AVer Information, Inc.: Visual Collaboration Solutions to Create Engaging Learning Environments

It is not an uncommon scene where children are immersed in their smartphones/tablets playing games, browsing, and enjoying videos. Educational institutions are increasingly looking to integrate these technologies to increase enthusiasm, interaction and engagement while countering absenteeism, poor performance, and lack of enthusiasm towards learning. As educators strive to create modern and effective learning environments, students and teachers are presented with a multitude of instructional technologies. However, the sheer variety of technology available makes it difficult to create and offer seamless curriculum that combines content with technology to increase collaboration and engagement while keeping the teacher mobile throughout the classroom. Understanding these issues is AVer Information, a Silicon Valley-based company, which develops solutions that combine live and physical content into interactive software that can be annotated, recorded, and shared instantly between teacher and student, or to the cloud for flipped and blended learning.

As today’s classrooms continue to evolve with technology, many schools are getting equipped with the next generation text books (Smartphones, Tablets and Laptops). AVer’s solutions enhance the use of these electronic text books. The company’s Sphere2 software and ClassSend Student Engagement App lets students interact and engage with the document camera connected to teacher’s PC/Mac. Developed by AVer, these cameras can capture and display physical content and curriculum onto larger screens, as well directly to the student devices in real-time. Working in conjunction with Sphere2 curriculum software, ClassSend provides immersive, 1 to 1 classroom engagement by allowing students to use their handheld devices to interact directly with the teacher and lesson content. To keep these gadgets functioning, AVer also provides charging carts that support 30–40 devices, in sleek compact designs, secured and ideal for varying screen sizes. These intelligent charging systems save school's money by regulating power consumption and securing the devices themselves, while ensuring the devices are available, ready and functional for everyday use.

The company goes a step further with its camera innovations, to make schools safer for students, faculty and assets. Their IP Cameras