Annie Support

Annie is designed to give pre-school and primary school-aged children a head start in learning Braille, Annie is a self-learning electronic Braille device that teaches reading; typing; vocabulary and spelling in uncontracted and contracted Braille in a fun, game-like format.

Annie allows your students’ to learn braille in a fun and engaging way while also capturing analytics of their progress. With the use of Helios, teachers/parents  can get data on the progression of their learners.

Currently, Annie will make learning uncontracted and contracted braille fun through gamification. Math’s and Qwerty skills are being thought out, but they are currently unavailable on Annie today.

Annie will first arrive in a Demo state giving you limited access to content. Once you have established an internet connection, the device will convert to standard mode, giving you access to many more exciting new items, including the Grade 1 curriculum. If you require grade 2/contracted curriculum then you must add a learner to the Helio account. Please note that your subscription will be active as soon as you add a learner.

Each Annie has a unique ID found underneath Annie and on the quick start guide that came with Annie. You can also see the Annie ID through your Helios account. There is also an option within the settings item with Annie.

No, upon adding a learner and Annie through Helios, you will have access to all the lessons and games available for the duration of your subscription. Don’t worry about synchronizing the data as Annie will continue to store the data internally without an internet connection. The next time Annie is connected to the internet, data will then synchronize with Helios.