Multi-sided media viewer and technique for media association

A media player and associated technology, applied in the field of collecting and displaying content in a user-adjustable way, can solve problems such as establishing connections, lack of classification of information, and obstacles

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-02-18
NBCUNIVERSAL
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However, in some respects the net amount of information available through the World Wide Web and the lack of categorization of this information has hampered such efforts
Also hampering such efforts is the lack of integration among content providers, the source of the vast amount of media content available on the World Wide Web and potentially useful to students, among course designers and teachers
Additionally, there is a lack of an effective means ...

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[0039] This application describes a web-based educational system in which highly motivated and competitive students and their teachers are able to interact with historical and current affairs media from news sources, major print collaborators, and other content providers for practice Multiple-choice exercises, playing games, practicing their writing through blogs, and communicating with friends as part of an immersive learning environment that complements classroom and textbook education. The product may be designed to support courses leading to the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) exam in subjects such as: (1) U.S. History, (2) U.S. Government and Politics, and (3) English and Writing. Over time, online content, activities, and games will be expanded to support multiple curricula across multiple grade levels and subject areas, from elementary and secondary to post-secondary, to non-formal and lifelong learning, from social studies and Language arts subjects to language...

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Provided is multi-sided media viewer and tTechnique for media association. A system provides a multi-sided media viewer capable of displaying media assets from an electronic archival news and content database. Each side of the media player contains different information regarding the media asset. A primary side 202 of the media asset may display a media asset related to an educational program, such as a course curriculum or the like. The secondary sides of the media viewer may contain additional information regarding that media asset, including personalized information generated by a system user as well as automatically populated information, such as information collected from other external news services or content providers. The system may further provide an educational game in which users are encouraged to find and draw connections between media assets to create an interconnection of related news items. The multi-sided media viewer may be a two-sided cue card, or a multidimensional news or content element having any number of sides depending on the additional information to be displayed with the media asset.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates generally to collecting and displaying content on a computer, and more particularly to collecting and displaying content in a dynamic, user-adjustable manner. Background technique [0002] For years, educators have sought ways to enrich the educational environment by transferring learning to web-based learning. The World Wide Web provides a wealth of information that, if used correctly, can be a valuable learning resource for students. However, in some respects, such efforts have been hampered by the net amount of information available through the World Wide Web and the lack of categorization of such information. Also hampering such efforts is the lack of integration of content providers, the source of the vast amount of media content available on the World Wide Web and potentially useful to students, among course designers and teachers. Additionally, there is a lack of an effective means of presenting information to st...

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IPC IPC(8): G09B5/00G06F17/30
Inventor A·S·奇肖尔姆K·K·阿博特J·哈斯R·斯图佩
Owner NBCUNIVERSAL
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