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Throughout our current topic on Ancient Egypt, I have used Mozaik3D in most lessons to try to engage the children and bring the ancient world to life. For me, this has been, by far, the greatest resource during this topic for multiple reasons:

• The range of 3D scenes has covered most lessons
• The detail within them has captivated the children

The discussions we’ve had as a class from them have helped the children to see just how significant the Ancient Egyptians were as a society.

After our first lesson on the Earliest Civilisations, we then moved onto the Egyptians, their timeline and their place on the world timeline. We used the ‘Legendary Ancient Empires’ scene to ascertain that Egypt’s history was more than just itself, but that of other empires too who had conquered it, helping the children to realise that there may have been significant changes throughout these thousands of years depending on who had invaded and what kinds of culture they had brought.

The next lesson focused on Ancient Egyptian achievements and we of course had to look at the pyramids! We started off by looking at the ‘Pyramid of Djoser’ to see how the first Egyptian pyramids were built. We then compared these to the Pyramids of Giza and identified the size, structures, purposes and general wonderment of them. This helped them establish what an incredible achievement these structures were for people who lived thousands of years ago. We also looked at the ‘Rosetta Stone’ to investigate Egyptian hieroglyphics and understand how exactly we came to unlock the secrets of Ancient Egypt. The ability to zoom in on the stone and the reimagining of the entire piece helped the children to understand how significant this artefact was in understanding Egypt’s history.

Following on from this, we looked at a typical Ancient Egyptian settlement, guiding us through their positions along the Nile, the types of layouts that might have been found, the materials used and various other features that provided interesting comparisons with today, such as wells and border walls. This then led us into a somewhat typical Egyptian house where we could explore the functions of different rooms and identify the similarities and differences of Egyptian homes with those of previously studied civilisations and those of today. This really helped the children to understand the different lifestyles that people in the past may have had and the reasons behind these.

A few days later, we had finished some of our English a little sooner than anticipated, so we looked at an Egyptian sailing boat to understand one of the most important means of transport that they had. We studied the Eye of Horus on the sail and what that meant, the construction of it and the potential lack of wood to build with, the adornments at the front and back and the type of person that this particular boat may have belonged to. This helped the children to see how significant boats were in everyday life and the skill that the Egyptians had to make them.

Next, we moved onto Egyptian society. By studying the various levels that made up Ancient Egyptian society, we began to understand how different aspects of life seemed to be more important than others in their world. We looked at an Egyptian pharaoh to see what they might look like and looked for clues that showed their power and status. We then looked at typical Egyptian clothing to identify what poorer and richer people may have worn, including jewellery and perfume. This enabled us to develop discussions about the differences between clothes back then and now and why many people wore very little clothing. Although the role of the 3D scenes in this lesson was fairly minimal, it was certainly more interesting than just looking at a picture. 

The following lesson was a massive hit due to the 3D scene!

We started to look at Ancient Egyptian religion and began focusing on their gods and goddesses to understand the nature of their religion. Using the ‘Ancient Egyptian Deities’ scene, we spent a good 30-40mins just watching each deity pop out of the wall and discuss their form, gender, appearance, what they represented and even discussed them carrying the ankh (the Egyptian symbol of life) except for Anubis who was god of the underworld, so therefore didn’t need one. The children were mesmerised and we could have continued with this for longer, but we needed to compare their gods with Roman ones to see how they differed and whether their religions changed. The 3D scene created an immense hook that had the children excited to explore more and produce detailed work that showed that they understood not just which gods and goddess they had, but the nature of the religion and its impact on daily life.

At the end of the half-term, I wanted to do an art project as I knew the children were flagging (as was I!) so we collaboratively painted a picture of Tutankhamun’s death mask in the style of Chuck Close. Before we painted though, we used the ‘Tutankhamun’s Tomb’ scene to investigate the Valley of the Kings, the tomb itself, the sarcophagus and the mummy, as well as the death mask. The children were enthralled by this and were amazed to see how many layers there were to his sarcophagus. We also used the scene to investigate the different elements of his face mask to understand why they adorned it in such a way, which helped them understand the significance of finding an artefact such as this.

The next lesson was all about mummification and the afterlife, but unfortunately there weren’t any scenes linked directly to it. What we DID use afterwards though was the scene of the ‘Temples of Abu Simbel’  which absolutely blew the children’s minds! Through this, we investigated how this magnificent site was constructed by carving into the rock, the role that it played in intimidating Ramses II’s enemies and positioning him amongst the gods plus the sheer scale of it.

Finally, we looked at the role of food and the importance of the Nile in giving life to Ancient Egypt. To do this, I used the ‘Ancient agriculture in the Nile Valley’ scene to show the flooding of the Nile, the deposit left over, the irrigation systems installed and the use of the shaduf to move water from one place to another. This visual representation was essential in allowing the children to see how advanced the Egyptians really were when it came to agriculture and how fundamental the Nile was in allowing the Ancient Egyptians to thrive as a civilisation. 

