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Echo Healthcare Launches Education Technology Division

The health-care simulation technology company is branching out to create the ed-tech division to provide products that can be used in all K-12 schools, including STEM, CTE and HOSA institutions.

Four young students gathered around a smartboard and interacting with it.
Recognizing the growth of interactive learning, especially among younger students, a Florida-based company that provides health-care simulation technology has launched a new division focused on ed tech in K-12 classrooms.

Echo Healthcare’s new division, Echo Education Technology, has interactive tools and services for K-12 educators, including HOSA, STEM and career and technical education institutions at the elementary, middle and high school levels, the company said in a Tuesday news release.

Among the division’s products are adult, pediatric and infant medical training manikins, with skin suits and masks to put on the dummy patient to increase the realism for students, simulated patient monitors and immersive interactive content to morph a classroom into numerous touch sensor environments, with smells and sounds to mirror a real-world setting to boost student engagement, the release said.

According to the company’s website, the interactive tool — originally created to provide a platform for children with autism — is accompanied by the Immersive Studio software, which is accessible on a tablet and allows users to navigate through the virtual content options. Additionally, the interactive tool is equipped with a 360-degree camera to record and upload quizzes, lab reports and X-rays, among other features, to fulfill the needs of the classroom, it said.

“Our products continue to evolve to allow students to engage in the educational content being delivered to them in a hands-on way so the information is retained long-term,” Echo Healthcare CEO Kevin King said in a statement.

The company said in the release that the new division will have a dedicated team to help educators with training and support.
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