What does the average day at the office look like for you?
At Mozaik Education, testing is a big part of our days. Our team of programmers work tirelessly to ensure that the end user experience is smooth and functional. They are constantly responding to user feedback and improving upon the system. As a part of our employee training, our business development team creates unique information sessions on the new features available in mozaBook and presents them to our colleagues. Not only are we allowing each individual the opportunity to demonstrate their creativity and show us some innovative ways to use mozaBook, but we are also testing the software in real time (just as a teacher would present a lesson to the class). And of course, we have fun while doing it, because mozaBook is not only fun for students!
Our mozaBook testing sessions
We are constantly thinking about things from many different angles - testing, updating, developing new content, and re-creating situations - in order to continually improve upon the solutions we offer. We think about things from the teacher’s perspective (i.e., is it easy to use and does it save time?), the student’s perspective (i.e., is it interactive, interesting, engaging and fun?)... We think about things from inside the box, then outside the box, then we open our 3D model of a cube on mozaBook for still another perspective! Let me introduce to you, the third way to think about about a box...
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Using mozaBook to demonstrate the third way to think about a box.
Our ultimate goal is to make teachers more effective by giving them the tools and solutions they need. The mozaBook interface is intuitive and anyone with a basic understanding of computers can begin creating lessons on mozaBook almost immediately. The icons are designed simply making them easy to navigate. However, the software also has tremendous depth and, for those who want to dive deeper, we also provide numerous training sessions. These sessions give participants the opportunity to see how the software can best suit their needs, and provide answers to their specific questions. They also build teacher confidence prior to using the software in the classroom. In other words, teachers also may need to do a little bit of homework (a huge understatement). However, these training sessions are always interactive, fun and informative for everyone involved. We hope to see you at the next one!
Would you like to join our next partner training? Want to visit sunny Szeged in the summertime? There are still spaces available for August 23 - 25 in Szeged. If you would like more information, visit our Facebook page.
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Peter Torok, our deputy CEO and certified mozaWizard, was recently invited by Uchebnik Center ("Textbook" Center), Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to the international scientific-practical conference in Astana, Kazakhstan. This year’s conference was titled “Modern educational resources and the effectiveness of the educational system”, and took place over three days beginning June 28th. During his stay in this beautiful capital city, Peter presented the unique features, design and capabilities of mozaBook and offered some mozaWisdom in his presentation titled: “The 5 Pillars of Successful Educational Systems: The Essentials to Graduating Competitive Specialists.” Peter also held a master class titled: “The efficient application and use of digital education content and tools as an extra to the existing educational materials in the 21st century classroom.”
Pictured above are conference members, notably: Beybitkul Karimova (third from left), CEO of Uchebnik, Peter Torok (center), deputy CEO of Mozaik, and Duysebek Adilhan Telegenuli (center, right), deputy CEO of Uchebnik.
The purpose of this conference was to assess the role of educational technology in the overall educational environment. It was also a great opportunity to showcase new and developing educational solutions to the Kazakh people. Along with our partners at Interactiv Kazakhstan, Mozaik presented mozaBook as well as our companies’ educational philosophy and forecast for future educational environments.
From all of us at Mozaik Education, we would like to extend our thanks and gratitude to our partners in Kazakhstan for their kindness and hospitality, and for helping Mozaik to shape the future of education. We look forward to hosting you in Hungary soon!
Mozaweb is now available in China! In January 2014, our Mozaik team attended the BETT expo in London England where we encountered a great producer of educational content in China, Yuanlai. This was the beginning of Mozaik’s presence in the world of Chinese education.
Chinese students enjoy a Mozaik 3D model of the Globe Theatre in London.
At a recent expo, Yuanlai presented one of Mozaik’s 3D models about the Globe Theatre in London, England to students in Wuhan - Jiang’an District. If you would like to watch the Globe Theatre video, and see just how much information we can cram into a 2 minute lesson, you can check out the 3D model here. Before you can gain access to our library of free content, you will need to register an account at mozaweb.com. It is free, easy and takes only seconds to complete. After registering, you will be able to sample our 3D scenes, videos, and other online content. Also, we promise there will be no spam associated with your registering, so no worries there.
Various young learners enjoyed exploring the interactive digital components of the “Secrets of our Environment” series
Wuhan Yuanlai Education Distribution Company Ltd. produces and distributes educational videos and other content, and even has their own educational television channel! For two years, we have enjoyed a great working relationship with Yuanlai and are proud to announce that mozaWeb is now available in China!
Outdoor big screen displaying mozaBook at Shandong Book City, China.
