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NUS start-up produces new software to boost creativity in primary schoolsPosted: 21 October 2007 0008 hrs

SINGAPORE: Writing stories has become more exciting for

a group of students.

They are using a new software designed by a start-up from

the National University of Singapore called Personal

E-Motion (PEM).

With the new "Koobits Author" software, producing an

interactive e-book is almost child's play.

You can type out a story about a mystical world or even

create your own dream vehicle.

"My favourite feature is the animation because I can move

it anywhere I want," said a Jurong Primary School student.

"This software is interesting and I can use my imagination

and write the composition in a different way," said another.

PEM started working on the software in 2004 and by late

2005, it was ready to let students at Jurong Primary School

try it out.

KooBits is aimed at primary and lower secondary students.

Melvin Yeoh, Ahmad Ibrahim Primary School's head of department for info tech-media resource, said:

"Some of these pupils initially are very apprehensive about writing, but with this software, I've noticed -

and many of the teachers have also observed - that their quieter pupils are beginning to write more."

That's also because with its user-friendly interface, the software allows a student to create a four-page

e-book in just an hour.

Stanley Han, Personal E-Motion's general manager, said: "We are able to blend a wide range of 

multimedia content you find in the market. This reduces the learning curve of creating a multimedia

content. So, even a primary school student, without much IT background, can create fantastic multimedia

content within a short period of time."

Koobits Author retails at $49.95 for home use. For schools, it costs about $8,000 for 90 PCs.

Personal E-Motion has already sold Koobits to 16 schools and is in talks with 12 other schools.

The company has also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with P.T. I-Tutor, which will be the

exclusive distributor of KooBits in Indonesia. - CNA/ir

 

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