This week, after months of beta testing and progressive improvements, Xorro finally released version 2.0 of the powerful whiteboarding software Workbook (also branded Alphateach and Imergo Aqua in other markets).
New Xorro Workbook 2: Whiteboarding gets Better! Read More »
A clean whiteboard is a joy to use. One featuring long-lived stains from past use, is not. This article provides you with the understanding needed to ensure you – and your whiteboard – stay in the first category! This problem has been around for as long as whiteboards have been, so the image at right
Cleaning Whiteboards makes them …. Cleaner! Read More »
2Touch and Manzana combine sales and service operations in Australia and New Zealand, to improve customer experience for Xorro, Workbook and Wordwall users.
2Touch and Manzana combine forces Read More »
Our sister company, EdTech developer Xorro Solutions has released free access for school educators to its gamification and real-time assessment solution, Xorro-Q.
Xorro-Q enables educators in BYOD classrooms and lecture theaters to ensure the active participation of every single student in instant challenges. Challenges can be prepared ahead of time, or better, created in-class around existing resources and activities such as slide shows, videos etc.
Xorro-Q for free: BYOD participation, assessment & gamification Read More »
Chatting with a customer before Christmas, he enthused on how useful it would be to have large banks of maths practice questions appropriate to his college classes. These could easily be included in contests and games which motivate students to have fun practicing algebra through the term.
Free Algebra Question Banks Read More »
The research is definitive: properly used, audience response techniques and solutions enable educators and trainers to achieve startling improvements in learning outcomes with their classes. Is this surprising?
Educators speak out on questioning: audience response Read More »
A 2Touch interactive whiteboard on a Flexiroller was installed into the Cloudy Bay Vineyards Boardroom last week on a sunny (but windy) Marlborough day.
They 2Touch here: 2Touch meets Sauvignon Blanc Read More »
After many months of development, Xorro has launched their Q-Bank service. Now, any Xorro-Q user can manage all questions ever created for activities in Q, share these with other users (either within the Institution or globally), and import questions from other users. Tag and categorise questions so you and others will find them instantly next time; organise
Xorro Q-Bank is here… Read More »
It has never been easier to instantly assess your students’ ability to interpret an image (a map, diagram, photo, x-ray etc). Xorro-Q’s “Clickable Image” question type allows you to select and import an image; click to draw “hotspots” on the image; optionally decide on scores to allocate for students clicking on the various zones. Next
Clickable (Hotspot) Image Questions hit the mark Read More »
Bay of Plenty District Health Board recently deployed a 2Touch 84″ interactive display in one of their meeting rooms. We followed up with Jacky Maaka of the Administrative Support Arm, to see how the new technology is being used.
2Touch 84 inch Interactive Display Impresses Clinicians Read More »
Children attending Oratia Kindergarten love the thrill of using their new 2Touch IWB.
Kindergarten goes 2Touch Read More »
With Xorro’s latest Q-Launcher, released 26 August 2013, presenters can now display a real-time Leaderboard to add contest and game qualities to their activities.
Xorro-Q takes the Lead Read More »
Wordwall has just announced the release of a subscription access to their popular Wordwall activities. Now students can access Wordwall activities from any browser-capable device. To complement the service, Wordwall is introducing new Android based devices pre-loaded with Wordwall subscriptions…..
Wordwall Goes Browser Read More »
On July 30, Massey University hosted a panel of experts to discuss the country’s leading economic issues. Attended by over 100 people from the University and business, the session was made interactive using Xorro-Q to gauge audience opinions on the questions during the panel contributions.
Xorro-Q makes a splash with Economics Panel Read More »
In March customers received the first Flexiroller 55″ Interactive Display assemblies. Flexiroller’s electric lift and mobility adds much demanded flexibility to deploying the 55″ interactive display.
New Flexiroller for 2Touch 55 inch Interactive LED Display Read More »
Users of the web-based Xorro-Q audience response solution can now add images into their activities. All interaction types now support images. Audience participants receive the images on their browser devices (cellphones, tablets, i-Pads, laptops etc) and can respond to questions directly. All audience responses can be displayed in real-time or downloaded for later analysis.
Xorro-Q with Pictures! Read More »
In a new development, Manzana is offering its ultra-flat aluminium honeycomb based whiteboard panels for use as standard whiteboards. With increasing use of ultra-short-throw projectors, customers need to ensure that these project onto flat whiteboard surfaces in order to avoid waviness of straight lines on spreadsheets and documents.
New lightweight whiteboards Read More »
The 2Touch all-in-one lectern has always been a popular choice for any medium sized meeting and conference setting. Combining built-in audio with the lit surface and slender podium column, this lightweight lectern comes at an amazingly affordable price.
2Touch Lecterns combine convenience with low cost Read More »
2Touch’s ultra-resolution 84″ interactive displays are a hit in medical imaging settings.
2Touch 84 inch interactive displays impress in healthcare Read More »
Workbook’s Custom Toolbars take the clutter away from the page and make it far more friendly in the classroom. You need only add those Workbook tools which you know you’ll use in your language classes. Here are some strong suggestions:Make sure you put a “select” arrow at each end of the toolbar – this saves
Tips and Tricks: Customising Toolbars for Languages Read More »
