Educational support system, educational support system program

Abstract

To provide an education support system capable of proceeding with class and a lecture by delivering a message to students at scheduled time (time of day) even when a teacher is busy dealing with questions or trouble at the scheduled time of day.SOLUTION: An education support system 100 includes a teacher terminal 110 and a plurality of student terminals 120. The teacher terminal can freely perform direct communication with the plurality of student terminals or freely perform communication with the plurality of student terminals via a server 130, and transmits a message data MG input in the teacher terminal to the student terminals. The student terminals display the message data MG received from the teacher terminal. The teacher terminal freely allows for setting input about a message display start timing on the student terminals. The student terminals display the message data received from the teacher terminal based on the setting of the message display start timing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an education support system that includes a teacher terminal and multiple student terminals, and a program therefor. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, an education support system including an instructor terminal, student terminals, and a processing unit is known (for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2015-18427 A (see especially paragraphs 0048 to 0058) Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the conventional educational support system described above, when a message is sent from the instructor terminal to the student terminal, the destination is determined through an exchange between the instructor terminal and the processing unit, and the message is then sent from the instructor terminal to the student terminal via the processing unit. Therefore, for example, if the teacher is busy responding to questions or dealing with a problem at the time the message was scheduled to be sent, it is difficult for the teacher to convey the message to the students at the scheduled time (hour) and proceed with the lesson or lecture.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention solves the problems of the prior art as described above. In other words, the object of the present invention is to provide an educational support system and a program therefor that enable a teacher to convey a message to students at the scheduled time (or hour) and proceed with a lesson or lecture even if the teacher is busy responding to questions or dealing with a problem at the scheduled time. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The invention of claim 1 is an education support system comprising a teacher terminal and a plurality of student terminals, wherein the teacher terminal can communicate directly with the plurality of student terminals or can communicate with the plurality of student terminals via a server, and message data input at the teacher terminal is sent to the student terminals, and the student terminals display the message data received from the teacher terminal, and the teacher terminal is free to input settings regarding the message display start timing at the student terminals, and the student terminals display the message data received from the teacher terminal based on the setting of the message display start timing. When an arbitrary student terminal is selected from the plurality of student terminals and a predetermined operation is performed on the teacher terminal, the teacher terminal requests the arbitrary selected student terminal to send browser display content, and the arbitrary selected student terminal sends browser display content list data to the teacher terminal based on the browser display content send request from the teacher terminal, and the teacher terminal displays the browser display content list data of the arbitrary selected student terminal. This solves the above-mentioned problems.

[0007] The invention of claim 2 further solves the above-mentioned problem by configuring the educational support system as described in claim 1, in addition to the configuration of the system, in which the teacher's terminal can freely input settings for the timing at which messages are to be displayed on the student's terminal and the duration for which messages are to be displayed, and the student's terminal displays and cancels the display of message data received from the teacher's terminal based on the settings for the timing at which messages are to be displayed and the duration for which messages are to be displayed.

[0009] This claim 3 The invention according to claim Claim 1 or claim 2 In addition to the configuration of the education support system described above, the teacher's terminal displays browser display content list data of any selected student terminal, and when any tab among multiple tab displays in the browser display content list data is selected and closed, the teacher's terminal requests the selected student terminal to close any tab among the browser displays, and the selected student terminal closes the any tab based on the request to close the any tab from the teacher's terminal, thereby further solving the above-mentioned problem.

[0010] This claim 4 The invention according to claim 1 to claim 3In addition to the configuration of the educational support system described in any one of the above, the teacher's terminal transmits audio data and video data input from the microphone and camera on the teacher's terminal to the student's terminal, and the student's terminal outputs the audio data received from the teacher's terminal as audio and displays the video data, and the student's terminal transmits the audio data and video data input from the microphone and camera on the student's terminal to the teacher's terminal, and the teacher's terminal freely outputs the audio data received from the student's terminal as audio and displays the video data, thereby further solving the above-mentioned problems.

