Multimedia educational system
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1. A bi-directional, real time, teaching system, comprising:
- a) at least one book in computer-readable format containing links to supplementary information;
b) a data storage device for storing one or more of the books;
c) at least one student computer for downloading, storing, and displaying one or more books stored on the data storage device;
d) an instructor computer for communicating with at cast one student computer and the data storage device;
e) an intra network connecting the data storage device, one or more student computers, and the instructor computer;
f) a first communications device for connecting the intra network with an external network;
g) a second communications device for displaying information contained within the student computer on the instructor'"'"'s computer and information contained within the instructor'"'"'s computer on the student'"'"'s computer; and
h) callable teaching assistant means for providing real time, supplementary information that enables the student to correct incorrect answers.
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Abstract
A multimedia teaching system and method incorporates portable electronic textbooks, connected in a seamless and secure fashion to supplementary materials, for example on the Web or an intranet. Instructors identify student mistakes as they are being made and direct students to supplementary material. Real-time two-way communication between student and instructor is initiated by both the student and the instructor.
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18 Claims
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1. A bi-directional, real time, teaching system, comprising:
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a) at least one book in computer-readable format containing links to supplementary information;
b) a data storage device for storing one or more of the books;
c) at least one student computer for downloading, storing, and displaying one or more books stored on the data storage device;
d) an instructor computer for communicating with at cast one student computer and the data storage device;
e) an intra network connecting the data storage device, one or more student computers, and the instructor computer;
f) a first communications device for connecting the intra network with an external network;
g) a second communications device for displaying information contained within the student computer on the instructor'"'"'s computer and information contained within the instructor'"'"'s computer on the student'"'"'s computer; and
h) callable teaching assistant means for providing real time, supplementary information that enables the student to correct incorrect answers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing multimedia instruction to students on a bi-directional, real time teaching system, comprising the steps of:
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a) storing at least one book in computer-readable format on a data storage device;
b) displaying the book on at least one student computer;
c) linking the book to supplementary material;
d) using an instructor computer to communicate with at least one student computer and the data storage device;
e) connecting the data storage device, one or more student computers and the instructor computer to an intra network;
f) connecting the intra network to an external network;
g) displaying information contained within the student computer on the instructor'"'"'s computer and information contained within the instructor'"'"'s computer on the student'"'"'s computer; and
h) providing real time, supplementary information from callable teaching assistant means that enables the student to correct incorrect answers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing multimedia instruction to students, comprising the steps of:
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a) storing at least one book in computer-readable format on a data storage device;
b) displaying the book on at least one student computer;
c) linking the book to supplementary material;
d) using an instructor computer to communicate with at least one student computer and the data storage device;
e) connecting the data storage device, one or more student computers and the instructor computer to an intra network;
f) connecting the intra network to an external network;
g) displaying information contained within the student computer on the instructor'"'"'s computer and information contained within the instructor'"'"'s computer on the student'"'"'s computer; and
h) providing real time, supplementary information from callable teaching assistant means that enables the student to correct incorrect answers.
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17. An apparatus for providing multimedia instruction to students comprising:
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means for storing at least one book in computer-readable format on a data storage device;
means for displaying the book on at least one student computer;
means for linking the book to supplementary material;
means for an instructor computer to communicate with at least one student computer and the data storage device;
means for connecting the data storage device, one or more student computers and the instructor computer to an intra network;
means for connecting the intra network to an external network;
means for displaying information contained within the student computer on the instructor computer and information contained within the instructor'"'"'s computer on the student'"'"'s computer; and
callable teaching assistant means for providing real time, supplementary information that enables the student to correct incorrect answers.
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18. Computer executable process steps to provide multimedia instruction to students, the computer-executable process steps being stored on a computer-readable medium and comprising:
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a) a storing step for storing at least one book in computer-readable format on a data storage device;
b) means for displaying the book on at least one student computer, c) a linking step for linking the book to supplementary material;
c) a communicating step for an instructor computer to communicate with at least one student computer and the data storage device;
d) a first connecting step for connecting the data storage device, one or more student computers and the instructor computer to an intra network;
e) a second connecting step for connecting the intra network to an external network;
f) a displaying step for displaying information contained within the student computer on the instructor'"'"'s computer and information contained within the instructor'"'"'s computer on the student'"'"'s computer; and
g) callable teaching assistant means for providing real time, supplementary information that enables the student to correct incorrect answers.
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