‘Ketab’ to make learning fun
KUWAIT: Students will be able to use modern, up-to-date learning technology through a ‘smart schools’ program called ‘Ketab’. This product will be provided by Easa Husain Al-Yousifi & Sons Co in cooperation with the Jordanian company Ketab Technologies. This was announced during a press conference yesterday at the Courtyard Marriot Hotel. Ketab provides various technologies and applications to increase the educational ability of schools. “Ketab will allow exploiting technology to serve the educational process in a way to make learning a fun with more interaction between the teacher and the students. This will produce a standard of graduates,” said Khaled Al-Kalalda, Chairman of Ketab Technologies.
According to him, this program brings a qualitative shift in the education process. “Kuwait was always known for being a pioneer in education in the region. It even has the oldest university in this area, so the educational tools and system should be the most modern with the best technology. I believe Ketab will meet the needs of students and teachers in Kuwait,” stressed Kalalda.
Muneer Al-Nouri, International Sales Manager of Ketab Technologies, gave a presentation explaining the features of the program. “This program includes an interactive authoring tool called Ketab Studio, which allows the teacher to upload the lesson he prepared in a simple way and publish it on the interactive website Dardasa - a social learning platform. This will make it easy for the student to comprehend and review the lesson at home again at any time. This will allow students in the classroom to use their time in interaction and other creative activities,” he explained.
Ketab is focusing on four parties. “This program has many useful features for students, teachers, parents and the authorities - who are the four pillars of the educational solutions. The program also helps the parents to be updated in the new way of learning and getting information, which will help them teach their children. One of the best features of this program is that it can operate with any operating system,” added Nouri.
“We are targeting both public and private educational institutions including schools, universities, institutes and others. This product will save the young students of carrying heavy books to school every day. The program is safe and provides correct information uploaded by the teacher. The application is available in Arabic, English, Spanish, German, Turkish, Portuguese and Greek,” he stated.
Ketab Technologies is a Jordanian company working in the educational field for more than 10 years. “We have offices all over Jordan, Dubai and Saudi Arabia. Ketab was also adopted by several European countries and is currently used in 123 schools in Dubai. The best feature of our product is its simplicity, where the information is in one place and is protected,” noted Kalalda.