[0011] This claim 5 The invention according to claim 1 to claim 4 In addition to the configuration of the educational support system described in any one of the above, when uniform resource locator information, which is information that identifies data on a database on a communication network, is entered into the teacher's terminal and a send operation is performed, the teacher's terminal sends the uniform resource locator information to multiple student terminals, and the student terminals access a server and display content on a browser based on the uniform resource locator information received from the teacher's terminal, thereby further solving the above-mentioned problem.

[0012] This claim 6 The invention according to claim 1 to claim 5 In addition to the configuration of the educational support system described in any one of the above, the above-mentioned problem is further solved by a configuration in which, when a lock operation is performed on the teacher's terminal, the teacher's terminal sends a lock request to multiple student terminals, and the student terminals temporarily lock input from the monitor, keyboard, and mouse based on the lock request received from the teacher's terminal.

[0013] The invention of claim 7 is a program for an education support system having a teacher terminal and a plurality of student terminals, wherein message data is input to the teacher terminal, and whether or not a setting has been input regarding the timing at which the message display is to be started at the student terminal is determined by the teacher terminal. The end a setting input determination step for determining whether the setting input is correct, and if the setting input is correct, the teacher terminal transmits message data to the student terminal. hand , student devices In , based on the message display start timing setting, message data received from the teacher's device is displayed. to make message send· a display step; and a browser display content transmission request step in which, when an arbitrary student terminal is selected from among a plurality of student terminals and a predetermined operation is performed on the teacher terminal, the teacher terminal requests the arbitrary selected student terminal to transmit browser display content. destination Based on a request to send the browser display content from the live terminal, Sent from any of the selected student devices Browser display content list data for teacher's device received Browser display content list data Reception a step of displaying a list of browser display contents of the teacher terminal by displaying a list of browser display contents of the selected arbitrary student terminal; On the teacher's device By executing the above, the above-mentioned problems are solved. The invention of claim 8 is a program for an education support system comprising a teacher terminal and a plurality of student terminals, the program comprising a teacher terminal, a plurality of student terminals, and a server, the program comprising: a setting input determination step in which message data is input into a browser on the teacher terminal, and a server determines whether a setting has been input regarding the timing at which a message display start is to be made on the student terminal; a message display step in which, if the setting has been input, the teacher terminal transmits the message data to the student terminal via the server, and the message data received from the teacher terminal is displayed on the browser on the student terminal based on the setting of the timing at which the message display start is to be made; When any one of a plurality of student terminals is selected and a predetermined operation is performed, the server executes the following steps: a browser display content transmission request step, which causes the browser on the teacher terminal to request the browser on the selected student terminal to transmit browser display content via the server; a browser display content list data transmission step, which causes the browser on the selected student terminal to transmit browser display content list data to the teacher terminal via the server based on the browser display content transmission request from the teacher terminal; and a browser display content list data display step, which causes the browser on the teacher terminal to display the browser display content list data of the selected student terminal. [Effects of the Invention]

[0014] The educational support system of the present invention is equipped with a teacher terminal and multiple student terminals, which not only allows the teacher terminal to communicate directly with multiple student terminals or communicate with multiple student terminals via a server, but also provides the following unique effects.

[0015] According to the educational support system of the invention of claim 1, message data is displayed on the student terminals based on the message display start timing setting entered by the teacher, so even if the teacher is busy responding to questions or dealing with problems at the time scheduled in the setting, the teacher can convey the message to the students at the scheduled time and proceed with the lesson or lecture. Furthermore, a list of browser display contents of the student device selected by the teacher is displayed on the teacher's device, so the teacher can easily check what the student is viewing in the browser on the selected student device.

[0016] According to the educational support system of the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effects achieved by the invention of claim 1, message data is displayed on the student terminals based on the settings of the message display start timing and message display duration entered by the teacher, so even if the teacher is busy responding to questions or dealing with problems at the display time and display end time scheduled in the settings, the teacher can convey the message to the students at the scheduled time and proceed with the lesson or lecture.

