About us
DIFI.NET OÜ is a company that operates to improve Estonian education by raising digital competence and using the BYOD principle, and all this is ensured through teacher training, the creation of new digital learning materials, and the adoption of software in accordance with the Estonian school curriculum.
Our activities
Kindergartens, schools, vocational training centers, university teachers could find in www.ste.education not only the list of products but lesson plans, files with data in the Methodological Guidelines to provide remote studies all necessary for STEAM digital learning (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics). In addition to that teachers can register for webinars on demand or use instructive videos created by DIFI.NET.
We believe that digital learning tools and ready-made materials would allow teachers be more effective in lessons preparation and more visual in a complex phenomena explanation. The study process for students should go through examples and practical assignments.
Digital learning tools
The STE.education website contains a variety of teaching materials that can be used in STEAM subjects.
We offer digital learning tools that can be used for both contact and distance learning. In addition, they can be used for combined lessons and with a smart board.
DIFI.NET OÜ represents, sells and maintains PASCO Scientific, National Instruments and EDIBON products in Estonia as their official representative.
Methodological Guides for Teachers
In addition to the digital teaching aids that can be used in science and technology lessons, the STE.education website has a collection of methodological guidelines for teachers created and adopted by STE.education.
The instructions in the collection have been created and adopted in accordance with the curriculum of the Republic of Estonia and are available in Estonian and Russian.
Webinars and trainings
We organize trainings and webinars on how to use digital learning tools in educational centers in order to prepare and conduct a lesson in science and technology more effectively.
View all public webinars and trainings in the STE events calendar.
Development of teaching aids
Due to collaboration with end users (teachers), lectors in Universities we acquire feedback about product usage experience. It allows as to make features list compiling for new versions of the products. From the other side before the new version release DIFI.NET is participating in the Alfa and Beta version test. In the end local users got a better products with wider functionality and producer focused on features which is really necessary to implement right now.
As one of activity for schools and kindergarten oriented products manly we do user interface translation in Estonian (interactive floor Funtronic onEvo, PASCO SPARKvue software for processing data from sensors).
We also generate usage ideas, which is realized in versions of the products (for example, Photon robot for SEN children, Robo Wunderkind economics games for children 14-18 years). The idea implementation for us means manual and lesson plan creation for teacher, design of additional print materials (lesson or study cards for example).
Accomplishments
DIFI.NET OÜ has been operating since 2005 and has achieved a lot in the educational sector as well as in the IT sector during the last 16 years. We have participated in HARDWARE.CO, AccelerateEstonia, KICkoff and Prototron competitions and won honorable places and awards.
HARDWARE.CO
AccelerateEstonia
Healthcare and Pay Gap “Homo communicans”
KICkoff
Mentor help for applying to KICkoff Pitch Competition – Greentech Idea Day SPECIAL PRIZE by Tehnopol Startup Incubator „Contactless Switch”
Prototron
TOP 40 with project “Project Global Investigation Technology for Economic Analysis (GITEA)”
Partners
STE.EDUCATION collaborates with well-known companies involved in the creation and development of educational equipment or methods. In addition, we are the official representatives, sellers and maintainers of PASCO Scientific, National Instruments and EDIBON in Estonia.