System and method for communicating student information among student, parents guardians and educators

• US 20060127870A1
• Filed: 12/15/2005
• Published: 06/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HotChalk, Inc. (Noodle Partners, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: HotChalk, Inc. (Noodle Partners, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bowler, Steven B., Fields, Edward M.
• Application Number:
  US11/305,174
• Publication Number:
  US 20060127870A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/350
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 3/00 Manually or mechanically operated teaching appliances working with questions and answers electrically-operated G09B7/00; e.g. G09B7/063 advertising or displaying in general G09F

Abstract

A system and method is provided for communicating student information among students, guardians, parents, administrators and educators with interface areas for each of them, the system configured to perform the method of maintaining assignments for students; grading responses to assignments provided by students; analyzing grades for each student; and notifying one of educators, a student and at least one of the student'"'"'s parents and guardians if the student'"'"'s grade triggers an event. If an event is triggered, such low grades, high grades, truancy or other student issues, then conferences can be scheduled or other activities.

Claims

1. A system for communicating student information to students and parents from educators comprising:

a plurality of user interface areas for at least two of students, educators, and parents and guardians;

a school information system database configured to maintain curricular materials for educators, teachers, and students;

a system for grading responses to assignments provided by students;

a system for analyzing grades for each student;

storage for recording and maintaining student grades;

storage for recording available resources for providing assistance to the student according to the analyzed grades of the student;

a scheduling system configured to enable the arrangement of online conferences among at least one of students and one of parents and guardians with an educator.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein a user ID and password may be required to access information.

3. A system according to claim 1, wherein the school information database may include lesson plans, assignments, and tests.

4. A system according to claim 3, wherein the assignments and tests may be manually input by the educator.

5. A system according to claim 3, wherein the assignments and tests may be automatically generated by a random selection of questions residing in the assignment database.

6. A system according to claim 1, wherein users may be notified when an assignment is ready.

7. A system according to claim 1, wherein users may be notified when an assignment is modified.

8. A system according to claim 1, wherein users may be notified when an assignment is graded.

9. A system according to claim 1, wherein the grades for an assignment or test may be input manually by the educator.

10. A system according to claim 1, wherein the grades for an assignment or test may be generated automatically.

11. A system according to claim 1, wherein a student'"'"'s grades may be measured to a predetermined scale.

12. A system according to claim 1, wherein a student'"'"'s grades may be measured to grades of other students in the class.

13. A system according to claim 1, wherein a student'"'"'s grades may be measured to historical results of students completing the assignment.

14. A system according to claim 1, further comprising:

an alert to notify one of educators, a student and at least one of the student'"'"'s parents and guardians that an event has occurred that requires a conference with a teacher or administrator.

15. A system according to claim 14, wherein the event may be a student'"'"'s grade is below a predetermined threshold.

16. A system according to claim 14, wherein the event may be a behavioral issue with the student.

17. A system according to claim 14, wherein the event may be a request made by a parent or guardian.

18. A system according to claim 1, wherein the scheduling system may maintain a schedule of availability of all registered users.

19. A system according to claim 1, wherein the scheduling system may detect when a registered user is logged into the system and available.

20. A method for communicating student information to students and parents from educators with interface areas for students, educators, and parents;

maintaining assignments for students;

grading responses to assignments provided by students;

analyzing grades for each student; and

notifying one of educators, a student and at least one of the student'"'"'s parents and guardians if the student'"'"'s grade triggers an event.

21. A method according to claim 20, wherein an event occurs when a student'"'"'s grade is below a predetermined threshold;

the method further comprising arranging online conferences among at least one of students and parents and guardians with an educator.

22. A method according to claim 20, wherein an event occurs when a student'"'"'s grade is below a predetermined threshold;

the method further comprising providing assistance for the student using a resources database according to the analyzed grades of the student.

23. A method according to claim 20, wherein an event occurs when a student'"'"'s grade is above a predetermined threshold;

the method further comprising sending a message to the student congratulating the student on an accomplishment.

24. A method according to claim 20, wherein an event occurs when a student incurs a truancy problem;

the method further comprising arranging online conferences among at least one of students and parents and guardians with an educator.

25. A method according to claim 20, wherein the alert may be sent to the students and their parents or guardians by e-mail.

26. A method according to claim 20, wherein the alert may include information about the assignment and the grade received.

27. A method according to claim 20, wherein the alert may include a button for the student and parents or guardians to click to acknowledge receipt of the alert.

28. A method according to claim 20, wherein the alert to the parents or guardians may include a button for the parents or guardians to click to contact the educator by e-mail.

29. A method according to claim 20, wherein the alert to the parents or guardians may include a button for the parents or guardians to click to check the educator'"'"'s availability and contact the educator by instant messaging.

30. A method according to claim 20, wherein the alert to the parents or guardians may include a response indicia configured to allow the parents or guardians to inquire into the educator'"'"'s availability and schedule an online conference with the educator.

31. A method according to claim 20, wherein the alert may include a button for the student and parents or parents to click that may link them to a directory of available resources for providing assistance for the student.

32. A method according to claim 31, wherein the directory of available resources may include tutors.