HiTeach Interactive Teaching System

No / Item / Function
1. / Software Features - Whiteboard /
  1. Insert pictures and background from datapool.
  2. Snapshot other running systems and software by entire screen or cropping.
  3. Adjust pen size and color, provide highlighters.
  4. Multi-pen writing simultaneously under Windows 7.
  5. Zoom and movable pages.
  6. Delete objects or writing by using the eraser in three modes: wiping, clicking, and cropping.
  7. Magic pen recognizes drawn shapes and turn them into triangles, rectangles, rounds, etc… with straight lines and perfect angles.
  8. Screen annotation and save as whiteboard pages while other system and software are running.
  9. Pull out virtual keyboard to type.
  10. Handwriting Recognition.
  11. Spotlight to emphasize part of the page.
  12. Screen recording for actions on the whiteboard such as drawings.
  13. Pick out a student randomly by computer. Shows student ID, Name, Pictures… etc.
  14. Minify writing and drawings to save room for more content.
  15. Contents can be saved in various pages in the form of PDF and JPG.
  16. Add, delete, copy pages on the page list.
  17. Insert files from the computer anytime: pictures, videos, and sound.
  18. Type in keywords to search from the Internet, and paste on the pages by dragging the photos found.
  19. Quick insert geometry shapes like rounds, triangles, rectangles… etc, and adjust the size and scale by dragging.
  20. Math tools for teaching activities such as ruler, triangle, compass, protractor… etc.
  21. Interesting teaching activity tools: timer for timing and counting down, tag of numbers and alphabet, and shades to cover up parts of pages.
  22. Objects are allowed to be moved, adjusted by size, cut, copied, unlimited copied, rotate… etc.
  23. Other brands of whiteboard and handwrite tablet can be integrated, too.
  24. Import PowerPoint files. Pages of ppt files will become whiteboard pages; IRS activities edited in PowerPoint also work on whiteboard pages while imported.
  25. Interesting teaching activity tools: timer for timing and counting down, tag of numbers and alphabet, and shades to cover up parts of pages.
  26. Change-able numbers of functions in toolbar.
  27. Users may rotate and move tool bar freely.

