To assist young children to learn independently, 8-year-old school student Manya has developed an app with the help of her coding skills.
The app called Pickaboo is available on Google App store. This app helps kids to learn things independently without taking help from others. The children can scan real-life objects to hear their name.
The application takes a picture of the object and sends it to a Microsoft Image Processing API. Once the API returns the description, it is sent to a Translator API (based on language settings). The result is then sent to a Text to Speech converter and a translator engine that spells out the scanned object’s name in five different languages including English, Hindi, Spanish, French and German.
Manya, a student of Suncity School, Gurguram, Haryana, Manya was compelled to create the app to help her younger sister in her learning.
Manya used to teach her sister and after her teaching experience, she realised that she can utilise her coding knowledge to create something that could help kids to learn subjects themselves, as she found teaching to be a time-consuming process.
"My sister is always curious to learn about different things that she sees around her. She keeps asking questions from my parents and other family members. To help her learn independently, I worked on developing the Pickaboo application. The app would help kids in my sister’s age group get information on their own in a fun way,” says Manya.
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Manya has learnt coding skills from WhiteHat Jr which helped her in developing this app.
“We are proud of Manya for her perseverance to create this app. It is endearing that despite being a kid herself, she is trying to help other kids deal with real-life problems with the aid of technology. We will continue to encourage her to find such creative projects that contribute to her holistic development,” said Harsh Singhal and Shikha Singhal, Manya’s parents.