Correction app Herby to be deployed at primary schools

All primary schools in the Engadine, an Alpine valley region in the canton of Graubünden, are to use the smart correction app Herby, which was developed in Tomils, also in the canton of Graubünden. This was recently announced by the Gebert Rüf Foundation as part of a LinkedIn post. The foundation supported the development of this digital arithmetic training. This is one of the ways in which the Engadine is celebrating its status as Switzerland’s most digitally advanced valley region. In November, it was voted as the winner of this competition, which was held for the first time, by the readers of “Schweizer Illustrierte” and “Illustré”.

An important driving force in the victorious valley region is the association mia Engiadina. For example, the association is also expanding the local fiber optic network for remote villages. In addition, digital future skills are being taught at numerous schools, with Herby also set to play a part in this in the future.

From the first grade onwards, pupils can complete their homework by hand at home as usual. Afterwards, they take a photo of their work with a tablet or smartphone and immediately receive “hints as to which answers are wrong, with a second photo providing tips on how to solve the problem, and a third photo finally offering the actual solutions”, explains CEO Marco Cocuzza in an interview with the newspaper “Handelszeitung”. The learning app eliminates the need for time-consuming corrections, freeing up more time for teachers to spend on individual support for pupils.

In a video, the Graubünden-based co-initiator and teacher Niklas Frei outlines the advantages of the app and the start-up’s plan for the future of Herby. Essentially, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) behind the app should ultimately also play a part in the early identification of dyslexia and dyscalculia in the future.