2. / Software Features - Document Camera / 1.Take pictures from actual paper materials by the document camera by cropping or whole.
2.Save pictures right away while taking them.
3.Screen annotation while document camera is activated.
4.Film and save video files.
5.Post production on the video files.
6.Time-lapse filming.
7.Comparison mode: take 2, 4, 6, or 9 pictures at one time and post on the same page to compare.
8.Auto detection of the connection of ezVision document camera.
9.Excellent resolution and adjust functions with the models of ETV-531 and ETV-631.
3. / Software Features - Interactive Response System (IRS) / 1.Pop Quiz: quick start up an IRS activity for quiz or voting without pre-class preparation.
2.Pop Buzz-in: the first student who presses any button on their remote has the right to answer the question orally.
3.Assessment: teachers can make a test file before class and set up the IRS options. When the file is started in the class, IRS automatically turns on for students to vote.
4.Competition: with the pre-made test file, first three students who got the right answer gets the points.
5.Buzz-in: with pre-made test files, IRS automatically turns on. The first student who presses any button on their remote has the right to answer the question orally.
6.Student pick-out: randomly pick a student to answer questions.
7.Knock-out game: precede IRS activities in such mode to get the last winner.
8.Questionnaire: pre-make a question file without correct answer.
9.Anonymous: start an IRS activity for students to vote without knowing who choose which option.
10.Voting statistics: students can give out points by IRS remotes.
11.Student info: shows each student’s answer status.
12.Cubes: shows students’ names and pictures.
13.Count or count down while answering or voting.
14.Show answer: shows students’ choices individually or categorize by their options.
15.Instant statistics: show bar or pie charts for each question.
16.Paste the statistic charts on the pages.
17.Ranking: shows entire class and each students’ scores.
18.IRS record: automatically save the statistics on the computer for later view.
19.Instant activity status: shows how many students have answered, how many haven’t, and invalid answers.
20.Re-start the question: clear or save previous answers and start over the same question.
21.PowerPoint integrated: edit the teaching material in PowerPoint and import it to HiTeach.
22.Upload test data to cloud computing diagnosing and analyzing service center automatically to generate diagnosis reports.
4. / Software Features - IRS activity settings / 1IRS editing tool for instant activity editing on whiteboard.
2Add various IRS activities such as quiz, buzz-in/tossup, anonymous voting… on each page and set up difficulty, mode, single/multiple answers, and key concepts for each activity.
3Various modes for activities: test, pop quiz, buzz-in, and tossup.
4IRS activities editing: create IRS activities with text, pictures, sounds… etc.
5Various layout samples for question and options, able to add or delete items anytime.
6Import CSV files: save test files in CSV format and import them.
7Supports importing of CSV, EAS, and PPT files.
8PowerPoint add-in: edit IRS tests in PPT files and set up question parameter such as question mode, single/multiple answer, number of options… etc.
5. / Software Features - IRS Roster Class/Course Info Manager / 1.Add, edit, and delete teacher information and pictures.
2.Add, edit, and delete class member information and pictures.
3.Information settings: match various classes and teachers for different courses.
4.Edit class members one by one or import by patch.
5.Set up student keypad ID and recognize in order automatically.
6.Auto-match student keypad ID with student order or manually set up student order.
6. / Software Features – IRS Report / 1.Print statistic data: directly export statistics of IRS activity data in RPT, PDF, XLS, DOC, and RTF formate.
2.Score ranking report: list of all students’ scores, average score, average scoring rate, and sort by scores.
3.Class answer report: list of scoring rate, number of scoring students, and correct answers of each question.
4.Scoring details: list of correct, incorrect responses, and each student’s score.
5.Class serial score chart: show the history
6.Single question details: show each question item, its options and scoring rates in bar charts and pie charts.
7.Student answer details: list of selections of all students on each question to exam the difficulty and the level of their understanding.
8.Single student answer details: list of each student’s selections on each question and correct answer.
9.Personal history scores chart: show the history performance of each student in previous tests.
10.Replaying whole test: display item by item in a test with original test item and statistics from students’ answering.
7. / Hardware Integration / 1.Fully integrates Haboard interactive whiteboard, ezVision document camera (ETV-531、ETV-631、ETV-440、ETV-432), and IRS clickers.
2.Quick buttons on two sides of Haboard provides common functions picked out from HiTeach software. Users may also directly operate ezVision document camera and IRS clickers.
3.While HiTeach is minimized, users may still use the quick buttons on Haboard to control other programs such as PowerPoint.
4.Teacher’s keypads allow teachers to operate HiTeach while they’re not near the board.
8. / Teacher’s Keypad / Main functions:
  1. Switch to previous/next pages and among HiTeach and desktop.
  1. Control IRS by showing charts, student’s choices, or start over voting and reset correct answers.
  1. Control document camera, start pick-out, and activate IRS.
Hardware:
1.Communication: two-way RF 2.4G.
2.Button: 16 buttons.
3.Light: 2 LED signal lights.
4.Number of unique IDs: millions.
5.Number of channels: 251.
6.Conflict signal management: avoiding auto-transmission.
7.Signal transmission: right on hits.
8.Power: CR2032 battery x 2 pcs.
9.Power saving: automatic sleep after transmission.
9. / Receiver /
  1. Receive and identify signals from teacher/student keypads, transfer signals to computers via USB.
  1. 360° within valid communication distance.
  1. Hardware:
  2. Communication: two-way RF 2.4G.
  3. Number of unique IDs: millions.
  4. Number of channels: 251.
  5. Interface with PC: USB.
  6. Power: by USB.
  7. Management: by HiTeach software.
  8. Setup: can be hold up by standard digital camera stand.

10. / Student Keypads / Model# RF07
1Buttons for number 1 to 6, each keypad is set with one unique ID.
2Hardware
2.1Communication: two-way RF 2.4G.
2.2Button: 6 buttons.
2.3Light: 2 LED signal lights.
2.4Number of unique IDs: millions.
2.5Number of channels: 251.
2.6Conflict signal management: avoiding auto-transmission.
2.7Signal transmission: right on hits.
2.8Power: CR2025 battery x 1.
2.9Power saving: automatic sleep after transmission.

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