Internet-based educational framework for the correlation of lessons, resources and assessments to state standards
First Claim
1. An apparatus for assisting user-selection of achievement tools that meet educational standards, the apparatus comprising:
- a server computer comprising memory, wherein the memory centrally stores;
a plurality of keywords;
a plurality of educational standards;
a plurality of achievement tools;
keyword-to-educational-standard assignments, wherein each of the educational standards has assigned thereto at least selected ones of the keywords; and
keyword-to-achievement-tool assignments, wherein each of the achievement tools has assigned thereto at least selected ones of the keywords;
wherein the server computer is operable to;
publish, over a computer network, a user interface that enables educational-standard selection, wherein the user interface is configured to enable user log-in via a unique identifier;
receive, over the computer network and via the user interface, a selection of a particular educational standard of the plurality of educational standards in relation to a submitted achievement tool; and
in the memory, automatically assign to the submitted achievement tool the at least selected ones of the keywords assigned to the particular educational standard.
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Abstract
An apparatus assists educators in selecting achievement tools to meet an applicable one of a plurality of sets of educational standards. A first table holds a plurality of educational standards and a plurality of linked keywords. A second table holds a plurality of achievement tools, such as lesson plans, assessments and resources, and a plurality of linked keywords. A table manipulator program permits an educator to select an educational standard and shows achievement tools applicable to the selected educational standard by having a matching of keywords linked to the achievement tools to keywords linked to the educational standards.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for assisting user-selection of achievement tools that meet educational standards, the apparatus comprising:
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a server computer comprising memory, wherein the memory centrally stores; a plurality of keywords; a plurality of educational standards; a plurality of achievement tools; keyword-to-educational-standard assignments, wherein each of the educational standards has assigned thereto at least selected ones of the keywords; and keyword-to-achievement-tool assignments, wherein each of the achievement tools has assigned thereto at least selected ones of the keywords; wherein the server computer is operable to; publish, over a computer network, a user interface that enables educational-standard selection, wherein the user interface is configured to enable user log-in via a unique identifier; receive, over the computer network and via the user interface, a selection of a particular educational standard of the plurality of educational standards in relation to a submitted achievement tool; and in the memory, automatically assign to the submitted achievement tool the at least selected ones of the keywords assigned to the particular educational standard. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of assisting user-selection of achievement tools that meet educational standards, the method comprising, by a server computer:
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publishing, over a computer network, a user interface that enables educational-standard selection, wherein the user interface is configured to enable user log-in via a unique identifier; wherein the server computer centrally stores a plurality of keywords, a plurality of educational standards, and a plurality of achievement tools; wherein the server computer centrally stores keyword-to-educational-standard assignments, wherein each of the educational standards has assigned thereto at least selected ones of the keywords; wherein the server computer centrally stores keyword-to-achievement-tool assignments, wherein each of the achievement tools has assigned thereto at least selected ones of the keywords; receiving, over the computer network and via the user interface, a selection of a particular educational standard of the plurality of educational standards in relation to a submitted achievement tool; and automatically assigning to the submitted achievement tool the at least selected ones of the keywords assigned to the particular educational standard.
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16. A computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein, the computer-readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method of assisting user-selection of achievement tools that meet educational standards, the method comprising:
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publishing, by a server computer over a computer network, a user interface that enables educational-standard selection, wherein the user interface is configured to enable user log-in via a unique identifier; wherein the server computer centrally stores a plurality of keywords, a plurality of educational standards, and a plurality of achievement tools; wherein the server computer centrally stores keyword-to-educational-standard assignments, wherein each of the educational standards has assigned thereto at least selected ones of the keywords; wherein the server computer centrally stores keyword-to-achievement-tool assignments, wherein each of the achievement tools has assigned thereto at least selected ones of the keywords; receiving, over the computer network and via the user interface, a selection of a particular educational standard of the plurality of educational standards in relation to a submitted achievement tool; and automatically assigning to the submitted achievement tool the at least selected ones of the keywords assigned to the particular educational standard.
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