SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VIRTUAL SCHOOLING
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Abstract
A system and methods of virtual schooling, which provide an Internet-based elementary and secondary school that is committed to offering a complete and comprehensive education to all pupils. The curriculum used in the system and methods is Web-deployed and database-driven. Its subjects include, but are not necessarily limited to History/Civics/Geography, Language Arts, Math, Music, Science, and Visual Arts. Preferably, lessons should integrate on-line and off-line instructional materials for a well-rounded learning experience.
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55 Claims
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1-31. -31. (canceled)
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32. In a virtual school system having a computer network, which includes server means
and a plurality of clients each of which is adapted to be connected to the server means over the network, means for operating the server means and the plurality of clients, wherein the operating means supports a browser-based, run-time environment for a virtual school application on the network, graphical user interface means adapted to be displayed on the plurality of clients, and a database connected to the computer network storing a plurality of files with a plurality of different file formats, the improvement comprising: -
a plurality of browser windows, each of which is adapted to display individual parts of a reading lesson; and
a plurality of tiles, each of which is adapted to be used by a user using the system on one of the plurality of clients in conjunction with said plurality of windows, and each of which includes a given part of speech. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method of interactively teaching a pupil to read using a computer system with a display and a database, comprising the steps of:
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storing within the database a plurality of browser windows, each of which is adapted to display individual parts of a reading lesson, a plurality of text files, each of which is adapted to teach a given part of said reading lesson to the pupil, and a plurality of image files retrieved from the database, each of which is adapted to supplement said given part of said reading lesson;
operating the computer system to render said plurality of browser windows on the display; and
providing a plurality of tiles, each of which includes a given part of human speech and is adapted to be used by the pupil using the computer system to further supplement said given part of said reading lesson. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55-86. -86. (canceled)
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