Without Mozaik3D though, I really would have struggled to have brought all of these lessons, concepts and history to life, all of which stopping the children from truly understanding the significance of Ancient Egypt.

With the world in a constant state of change, parents and educators alike are increasingly looking for ways to leverage technology, and to bring that in-class experience home. Mozaik Education’s interactive content, especially 3D scenes on the Lume Pad, makes learning fun again. Not only by engaging students but by actually helping them to retain the information better.To make a lasting impact in the education space, Mozaik looks beyond the constraints of traditional 2D imaging, while Leia takes advantage of cutting-edge technologies that facilitate a robust digital learning experience in 3D. Take a trip through the galaxy and learn about the Milky Way before bed, or, travel the world to learn about ancient civilizations: like the Romans and their Colosseum in Rome. Visit its tunnels underneath that were closed for visitors until recently, with portable solutions such as the Lume Pad with its 3D Lightfield tablet - combined with interactive content - provides an immersive learning experience, anywhere, anytime.

Mozaik and Leia have seen firsthand how the Lume Pad can enhance the immersive quality of 3D educational content. Mozaik has recently made their library - over 1200 3D scenes, more than 20 interactive 3D smartbooks and over 600 educational videos - available on the Lume Pad tablet. They aim to utilize the depth, texture, and light of the Lume Pad’s 3D Lightfield display which makes content spring to life!How Leia's lightfield works. LEIA, INC.

Mozaik’s vast interactive media library covers K-12 education and all the subjects. The interactive smartbook series presents a variety of topics in a compelling and easily digestible format with 3D scenes. These scenes allow students to not only observe but to interact with complex models of artifacts and scientific constructions otherwise accessible only by text or flat images. Students both observe scientific theory in action, and interact by pausing, zooming, shifting perspectives, and even triggering effects - making learning truly interactive.

The Ultimate Interactive Study Tool

“It’s our goal at Mozaik to empower teachers with the tools they need to really engage their students and by offering lessons that are visually spectacular and interactive. It’s not just effective in raising and maintaining students’ interest, but with the interactive content they get help to process new knowledge and practice the acquired material. Leia’s 3D Lightfield Lume Pad tablet is the ideal learning tool for showcasing our 3D educational content to serve the students’ needs.” - Dr Ildikó Török, Mozaik Education

“Many years of development in Nanotechnology and AI are coming together to power Lume Pad” says Fattal. “For the first time we are delivering a virtually infinite amount of 3D content to consumers in a familiar mobile form factor and with zero compromise on the 2D experience.” - David Fattal, Founder and CEO, Leia Inc.Designed and built to foster learning through engagement, the Lume Pad is a next generation educational tool that captivates students with the wonders and possibilities of learning. 

To learn more about Mozaik Education and Lume Pad visit: https://www.leiainc.com/business/education

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At Mozaik Education our main goal is to have a comprehensive system that supports all participants of the student’s learning process. mozaBook, therefore, is updated every 6 months just before the start of a new semester.

Today we are excited to introduce you to the new 4.5.8.103 release of mozaBook Classroom application! next to many background development which increases performance and stability, we highlight the most important improvements and changes in the new version for you: 

Offline Installer

Two new checkboxes are checked per default

• mozaWeb Browser
• keep downloaded files

The downloaded files can be kept at mozaBookInstaller subfolder, in this way, if needed to save to an offline media (usb drive; DVD) these files can be downloaded with the installer.

 In case you create offline media, contact us for further help.

Social logins

Previously, after installing the software, it required a new license key, now it has a login part on the left side which is a starting development for the user-based licenses. (coming soon) 

• If the user has a valid mozaWeb license then mozaBook can be used immediately
• Social logins are handled with the operating system’s default browser - making login easier and faster

mozaMap - new feature

Map states (edits, annotations, zooms, screen setups) can be inserted into a workbook with the insert button. It will open with the edits and annotations.

Workbook background image

• Workbooks now can have custom backgrounds. 
• Add a new picture → Local menu on an image → Set as background
• Backgrounds are editable: fill, scaled, stretched, tiled
• If you click on the ‘detach’ option it reverts the background into an image

Animated GIF

Quick snapshots can be taken within each canvas, capturing step-by-step tutorials from which animated GIFs can be generated.

New default set of icons

The desktop icons received a new look:

Publication Feature updates

• Marking network contents - it displays a small WiFi icon
• New icon - Docking icon next to resize and x
• Printing is possible in BMP format as well
• Test editor: For templates, font types can also be selected

To mitigate the transmission of Covid-19, the world of education has changed massively, the use of remote teaching and digital educational solutions have become widespread all around the world. With this, video conferencing tools and virtual classrooms became an essential part of student-teacher interactions. We have worked a lot to make the teacher’s and students' lives easier in these trying times. 

