software
release date set for August
15th.
Launch Schedule
On Sunday, June 26th,
Ormiboard hosted a meetup for members of Edspeakers and EduMatch at
the Hard Rock Café. All RSVP'd guests, including livestream
participants, will receive a free 1-year license of Ormiboard
Go.
On Monday, June 27, EXO U will support Carl Hooker's book signing event for his
Mobile Learning Mindset Series. EXO U will run
promotions on twitter for free signed copies of the book.
Monday – Wednesday, June
27-30th, EXO U will showcase Ormiboard Pro and Go
in Partner QOMO booth 3928 and Panasonic booth 204.
On Tuesday, June 28, EXO U and
Panasonic team up to host Ron Clark
for a private dinner with administrators and partners. Contact EXO
U to request an invitation. EXO U will run promotions on twitter
for free signed copies of his Essential 55.
Pre-Release Software
The pre-release includes most toolsets and features, and users
will be given an Early Adopter's discount to purchase the software
for $30 when it becomes available
august 15th. All lesson
plans and activities created in the pre-release version will
automatically appear in Ormiboard's August
15th release.
"We wanted to make sure that educators who are attending ISTE
would have the opportunity to experience Ormiboard as fully as
possible," said Kevin Pawsey, EXO
U's CEO. "The pre-release has all any teacher needs to start
importing, building lessons or just exploring preloaded content
right away. This strategy has also enabled our Partners to get a
head-start sharing Ormiboard with their customers and
distributors."
News & Promotions
Ormiboard is in the news. EXO U will post daily updates and
reflections from the show via twitter (@ormiboard and @exo_u) and
on its blog at http://exou.com/news/. Every hour, each day, EXO U
will run promotions on twitter, including partner giveaways and
gift cards.
About Ormiboard
The device-agnostic Ormiboard goes beyond presenting and testing
by opening up whole-class creation and participation. With
ping-pong sharing and group collaboration, Ormiboard users create
sessions where everyone can watch and participate in the lessons.
In a classroom setting, teachers can select a screen from a student
device and share it on the font-of-class display. In seconds,
teachers can fully integrate Ormiboard with Google Classroom,
Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, and other common resources.
Ormiboard comes preloaded with an expanding database of
searchable lessons and activities including 6 types of instant
assessment, click-and-drag assignments, games, and exams. Teachers
can create their own games and lessons, or give students the power
to design their own. For anyone interested in creating advanced
animations and fully personalized lessons, games, and more,
Ormiboard Academy offers a series of 30-45 minute basic JavaScript
lessons for teachers and students (grades 4–12).
Ormiboard comes in two editions: Go and Pro.
The Go edition is designed for teachers and is accessed via web
browser; enabling students to easily connect and collaborate
online. Go is offered at a subscription rate of $89 per year and seamlessly integrates with
resources like Dropbox, Evernote, Google Classroom, Drive and other
cloud services.
The Pro edition is designed for schools and districts and is
primarily offered through distribution channels. Pro is an
installed software with a perpetual license and enables complete
device integration and collaborative sharing over existing networks
via local WIFI (no internet access required). Pro is optimized for
speed and split-view capabilities for multi-touch panels and
tables, and gives administrators dashboard control over building,
classroom, teacher, user and content grouping.
Both editions will be available for direct purchase on
August 15th. A pre-release
version of Go will be available for unlimited use at Ormiboard.com
beginning June 27th. Users signing up
for the Go edition before September
15th will receive a discounted price of $30 for the first year. Learn more at
Ormiboard.com.
About EXO U
EXO U's shares trade on the TSX Venture
Exchange under the ticker symbol EXO. EXO U develops an innovative
software platform which enables businesses and educational
institutions to securely mobilize and manage their mobile workforce
and students by delivering engaging experiences spanning desktop
and mobile applications. At the core of EXO U's platform is the
smart and agnostic EXO engine that unifies multiple software
platforms, allowing devices to interact and communicate seamlessly
together. EXO U was recently a finalist for the 2016 SIIA CODiE
Awards (the "CODiE Awards"). For more information, visit
http://www.exou.com and follow us on Twitter @exo_u.
SOURCE EXO U Inc