Corner markers
Every sheet has four small square markers in its corners. They tell us which sheet it is and let us straighten it, even when it's snapped at an angle. Three corners are enough.
How it works
From paper to screen in five minutes
No technician, no installation, no apps. Here's every step, from first sign-in to the first big smile.
Setting up
Five steps, and you only do them once
After that, it's just switch on the screen and hand out the sheets.
- 1
Sign in to the dashboard
We set up your organization's account, and you sign in to the Rasmile dashboard from any browser, on a laptop or a phone. The owner adds the rest of the team.
- 2
Print the colouring sheets
Each experience has its own sheets. Print them from the dashboard on A4 or Letter; every sheet speaks Arabic and English.
- 3
Create a screen
Give it a name your team will recognise (say, “KG2 ocean wall”) and choose the experience it plays.
- 4
Open the display on the TV
Open the display page in the TV's or projector's browser and it shows a 6-digit code. Type it into the dashboard and the screen is paired. If a laptop is plugged into the screen, one click opens the display right there.
- 5
Kids colour, grown-ups snap
The screen shows a QR code and a 5-letter room code. Scan it with a phone, snap the sheet, and seconds later the drawing is on the screen.
The photo magic
What happens after you snap?
In plain words, this is what Rasmile does in the seconds between the photo and the screen.
Lighting fix
We know which parts of the sheet are blank, so we use them to measure shadows and uneven light and take them out. The colours come through the way the child coloured them.
The drawing wakes up
We cut the drawing out of the sheet and fit it to a rig made for that creature: the fish's tail ripples, the turtle's flippers paddle. It's the child's own drawing that moves, not a stand-in.
And the phone photo itself? We process it in memory and discard it straight away. It's never saved or written to any log. Only the cut-out drawing stays.
No printer?
Colour right on the tablet
The phone page has a “Colour on this device” button. Kids pick a crayon and colour with a finger, and the colour stays inside the lines. The drawing lands on the big screen just like a paper one.
- Handy at home, on trips, anywhere without a printer
- Same characters, same experiences
- No app: it runs in the browser
Quick fixes
If something's off, start here
The phone says it can't see the corners
Get the whole sheet in the picture with the four square markers showing, and keep fingers off the corners. Three corners are enough, but don't trim or fold the sheet.
The photo is too dark or blurry
Move closer to the light, hold the phone still for a moment before snapping, and watch out for the phone's shadow on the sheet. It doesn't need to be from straight above; a slight angle is fine.
The drawing didn't show up
If approval is switched on, the drawing is waiting for you in the dashboard. Also check the phone is in the right room: the room code changes with every new room.
The phone says the link has expired
Capture links belong to one room and expire after a while, on purpose, for safety. Just scan the code on the screen again.
The phone says it isn't a Rasmile sheet
Rasmile recognises its sheets by their corner markers, so the sheet has to be printed from the dashboard. Also check it belongs to the experience on the screen.
There's no sound from the TV
Browsers keep a page silent until someone interacts with it. Tap the screen once, or press any key on the remote or keyboard.
The internet dropped
The show goes on: drawings already on screen keep moving and the screen reconnects by itself. New drawings arrive as soon as the connection is back.
The TV's browser is old
Some older TV browsers struggle. A laptop or a small PC connected to the screen with HDMI does the job.
Say Rasmile!
Ready for the big smile?
Book a short demo and see Rasmile in action. We can also set up a private trial account for your place.