Extramarks Launches India's First Anytime, Anywhere Classroom 'Extramarks Live'

NEW DELHI, August 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

With a view to provide end-to-end learning solutions, Extramarks has launched 'Extramarks Live' which will be students' anywhere, anytime classroom with them, focused at students from classes nursery to XII. 'Extramarks Live' is a browser-based complete study program which will be delivered through internet, tablets and extended memory sticks and SD cards. Bridging the gap between in-school and after school education, and keeping the continuity of concepts from school to home, 'Extramarks Live' blends multimedia rich, easy to understand pedagogy-based content and technology to provide a wholesome and fulfilling experience. The product allows students to get connected online and learn with friends, mentor and teachers from home, school or anywhere.

'Extramarks Live' has adopted personalised learning through adaptive learning methodologies to keep the student fully engaged. It provides complete circle of learn, practice and test to allow him to learn at his own pace and makes sure that the concepts are fully understood and validated by immersive deep learning.

The digital and internet tide is sweeping schools worldwide and is gaining momentum in India and other developing economies. Recognising this long-term technology trend, Extramarks has launched 'Extramarks Live' focused at students after successfully implementing Extramarks technology-enabled classrooms or smart learn classes, as they are called in more than 5000 schools. A simple rollout makes the Extramarks offering truly viable for self-based learning. As a peer-to-peer system, 'Extramarks Live' optimizes existing technology investments, without requiring extra costs for servers or extensive infrastructure.

The software emphasizes the ability for students to be independent learners, while teachers or mentors can monitor each student's activity and progress, helping them privately or demonstrating their work in front of the whole class directly.

'Extramarks Live' transforms computers, laptops and tablets into interactive, exclusively featured learning environments. Just some of the added value features include, full control of student screens for a complete view on all class activities, as well as displaying selected students' screens to the rest of the class. Discreet attention can be given to certain students and the students can be focused and engaged with demonstrations, presentations and real-time video stream broadcast beyond the classroom.

Mr. Atul Kulshrestha, CMD Extramarks, elaborated on the unique services offered by the company for beyond the formal classroom learning environment, "We're aware of the extent to which internet have become the technology of choice for school going children worldwide. In India, however, there was a clear gap in the market for beyond classroom management solutions catering to this segment. The 'Extramarks Live' software enables students with existing infrastructure in the classroom to be used to their greatest pedagogic potential, while saving schools costly infrastructure alterations or further technology investment."

In a pre-launch market survey Extramarks has got very encouraging response from the education market in India and abroad. The company plans to launch this product on 21st August 2014 and hope that the product will be well received globally. In a very short period of about five years, Extramarks has become very popular in India and abroad. More than 5000 schools in India use professionally developed digital learning content of Extramarks, which include the most prestigious institutions like Mayo College, Doon, Welhams and DPS chain of schools for instance. Besides educational support services, Extramarks provides complete ERP solutions to schools.

About Extramarks

Extramarks is a new age 360 degree digital learning company focused at K-12 segment to provide best of global pedagogy and technology to create an engaging child-centric, teaching-learning environment, to make learning easy and effective in classrooms and at home.

The company is promoted by Mr. Atul Kulshrestha, a Chartered Accountant with vast experience of service industry. M/s Reliance Industries Ltd. has also invested in the company and holds 38.5% stake in the company. The company employs about 1250 people on its direct roll and another 2000 on contractual obligations. It has presence in South Africa, Middle-East and South East Asia besides India. The company has earned prestigious accolades at various forums such as World Didactic India 2013, World Education Summit 2012 and eIndia 2011.

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