New SMART Response VE for Internet-Enabled Devices unveiled at BETT ME

SMART Technologies, a leading provider of collaboration solutions, will unveil the SMART Response VE interactive response system for the first time in the Middle East at the regional BETT conference on October 25 and 26 at the ADNEC. BETT Middle East is the largest education tradeshow in the region dedicated to showcasing the best in educational technology products and resources. This is the second annual event and organizers are expecting educators, administrators and Ministries of Education from throughout the region, and around the world, to attend. SMART is one of the leading companies participating in the event.

SMART Response VE is part of the growing SMART Response product line and enables students to log in to assessments from any Internet-enabled device, including tablets, such as the Apple iPad and Blackberry^® Playbook, smartphones, including the iPhone and BlackBerry, the iPod Touch, a home computer or a laptop. Students can access teacher-created assessments, respond to questions and receive immediate feedback. As with all models in the SMART Response product line, SMART Response VE integrates seamlessly with SMART Notebook^™ collaborative learning software, consolidating lesson creation, delivery and assessment within one application. SMART Response VE is offered on an annual subscription basis and is now available in the Middle East and throughout the world.

The SMART Response product line provides a range of models and options to support a variety of learning environments, including early education through to secondary classrooms, distance learning and any location where students have access to Internet-enabled mobile devices. All SMART Response interactive response systems enable teachers to create quizzes and tests for formative and summative assessment and to ask spontaneous questions to gain ongoing insight into student comprehension. SMART Response VE offers educators a future-proof solution for interactive assessment, lowering total cost of ownership and giving educators a higher return on investment. Students can use any Internet-enabled mobile device to complete interactive assessments, allowing educators the flexibility of being able to invest in a variety of mobile devices while continuing to use SMART Response VE. Teachers also have access to thousands of questions correlated to national standards through the SMART Exchange^™ website (exchange.smarttech.com), an online community that houses more than 51,000 digital resources designed specifically for use on SMART products. For more information, and to watch a video on SMART Response VE, visit smarttech.com/ResponseVE. 

“SMART Response VE is making it easier to integrate assessment into everyday devices that students are familiar and comfortable with such as mobile devices like android phones or iPads”  says Aaron Fright, Area Manager, Middle East, for SMART Technologies. “As the younger generation becomes more technologically savvy, it is important to modify educational practices to take advantage of these trends and offer options to both teachers and students which support and interactive and engaging assessment process and easy capture of results”.