Annie Braille Learning Tool - Special Order

Annie Braille Learning Tool - Special Order

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 start 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.

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
• 3 years subscription with Helios
• 2 year warranty limited parts and labour warranty as per the Annie Warranty Statement

Product Specifications

• Electrical Parameters:
• Input to Device: 12V 3.34A, 40W
• Adapter AC socket: AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz, 1.0A

Product Dimensions

• Size: 24cm x 24cm x 5cm
• Weight: 1070g

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 (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