Culture & Education | Friday 17 July, 2015 3:07 am |

In line with unwavering commitment to enhance children’s education through advanced technology, Jeddah Knowledge International School (JKS) has signed an agreement with Samsung Electronics Saudi Arabia for the purchase of 2,500 Samsung 3 Lite T113 tablets in coordination and cooperation from Samsung local partner, Future Modern Products, to be used by students in the Primary, Middle and Upper Levels as part of the school’s further pursuit of academic excellence by transforming classroom education to e-learning.

 

Commenting on the agreement, Ghassan Bakri, Samsung Saudi Arabia Mobile Product Manager, said as the world keeps changing, digital technologies are now an important part also of the young student’s world and stressed on the importance of the new dawn of incorporating technology in education stating that: “With this move from JKS we would expect many other private schools to follow. Smart education is quickly developing to be a must amongst the Saudi educational environment and Samsung is proud to be part of this development, especially with the recent distribution of 2,500 tablets to needy public school students only last month in preparation for the beginning of the upcoming school year.”

 

Kareem Hassan, JKS IT Director, said the incorporation of Samsung tablets as an education tool will facilitate the holistic development of students through electronic learning – utilizing latest advancements in information technology to discover and gain knowledge, and we are an educational institution proud to be strongly working towards this achievement amongst the student body.

 

With content filtering and firewalls to protect the systems and block inappropriate material, “e-Learning conveys the same educational objectives in a shorter timeframe than the teacher-led training. The just-in-time capability of eLearning provides a first tier of support to users of new technologies,” he pointed out.

  

Moreover, “e-Learning assists students to take increasing responsibility for their own learning. It encourages and enables the process of reflection, self-evaluation, and action planning as a process for lifelong learning,” JKS IT Director remarked, noting that e-Learning not only develops skills, it develops approaches to learning since the tool [Samsung tablet] which comes in very handy and user-friendly serves also a companion throughout the learning journey which can be used use to record, assess, evaluate, and reflect at any time.

 

 

For that matter, Samsung 3 Lite T113 tablet is a safe and reliable digital device that features an ultra-fast broadband and wireless (WiFi) access to the Internet which a child/student can use to connect with each other, to learn new skills and pursue their interests further than has ever been possible.

 

Samsung 3 Lite T113 tablet assists a child/student to understand challenging concepts in virtual worlds that would not otherwise be possible, and allows easy access to the huge range of resources available on the Internet to support learning by websites, apps and more.

 

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite SM T113 combines strong and flexible connectivity, fluid functionality, and state of the art technology to give an experience that is out of this world. It has a massive 7inch TFT capacitive touchscreen display that injects life into all your content, be it images, videos, movies, or games. One can stock up on all favorite things, as this tab that has an 8GB internal memory. If that is not enough, you can always make use of the expandable memory that can be stretched to up to 32GB with a microSD card. You can multitask with ease on this brilliant device that functions on a Quad Core processor that has a capacity of 1.3GHz and lets you juggle between tasks with ease. This processor works effectively with the powerful lithium ion battery that has a capacity of 3600mAh and gives you an efficient performance that lasts longer. The tab also features a main 2MP camera at the rear. This camera gives you pictures that are exceptional and ridden with accurate details and precision. With this tab, it’s all fun and games.

 

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite SM T113 is a slim masterpiece with dimensions of 193.4 x 116.4 x 9.7mm and a feather-light weight of 310g. This tab is extremely portable and comfortable to hold and operate. 

 

The svelte body also incorporates the brilliant 7inch TFT capacitive touchscreen display. This display gives resolutions of 600 x 1024 pixels that make for stunningly clear and bright pictures. 

 

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite SM T113 runs on a Quad Core processor that has a capacity of 1.3GHz and gives you a performance that never fails to impress. This performance goes hand in hand with the Android 4.4 KitKat operating system that enhances your experience with a smooth and user- friendly interface.

 

Besides, this tab offers the ultimate multimedia experience by enabling students to watch all their activities in school, listen to songs, play favorite games, and so much more. It even lets kids make the moment special by chronicling it with the 2MP rear camera, which produces amazingly clear and detailed pictures at resolutions of 1600 x 1200 pixels. It also records videos at resolutions of 480p at the rate of 24 frames per second. There is always something to do on this amazing device.

 

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite SM T113 further offers a variety of connectivity options. This tab leaves no stone unturned in giving a variety of reliable connectivity options at all times. Wireless connectivity features such as the WiFi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth v4.0 with LE. This is wireless and blazing fast connectivity at one’s fingertips. The microUSB v2.0 facilitates faster transfer of data from one device to another.

 

And finally, one advantage Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite SM T113 has is its strong lithium ion battery with a capacity of 3600mAh. This battery works magnificently with the processor to give an efficient performance that lasts longer. It gives up to 8 hours of video playback and 71 hours of music play. The tab is also equipped with an internal memory of 8GB.