Internet-based educational framework for the correlation of lessons, resources and assessments to state standards
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a server computer comprising memory, wherein the memory centrally stores;
a plurality of keywords;
a plurality of standards;
a plurality of user tools;
keyword-to-standard assignments, wherein each of the standards has assigned thereto at least selected ones of the keywords; and
keyword-to-user-tool assignments, wherein each of the user tools has assigned thereto at least selected ones of the keywords;
wherein the server computer is operable to;
publish, over a computer network, a user interface that enables standard selection, wherein the user interface is configured to enable user log-in via a unique identifier;
receive, over the computer network and via the user interface, a selection of a standard from the plurality of standards;
identify each user tool of the plurality of user tools that has at least one keyword in the at least selected ones of the keywords assigned to the user tool that is also within the at least selected ones of the keywords assigned to the selected standard; and
provide, over the computer network and via the user interface, a set of one or more user tools applicable to the selected standard based, at least in part, on the identification.
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Abstract
An apparatus assists educators in selecting achievement tools to meet an applicable one of a plurality of sets of educational standards. A first table holds a plurality of educational standards and a plurality of linked keywords. A second table holds a plurality of achievement tools, such as lesson plans, assessments and resources, and a plurality of linked keywords. A table manipulator program permits an educator to select an educational standard and shows achievement tools applicable to the selected educational standard by having a matching of keywords linked to the achievement tools to keywords linked to the educational standards.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a server computer comprising memory, wherein the memory centrally stores; a plurality of keywords; a plurality of standards; a plurality of user tools; keyword-to-standard assignments, wherein each of the standards has assigned thereto at least selected ones of the keywords; and keyword-to-user-tool assignments, wherein each of the user tools has assigned thereto at least selected ones of the keywords; wherein the server computer is operable to; publish, over a computer network, a user interface that enables standard selection, wherein the user interface is configured to enable user log-in via a unique identifier; receive, over the computer network and via the user interface, a selection of a standard from the plurality of standards; identify each user tool of the plurality of user tools that has at least one keyword in the at least selected ones of the keywords assigned to the user tool that is also within the at least selected ones of the keywords assigned to the selected standard; and provide, over the computer network and via the user interface, a set of one or more user tools applicable to the selected standard based, at least in part, on the identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising, by a server computer:
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centrally storing a plurality of keywords, a plurality of standards and a plurality of user tools; centrally storing keyword-to-standard assignments, wherein each of the standards has assigned thereto at least selected ones of the keywords; centrally storing keyword-to-user-tool assignments, wherein each of the user tools has assigned thereto at least selected ones of the keywords; publishing, over a computer network, a user interface that enables standard selection, wherein the user interface is configured to enable user log-in via a unique identifier; receiving, over the computer network and via the user interface, a selection of a standard from the plurality of standards; identifying each user tool having at least one keyword in the at least selected ones of the keywords assigned to the user tool that is also within the at least selected ones of the keywords assigned to the selected standard; and providing, over the computer network and via the user interface, a set of one or more user tools applicable to the selected standard based, at least in part, on the identification. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein, the computer-readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method comprising:
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centrally storing a plurality of keywords, a plurality of standards and a plurality of user tools; centrally storing keyword-to-standard assignments, wherein each of the standards has assigned thereto at least selected ones of the keywords; centrally storing keyword-to-user-tool assignments, wherein each of the user tools has assigned thereto at least selected ones of the keywords; publishing, over a computer network, a user interface that enables standard selection, wherein the user interface is configured to enable user log-in via a unique identifier; receiving, over the computer network and via the user interface, a selection of a standard from the plurality of standards; identifying each user tool having at least one keyword in the at least selected ones of the keywords assigned to the user tool that is also within the at least selected ones of the keywords assigned to the selected standard; and providing, over the computer network and via the user interface, a set of one or more user tools applicable to the selected standard based, at least in part, on the identification.
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