A digital tutor that helps your child learn better

 Wondering how to get your child to do his or her math homework without breaking a sweat?

eDreams  Edusoft, a company dealing with personalised education technology, has the answer in the form of Funtoot, a digital  teacher that can help your children with their academics and even knows when they stop paying attention.

According to Rajeev Pathak, founder and CEO of the company, the idea of Funtoot is to personalise education and  the teaching process according to the needs of each and every child.

“We are a three-year-old organisation. We spent the first two years doing research and development and what we  found out was that every child is unique, be it in terms of intelligence, general interest or the speed of learning.
However, teachers treat all children the same way and spend the same amount of time teaching every student and  that’s a fundamental problem,” he says.

Enter Funtoot, a cloud-based software that grants children access to individualised workbooks as well as  instructions. The software works through the school intranet while in school, but it can also be accessed from  homes through the internet. Basically, it looks like a workbook or a notebook, he says.

And this “digital teacher” will present students with questions based on what was taught in school on the particular  day and have them solve problems. And in case a student goes wrong, the digital teacher steps in and gives hints  and tips to understand the concepts better.
Currently, the software offers course material for maths up to class VIII. Its makers are planning to include course of  higher classes.

They are working upon including English and science subjects.
What makes Funtoot stands out is the fact that students are made to take IQ tests before the software is installed.
It helps the software evaluate what level they are in at a given point. “Also, the software can analyse the number  of right answers they have and accordingly present them with easier or more difficult questions,” Pathak says.