Promethean picked for prestigious UNESCO Award for Innovation

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Promethean's range of learner response systems, including Activoteand Activeexpression, has been voted as 'The Most Innovative Idea'during the UNESCO's ICT in Education Innovative Awards Exhibition.

Half of the academic experts and government education ministersfrom across the Asia Pacific region chose and allocated theirUNESCO dollars to Promethean's learner response system as theirpreferred education product.


'Promethean continuously create an environment that not onlyencourages students to be comfortable with technology but is alsopersonalising fun learning while encourage learning experiencethrough participation,

said Majeed Sharaf, Promethean Vice President for the Middle East.

'Activexpression has proved to be one of our most exciting productsand has received excellent uptake in the markets where it iscurrently available. This UNESCO recognition reinforcesPromethean's ability to transform the learning environment intomore interactive using our innovative products. With the UAE currently focusing on improving its education system, we areconfident that Promethean can provide new ways to encourageinvolvement from both students and teachers to produce outstandingEmirati graduates,' he added.

Activexpression is Promethean's latest product in their learnerresponse systems range and is designed to allow students to 'text'to an interactive whiteboard using words, phrases or numbers toincrease participation and engagement between students andteachers.

Activote, the company's first learner response system, targetsyounger pupils, with a simpler layout and six voting buttons pupilscan easily answer multiple choice questions in a fun and engaging,quiz style.

The award reinforces Promethean's leading position as a globalbusiness helping to raise education standards worldwide through itsinnovative solutions, and cements its reputation in the AsiaPacific region as the market leader.

Promethean currently offers Activote across the Middle East regionwith Activexpression already available in many of the markets anddue for release in more this month.