INTERACTIVE LEARNING

• US 20090181356A1
• Filed: 01/14/2008
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Data Services Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Dasgupta, Mousumi
• Application Number:
  US12/013,793
• Publication Number:
  US 20090181356A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/362
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F

Abstract

A method may include identifying, by a computer, test scores stored in a database and associated with a student; selecting, by a computer, a quiz from a group of quizzes based on the identified test scores; sending the quiz through a network to the student; receiving, through the network, a completed quiz from the student; scoring, by the computer, the completed quiz and recording the score in the database; and adding points to an account associated with the student, the number of points based on the score of the completed quiz.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying, by a computer, scores and class names stored in a database and associated with a student;

selecting, by a computer, a quiz or assignment from a plurality of quizzes based on the identification of the scores and class names;

sending the selected quiz or assignment through a network to the student;

receiving, through the network, a completed quiz or assignment from the student; and

scoring, by the computer, the completed quiz or assignment and recording a score associated with the completed quiz or assignment in the database.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

adding a first number of points to an account associated with the student, the first number of points based on the score associated with the completed quiz or assignment;

receiving a request from the student for merchandise; and

subtracting a second number of points from the account associated with the student, the second number of points subtracted based on a value of the merchandise.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

associating each of the plurality of quizzes or assignments with one of a plurality of achievement levels, and where selecting the quiz or assignment from the plurality of quizzes or assignments includes comparing the identified scores with the plurality of achievement levels.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

associating each of the plurality of quizzes or assignments with one of a plurality of academic class names, and where selecting the quiz or assignment from the plurality of quizzes or assignments includes comparing the identified class names with the plurality of academic class names.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending, through the network, a notification to a parent of the student of the completed quiz or assignment.

6. The method of claim 5, where the database includes information indicative of user names allowed to access the scores stored in the database associated with the student, the method further comprising:

comparing a user name associated with the parent of the student with the information indicative of user names allowed to access the scores stored in the database associated with the student.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the quiz or assignment on a display.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving answers to the quiz or assignment in a remote control associated with the display.

9. A system comprising:

a database to store;

scores associated with a student and student class names associated with the student; and

a plurality of quizzes or assignments, a plurality of achievement levels, and a plurality of quiz or assignment class names, wherein one of the plurality of achievement levels and one of the plurality of quiz or assignment class names is associated with each of the plurality of quizzes or assignments;

a processor to;

analyze the scores and student class names associated with the student; and

select one of the plurality of quizzes or assignments based on the analysis of the scores and student class names associated with the student, the plurality of achievement levels, and the plurality of quiz or assignment class names; and

a transceiver to send the selected one of the plurality of quizzes or assignments to the student through a network and receive, through the network, a completed quiz or assignment from the student;

where the processor is further configured to score the completed quiz or assignment, record a score associated with the completed quiz or assignment in the database, and associate the score associated with the completed quiz or assignment with the student.

10. The system of claim 9, where the processor is further configured to add a first number points to an account associated with the student, the first number of points based on the score associated with the completed quiz or assignment.

11. The system of claim 10, where the processor is further configured to subtract a second number of points from the account associated with the student, the second number of points subtracted based on a value of merchandise provided to the student.

12. The system of claim 9, further comprising:

a remote control including a display for displaying the quiz or assignment.

13. The system of claim 12, where the remote control is configured to receive answers to the quiz or assignment.

14. The system of claim 9, where the transceiver is further configured to send a notification of the score associated with the completed quiz or assignment to a parent of the student.

15. A computer-readable medium including instructions executable by at least one processor, the computer-readable medium comprising:

one or more instructions for analyzing scores stored in a database and associated with a student;

one or more instructions for selecting a quiz or assignment from a plurality of quizzes or assignments based on the analysis of the scores and sending the selected quiz or assignment through a network to the student;

one or more instructions for receiving, through the network, a completed quiz or assignment from the student;

one or more instructions for scoring the completed quiz or assignment and recording a score associated with the completed quiz or assignment in the database; and

one or more instructions for adding a number of points to an account associated with the student, the number of added points based on the score associated with the completed quiz or assignment.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

one or more instructions for associating the plurality of quizzes or assignments with a plurality of achievement levels.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the one or more instructions for selecting the quiz or assignment from the plurality of quizzes or assignments includes one or more instructions for comparing the analysis of the scores with the plurality of achievement levels.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising:

one or more instructions for sending, through the network, a notification to a parent of the student of the score associated with the completed quiz or assignment.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

one or more instructions for displaying the quiz or assignment on a display associated with a remote control.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

one or more instructions for receiving answers to the quiz or assignment in the remote control.

21. An apparatus comprising:

means for identifying scores stored in a database and associated with a student;

means for selecting a quiz or assignment from a plurality of quizzes or assignments based on the identified scores;

means for sending the quiz or assignment to the student;

means for receiving a completed quiz or assignment from the student;

means for scoring the completed quiz or assignment and recording a score associated with the completed quiz or assignment in the database;

means for adding a first number of points to an account associated with the student, the first number of points based on the score associated with the completed quiz or assignment; and

means for subtracting a second number of points from the account associated with the student, the second number of points subtracted based on a value of merchandise provided to the student.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising:

means for electronically notifying a parent of the student of the score associated with the completed quiz or assignment.

23. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

means for displaying the quiz or assignment on a display.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

means for receiving answers to the quiz or assignment in a remote control associated with the display.