We are super excited to announce that we are introducing the integration of video conference tools to the group management feature on mozaWeb. 

For the classes and study groups created on mozaWeb, now kickstarting a video lesson from the platform is just one click away. By selecting your preferred external solution (Google Meet and Zoom) or the internally integrated Mozaik-Jitsi video conferencing tool (needs a local server to be installed), mozaWeb immediately launches the room for your group. 

We have created a video showcasing the practical use of the video conferencing features on mozaWeb, showing both the teacher-side and the student-side view for you. 

The feature has been created for your convenience, you just need to select which video conferencing solution you wish to start the video lesson with (please also refer to the screenshot below). 

You can watch the video we have created for your convenience below:

Our esteemed partner school, Mittelpunktgrundschule and Mozaik has come to an important milestone in their cooperation, it has been three years that we work together. During this period this institution had the opportunity to experience the full-on potential of mozaLearn, our digital education system. Their experience showed us that the complexity of our product doesn’t represent any difficulty, after a short period of familiarization the staff was able to use it smoothly. We are proud of the fact that they had little to no technical issues, or in the event of the occurrence of an inconvenience our team has provided the necessary support rapidly and effectively.

Mozaik always underlines the importance of its educational background, that helps the company in the creation of an efficient, easy-to use and didactically-methodologically adequate product. We were delighted to see that our partner school expressed its satisfaction regarding this unique aspect of mozaLearn that is unparalleled on the market. With the intuitive and visually appealing user interface even the colleagues with less experience in technology could have an entertaining learning process.

The features of mozaBook came in so handy for them that they slowly became part of everyday life. The cloud based nature of the product allowed the teachers to create content from the comfort of their homes, and later use that in any classroom that has the required infrastructure, or even to pass it on to their colleagues. The integrated browser and the preexisting database transforms mozaBook into an all-in-one solution for them. Based on their feedback, mozaBook is now an integrated part of every subject, even social and religious studies.

During the pandemic mozaBook’s video recorder gained significant importance for the teachers, because with the help of it, they were able to create and send video lessons to their pupils.

Mozaik’s mozaLearn system now represents such a high value for Mittelpunktgrundschule that they offered to volunteer to demonstrate the use of mozaBook in actual real life circumstances.

To find more information about our esteemed partner school, have a look at their website. http://www.mittelpunktgrundschule-haiger.de/ 

We are delighted to announce that Mozaik and Vodafone continue to have a cooperation that helps digital education with educational software. The two companies have been working together since March 2020 to support students and teachers with the switch to digital education. During last spring and summer, Mozaik has made its media library and textbooks free of charge, and Vodafone provided the opportunity for users to use these without consuming their mobile data. Besides this, Mozaik and Vodafone launched their Digital Education Packages in October 2020. The packages are giving access for a small monthly fee for students of elementary and high schools to interactive educational content and books. Both of these projects had the intention of helping students and teachers alike with home learning and distance learning.In sequence to the aforementioned two projects, Mozaik and Vodafone have a new one that aims to further aid 45 sub-regional schools included in Vodafone’s Digital School Program, and their 1400 teachers with free mozaBook Classroom licences until the end of the school year, and also with 5 freely selectable digital textbooks. Thanks to the program, in these schools that are teaching disadvantaged children, 13.000 students can experience quality education whether in class or through distance learning free of charge.

The Vodafone Foundation and Mozaik joined forces to secure the existence of digital education in sub-regions, where home and distance-learning is difficult to be established. “The shift to distance learning and learning at home last year has been an unprecedented challenge for teachers, parents and students. All this meant even bigger difficulties for schools operating in sub-regions. The Vodafone Foundation and Mozaik would like to help them with the free mozaBook access, because one of our most important tenet is that every child deserves a  quality education, and we are making every possible effort to support them” - said Emőke Flakstad, secretary-general of Vodafone Hungary Foundation.

mozaBook was optimized for interactive boards and PCs and its biggest advantage is that it can be used both in class and at home. The systems’ digitized books are enriched with 3D scenes, videos, tasks and thematic tools. Besides mozaBook, Mozaik and the Vodafone Foundation are offering any 5 of these books for the teachers free of charge. With this, more than 13.000 disadvantaged students can experience the opportunities presented by quality digital education.

“Unfortunately the situation of teachers and students hasn’t become easier this school year either, most of them are still facing the challenges of efficient participation in digital education. It is of utmost importance to emphasize that the question is not just what we teach, but how we pass this knowledge on to the future generations.” - said Dr. Ildikó Török, business-development director of Mozaik Education.