Mozaik Education has licensed the use of 12 of our books to be used by the children in China, including the complete “Secrets of our Environment” series. This is a printed book series which includes an activation code which can be entered on mozaWeb and the students are given complete access to the books in the form of online digital content, via our educational platform. In other words, the book is also made available to them, in its entirety, online. Since this time we have been proud to offer our printed books and mozaWeb to the people of China and salute our partners at Yuanlai for their dedication to excellence in education.
After almost two years of successful and mutually beneficial collaboration, there are plans to license new books in the near future and Mozaik’s books are also available now from a variety of bookstores, online distributors and retailers.
Academics' Choice Awards™ aims to help teachers and parents search for the best educational software, toys and books. Highly qualified academics, parents, homeschoolers and teachers evaluate the product on its ability to develop cognitive skills of students. The products are examined on their success of building higher order thinking skills, ability to engage students, positive influence on character building of the students etc. Only the true “mind-building” products can survive the rigorous scrutiny of the Academic’s Choice Awards team.
We feel honoured to receive this award and are very thankful for the positive feedback we received from the reviewers. One of the teachers on the committee said: “My students loved watching the 3D panoramic images and presentations on our whiteboard. I loved that they were actually paying attention! Not only can I assign homework and design new lessons using the powerful tools, mozaBook even has a built in browser so I can point students to more content that loads right in mozaBook! It's much more than a presentation software program, it's a make-me-look-good as a teacher program that's actually effective!”. It makes all the numerous people who put effort into creating mozaBook extremely happy to see that teachers love our software.
To see more quotes from the Academic’s Choice Awards committee about mozaBook or to check out the list of all the winners please visit the website of Academic’s Choice Awards.
If you haven’t tried mozaBook yet, you can download the free demo version here and build your own interactive lesson plans enriched with spectacular 3D and video content.
We think our 3D scenes are already cool, but today we’d like to announce it to the world: our 3D models just got even more amazing!
Every one of the interactive scenes which include the Walk feature, available on mozaWeb, have entered the world of virtual reality. More than 60 3D scenes can now be used with a virtual reality headset through the new mozaWeb 3D viewer. Download the mozaWeb 3D viewer to your Android smartphone from Google Play. The iOS application is also available on the App Store.
See for yourself: open one of your favorite 3D models, open the Walk feature, denoted by the walking man icon. A small icon of VR glasses will appear. Just click on that and place the phone in your VR headset. Then have a walk around! Just look down towards your feet to start and stop the movement.
Don’t have a favorite model in mind? Here are a few of our team’s favorites. (Once you've downloaded the app, these links will automatically open the app) :
Medieval inhabited bridge (London Bridge, 16th century)
The city of Babylon (6th century BC)
Viking stave church (Borgund, 13th century)
Nikola Tesla's laboratory (Shoreham, US)
Any type of Virtual Reality headset will work - you don’t have to spend a lot of money for a fancy pair of glasses to walk around and explore a new world. Everyone in the business development department has tried it and with great response! We hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we do.
We are developing this feature for every 3D scene that we have so stay tuned. Soon you’ll be able to use your VR headset for every type of animated model.
Partnerships are often a necessary and fundamental way to success so we’re happy to announce the signing of a worldwide OEM partnership agreement with Prestigio and the integration of Prestigio Multiboard Solution and the mozaBook Classroom software.
What makes this collaboration special?
Prestigio Multiboard is a state-of-the-art solution for education, conferences and business that not only increases work efficiency, but significantly improves the level of interaction in the classroom. It is a great tool for teachers to present, explain, and engage students in the classroom. One device combines the functions of an electronic projector, computer, traditional blackboard, flipchart, and plasma screen. What’s more, the device’s bright screen will be visible in any light.
mozaBook is presentation software designed for interactive whiteboards and displays in classrooms. Teachers and students can create presentations and enrich them with interactive 3D scenes, educational videos, images from a built-in media library or their own devices.
Besides that, mozaBook includes a collection of various teaching resources such as educational applications and 1000+ videos. One of the main benefits is to increase students' attention and help them to understand the topic.
Main functions:
- create engaging and interactive presentations from scratch;
- create and assign tests or quizzes;
- upload your own textbooks using PDF files to make them interactive;
- access to the entire library of interactive content, including 1200+ 3D models and scenes, 120+ tools and games, along with audio, video and still image content.
By bundling Prestigio Multiboard with mozaBook, we wish to create a comprehensive and powerful tool that makes the learning process easier, understandable, and more interesting for both students and teachers.
As part of the existing OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) partnership, starting from 2019, all Prestigio Multiboard devices are provided with a default 1-year mozaBook Classroom software license in any location where ASBISc Enterprises Plc. is present.
Would you like to try mozaBook for free? Just click here to download the software and enjoy the 1-month free trial period. To learn more about the Prestigio Multiboard, visit the Prestigio website and get in touch with an expert who can help you to choose the best solution for you.