Handheld Learning 2009

Students have access to huge amounts of rich media content in the home but not necessarily at school. ConnectED is leading the way in supporting and delivering access to rich media content in education by harnessing the potentail of mobile learning and gaming platforms. A visit to ConnectEDs stand QC10 will ensure you are up to date on the most powerful and innovative advances in mobile learning delivered via SONY PlayStation technologies.

As the sole UK distributor for SONY PlayStation (PSP) you can discover ConnectED (Stand QC10) showcasing an array of exciting mobile learning solutions. Visitors can benefit from the opportunity of discovering a range of new, ground breaking learning products, along with existing tried, tested and trusted technology.

SONY PlayStation®Portable

Over the last 2 years, PlayStation®Portable (PSP™) has been purchased and used extensively in UK educational and training institutions. The combination of SONY PSP’s gaming heritage and its ability to capture and play open standard educational digital content via audio, video, and internet has made it a compelling new mobile learning tool. Students can now use existing ‘social technology’ platforms like SONY PSP™ to access real and engaging educational content.

The use of SONY PSPâ„¢ in the classroom makes learning interesting and fun, allowing interaction, collaboration and uniquely blending social and learning time. Learning can be done at home as PSPâ„¢ works with a standard TV connection. Video and audio can then be shared and transferred back and forth between home and school.

Decision makers in government, education and training can now see that this is a significant development in helping to provide more dynamic, cost effective and flexible delivery of learning content. Accredited educational establishments can now benefit from a new and cost effective pricing structure from ConnectED for bulk purchase of SONY PSP units.

NEW for SONY PSP from ConnectED “Second Sight” Interactive blended learning technology.

ConnectED is pleased to showcase Second Sight at this year’ Handheld Learning . This ground breaking new technology works with traditional printed content to trigger audio, video and interactive 3D images. Second Sight enables teachers to blend the use of their established text books, display materials and audio visual content in a way that has not been easy to deploy in the classroom before.

Interactive multimedia content is very important. Students are used to playing and reviewing rich media files in audio, video and in gaming, anytime and anywhere. They expect a richer experience. PSP™ helps fulfill that need. It is easy to use, extremely robust and portable, and most importantly PSP™  is very engaging and interesting to the students.

To find out more you can talk to Directors Andy Goff and Mark Stimpfig on QC10 at Handheld Learnng 2009. ConnectED are also happy to come to your school, college, university or LA and demonstrate any of our products.

About ConnectED

ConnectED is Sony Computer Entertainment UK’s accredited UK educational distributor for Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP). There are now extensive deployments of PSP in mainstream education in the UK from many top BSF procurers, local authorities, CLCs, universities and schools.

ConnectED is also the exclusive distributor for multimedia language lab software Sony Virtuoso. "The Language Lab of the Future" TES. SONY Virtuoso is now the language lab of choice in hundreds of UK and US schools, colleges and universities.

Directors Andrew Goff and Mark Stimpfig are educational industry specialists, supported by 10 professional and experienced team members who are there to assist with technical, marketing, training and administrative support.