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Presenting ‘Practically School Solution’, A Need-Of-The-Hour Free App For Schools And Teachers
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Presenting ‘Practically School Solution’, A Need-Of-The-Hour Free App For Schools And Teachers

Jan 21, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #“Leading schools, #Co-founder & COO, #Director, #Dr. KKR Gowtham Group of Schools, #Latur and Indore, #Mr. Avinash Kosaraju, #Ms. Charu Noheria, #Ms. Supriya Jadhav, #Practically said, #pune, #Vice Principal, #Vishwanath Karad

Mumbai: Practically, a product of 3rdFlix Visual Effects Pvt Ltd, has a cutting-edge product ‘Practically School Solution’ catering to school teachers. The solution from Practically enables teachers to conduct their own virtual classes absolutely free for designing and delivering content with teaching material, streamlined by topics across STEM subjects for classes 6-12. The solution with its don’t just Learn, Learn Practically approach enhances student engagement in a physical classroom or in a virtual format.

Designed to make learning come alive, Practically is the only such app in the world that combines game engine, immersive learning assets, and AI-assisted study buddy in one compact cross-platform app. It is currently used by close to 13,500 teachers across 130 schools in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and UAE.

Practically School Solution

The Practically School Solution, a B2B2C offering, provides FREE access to the Practically teacher app to schools and their teachers. The niche solution offers 3,000+ videos and 1,000+ Simulations & Augmented Reality (AR) to teachers making the teaching process more convenient and engaging. Learning intertwined with immersive storytelling and real-life examples increase the retention of concepts by over 90 percent after two weeks of learning as compared to about 30 percent using traditional methods of teaching. The Practically School Solution additionally offers features like reports, test-preps, polls, analytics, assigning homework, etc. which empowers the teacher to closely monitor the progress of each student.

Speaking about the solution, Ms. Charu Noheria, Co-Founder & COO, Practically said, “Leading schools like Dr. KKR’s Gowtham Schools and GEMS -The Millennium School have benefited greatly from Practically’s unique experience of School-from-Home. The app enables its users to benefit through experiential learning using immersive videos, interactive augmented reality, and 3D simulations helping teachers connect and engage with students as they would in a real classroom. With the Practically School Solution, we are aiming to equip teachers with a new-age e-learning solution full of hi-tech, hi-touch features. Thanks to Practically School Solution, teachers have been able to overcome the challenges posed by the pandemic and teach in a more engaging and controlled manner without incurring any charges.”

“Practically School Solution is absolutely a one stop shop. When we started using Practically for Virtual Classroom Management System, our teachers were extremely satisfied with the experience thanks to a number of useful features. Later on, we realised that students were performing better as they found the gamification and AR videos to be so fascinating that they were better able to retain and apply what they studied. Many of them have also gone on to use Practically outside of school hours because parents have found them to be beneficial for after-school learning as well.”, said Mr. Avinash Kosaraju, Director, Dr. KKR Gowtham Group of Schools.

Ms. Supriya Jadhav, Vice Principal, Vishwanath Karad, Pune, Latur and Indore said, “Covid hit us hard just like the rest of the world. We had to shut down our campus and only recently did we reopen. Practically School Solution helped us tide over the challenges we faced in keeping classes going while we all worked and studied from home. The virtual classrooms, with videos and simulations, quizzes and assessments encouraged teachers and students alike. Practically’s exhaustive content library, scheduling and test prep etc. were all ready when we started using it helping us derive value from day one and ensure continuity of lessons.”

Recently, Practically raised $4 Million in a pre-Series B round led by Siana Capital and YourNest Venture Capital taking its overall funding to $9 Million since its product launch in 2019. The company plans to strengthen operations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and expand operations across India, Middle East and the US in the next 12 months.

Practically Raises $4 Million led by Siana Capital
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Practically Raises $4 Million led by Siana Capital

Jan 5, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #Co-founder & COO, #Founder & CEO, #Mr. Subbarao Siddabattula, #Mr. Sunil Goyal MD, #Ms. Charu Noheria, #Practically, #YourNest Venture Capital

Mumbai: Practically, a product of 3rdFlix Visual Effects Pvt Ltd, announced that it has raised $4 Million in a pre-Series B round. The round was led by Siana Capital, a deep tech investor, with participation from existing investors YourNest Venture Capital and Exfinity Ventures. The company had previously raised Series A funding of $5 Million in 2019. The funds will be invested in expanding the operations of Practically.

Practically is an intelligent, interactive and immersive learning app for students of classes 6-12 with a focus on STEM learning. It is the only experiential learning app that brings learning alive through immersive videos, interactive augmented reality and 3D simulations. It offers an edge over other learning apps by enhancing conceptual understanding and improving retention of concepts with features like life-like video content, hands-on learning, experiential learning, 24×7 seek help with access to subject experts for doubt resolution, live classes, Proton – the AI assistant and study buddy and Coding++. 3,00,000+ students have already benefited from the engaging content on Practically.

Key Points

  • Practically raises $4 Mn in pre-Series B funding; Raised $5 Mn in 2019.
  • Funds to be invested in expanding operations of Practically – a cutting-edge EdTech product for classes 6th to 12th.
  • Practically uses 3D, AR, Simulations to help students learn experientially.
  • The Company plans to strengthen operations in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and expand operations across in India, Middle east & US in the next 12 months.

The Practically School Solution, a B2B2C offering, gives schools and its teachers access to the Practically teacher app FREE of cost. Teachers can access 3000+ videos and 1000+ Simulations/AR and features like virtual classes, test -prep, assessments, analytics, and assigning homework, etc. The app covers universal curriculum across Math and Science for 6th to 12th grades. Over 130 schools across India are already using Practically to enable online classes during the pandemic.

Speaking on the successful funding round, Mr. Subbarao Siddabattula, Founder & CEO, Practically said, “This pre-Series B funding showcases the extreme faith our investors have reposed on Practically. The tremendous response that we are seeing for Practically from schools, administration, faculty, parents and students validates our model. Our progress so far is in-line with our strategic growth plans and we are very well placed to tap the accelerated growth that the EdTech industry is witnessing today.”

Practically is an outcome of deep-rooted insights based on several man-years of study around children’s learning & retention modes leading to the innovative use of new-age tech tools such as AR to provide an immersive learning experience for children.

“The recent round of funding will be utilized strategically to expand the market for Practically beyond Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Our expansion plan includes establishing a footprint pan-India in the next 12 months. We are also aiming to expand operations in the Middle East and set foot into the US market in the near future,” added Ms. Charu Noheria, Co-Founder & COO, Practically.

“We have seen a perfect blend of robust technical expertise, understanding of the industry, and a strong business acumen in the Practically team. To us, Practically is a very carefully crafted product that can create a niche for itself in the booming EdTech industry due to its focus on experiential learning.”, added Mr. Sunil Goyal MD, YourNest Venture Capital.

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has estimated that India’s EdTech expenditure would reach $10 trillion by 2030. The EdTech sector is seeing significant investments and expenditure by governments, schools, universities, students, and professionals globally. The increasing usage of online learning, propelled by the COVID-19 lockdown, comparatively lower operational costs than physical classes, high penetration of internet and smartphone, and 43% of the population falling between the age of 5 – 24 years, have proven to be significant growth drivers for the industry. The education market is expected to grow 2x to $225 billion by FY25 at 14 per cent CAGR over FY20-25 as per an IVC and PGA Labs report titled ‘The Great Un-Lockdown: Indian Edtech’.