MONTREAL, Jan. 26, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - ("EXO U")
(TSXV: EXO) – Last week, educators attending the 2016
International BETT Conference in London gave an enthusiastic welcome to
Ormi: the world's simplest, yet most advanced BYOD (Bring
Your Own Device) teaching platform ever created. Ormi, which is
Greek for "momentum," launched on Thursday,
January 21st before an audience of over 40,000
educators from around the world. EXO U now shifts its focus
to prepare for Ormi's North American launch, planned for
February 3rd at the
TCEA Conference in Austin,
Texas.
At BETT, above the tradeshow floor, teachers and administrators
took the BYOD discussion online, where EXO U's sponsored "Let's
Solve BYOD" listening tour was underway. Concurrent with Ormi's
International launch, the three-week digital event captures live
input from across the global education spectrum. Moderated by
education journalist Ken Royal,
teachers were invited to join in the conversation and share ideas
to define, improve, and capture scalable practices. During the
4-day conference, over 68,000 people had contributed, shared or
listened in on the discussion.
"We all know what BYOD is," said Radio Host, Rusell Prue when interviewing EXO U's VP of
Marketing Ian Bryan on the tradeshow
floor. "But we don't know how to deal with it."
Bryan responded, "Teachers have technology in their classrooms
that doesn't work [with multiple devices]. Rather than compete with
those solutions… we just want to make it better, easier,
faster".
EXO U also participated in BETT's Secondary Learn & Live
Leadership Panel, moderated by Kevin
Hogan from Tech&Learning Magazine and ICT Consultant
Terry Freedman, and hosted customers and partners at the follow-up
reception co-hosted by EXO U. Other launch highlights included
interviews with specialist education broadcasters, and meetings
with dozens of journalists from the UK, USA and international news media.
"EXO U is on a mission to make BYOD not only acceptable, but
also essential in the classroom globally," remarked Education
Writer and former Head Teacher, Gerald
Haigh. "Students who arrive equipped with familiar
technology are in a position to extend their learning into areas
which would otherwise be out of reach or only accessible with
difficulty."
EXO U CEO Kevin Pawsey stated,
"Mobile devices are growing faster than any other hardware category
in the K12 education market. From the conversations I had with
vendors and educators at the show, there is now a real drive
towards having technology that is easy to install, easy to use,
relevant and affordable. Administrators want to see tangible
returns on investments in Edtech and I think we are well placed to
address that with Ormi as BYOD accelerates globally. Within a few
days of meetings with manufacturers and distributors, we've already
signed several NDA's to enable further negotiations"
To receive news and announcements concerning the Ormi launch,
follow www.exou.com.
About EXO U
EXO U's shares trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the
ticker symbol EXO. EXO U develops an innovative software platform
which enables businesses and educational institutions to securely
mobilize and manage their mobile workforce and students by
delivering engaging experiences spanning desktop and mobile
applications. At the core of EXO U's platform is the smart and
agnostic EXO engine that unifies multiple software platforms,
allowing devices to interact and communicate seamlessly together.
For more information, visit http://www.exou.com and follow us on
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