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1. A distributed assessment comprising:
- network enabled portable computers, each including;
a housing having a screen;
at least one sensor port physically connectable to an external sensor that senses an experimental parameter received during conduction of a guided experiment;
a data logging processor coupled to the at least one sensor port to receive and log the experimental parameter;
interactive e-book software operative to provide prompts to a student conducting the guided experiment, to receive said experimental parameter from said external sensor and to display a visual representation of said experimental parameter on the screen;
at least one network communicator for receiving assessment materials, providing assessment results via a computer network, and presenting on the screen said assessment materials to a person undergoing assessment;
an assessment controller communicating via said computer network with said portable computers and operative to synchronize the timing of presentation of said assessment materials to multiple persons undergoing assessment using said portable computers; and
an experimentation control and logging server communicating with said portable computers via said computer network and being operative to log said experimental parameter and said visual representation of said experimental parameter.
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Abstract
A computer system including a computer network, a multiplicity of network enabled portable computers, each including at least one sensor for sensing an operational status aspect thereof and a communicator for providing status information via the network and a maintenance center communicating via the computer network with the multiplicity of portable computers and being operative for automatically receiving the status information and for providing maintenance directives based thereon.
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1. A distributed assessment comprising:
- network enabled portable computers, each including;
a housing having a screen; at least one sensor port physically connectable to an external sensor that senses an experimental parameter received during conduction of a guided experiment; a data logging processor coupled to the at least one sensor port to receive and log the experimental parameter; interactive e-book software operative to provide prompts to a student conducting the guided experiment, to receive said experimental parameter from said external sensor and to display a visual representation of said experimental parameter on the screen; at least one network communicator for receiving assessment materials, providing assessment results via a computer network, and presenting on the screen said assessment materials to a person undergoing assessment; an assessment controller communicating via said computer network with said portable computers and operative to synchronize the timing of presentation of said assessment materials to multiple persons undergoing assessment using said portable computers; and an experimentation control and logging server communicating with said portable computers via said computer network and being operative to log said experimental parameter and said visual representation of said experimental parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- network enabled portable computers, each including;
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9. An interactive computer that enable school students to conduct guided experiments, the interactive computer comprising:
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a housing; a screen; interactive e-book software; a circuit board assembly, the circuit board assembly comprising; at least one sensor port physically connectable to an external sensor that senses an experimental parameter received during conduction of a guided experiment; a data logging processor coupled to the at least one sensor port to receive and log the experimental parameter; and a user interface; wherein the interactive e-book software is operative to provide prompts to a student conducting the guided experiment to connect the external sensor to the at least one sensor port, and the interactive e-book software is further operative to receive said experimental parameter from said external sensor and to display a visual representation of said experimental parameter on the screen and wherein the interactive computer is operative to communicate with an experimentation control and logging server via a computer network, the experimentation control and logging server being operative to log said experimental parameter and said visual representation of said experimental parameter. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. An interactive experimentation system that enables school students to conduct guided experiments, the system comprising:
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a plurality of network enabled portable computers, each including; a housing having a screen, a circuit board assembly and interactive e-book software, wherein the circuit board assembly comprises; at least one sensor port physically connectable to an external sensor that senses an experimental parameter received during conduction of a guided experiment; a data logging processor coupled to the at least one sensor port to receive and log the experimental parameter; and a user interface; wherein the interactive e-book software is operative to provide prompts to a student conducting the guided experiment, to receive said experimental parameter from said external sensor and to display a visual representation of said experimental parameter on the screen; and an experimentation control and logging server communicating with said plurality of network enabled portable computers via a computer network and being operative to log said experimental parameter and said visual representation of said experimental parameter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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