[0018] This claim 3 According to the educational support system of the invention, Claim 1 or claim 2 In addition to the effects of the invention, when a teacher selects and closes any tab in the tab display of the browser on the student's device, any tab in the browser on the student's device will be closed accordingly, allowing the teacher to close any browser tab that the student does not think should be viewed at that time.

[0019] This claim 4 According to the educational support system of the invention, claims 1 to 5 3 In addition to the effects of any one of the above inventions, video data and audio data are communicated between the teacher's terminal and the student's terminal, so video calls can be made between teachers and students not only in the classroom but also in remote environments in distant locations.

[0020] This claim 5 According to the educational support system of the invention, claims 1 to 5 4In addition to the effects of any one of the above inventions, uniform resource locator information (hereinafter referred to as URL information) is sent from the teacher's terminal to multiple student terminals at once, and the URL content is displayed, eliminating input errors and inconsistencies in input by students, thereby reducing wasted time during class and enabling all students to be in sync regarding the progress of the class by synchronizing student terminals.

[0021] This claim 6 According to the educational support system of the invention, claims 1 to 5 5 In addition to the effects of any one of the above-mentioned inventions, for example, when a teacher is giving a demonstration, the teacher can temporarily lock and disable the operation of the student's device by performing a lock operation, allowing the teacher to have the student focus on something other than the operation of the student's device and proceed with the lesson.

[0022] Claim 7 and claim 8 According to the program of the educational support system of the invention, similar to the effect achieved by the invention of claim 1, message data is displayed on the student terminals based on the setting of the message display start timing entered by the teacher, so even if the teacher is busy responding to questions or dealing with problems at the time scheduled in the setting, the teacher can convey the message to the students at the time scheduled in the setting and proceed with the lesson or lecture. Furthermore, a list of browser display contents of the student device selected by the teacher is displayed on the teacher's device, so the teacher can easily check what the student is viewing in the browser on the selected student device. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0023] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing the concept of an education support system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] 1 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of an education support system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 3]1A and 1B are diagrams showing how a message is sent from a teacher's terminal in an education support system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and how the received message is displayed on a student's terminal. [Figure 4] (A) and (B) are figures showing the display contents of multiple student terminals being displayed on a teacher terminal of an educational support system that is an embodiment of the present invention, and a figure showing the display contents of a selected student terminal being displayed on a teacher terminal. [Figure 5] (A) and (B) are figures showing the state in which an operation to close some of the tabs of the display content of a selected student terminal is performed on a teacher terminal of an educational support system that is an embodiment of the present invention, and a figure showing the state in which some of the tabs on the student terminal are closed. [Figure 6] 1A and 1B are diagrams showing the display of video data from a student terminal on a teacher terminal of an educational support system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the display of video data from a teacher terminal on a student terminal. [Figure 7] 1A and 1B are diagrams showing how URL information is transmitted from a teacher's terminal in an education support system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and how the URL information is received from a student's terminal; [Figure 8] 1A and 1B are diagrams showing a demonstration being performed on a teacher's terminal and a student's terminal of an education support system according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively; DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0024] The educational support system of the present invention comprises a teacher terminal and a plurality of student terminals, and the teacher terminal is capable of communicating directly with the plurality of student terminals or via a server, and sends message data input at the teacher terminal to the student terminal, which then displays the message data received from the teacher terminal. The teacher terminal is capable of freely inputting settings for the timing at which messages will be displayed on the student terminals, and the student terminals display the message data received from the teacher terminal based on the setting for the timing at which messages will be displayed.As long as the teacher is busy responding to questions or dealing with problems at the time scheduled in the settings, and can therefore convey messages to students at the time scheduled in the settings, and can continue with his or her lesson or lecture, any specific implementation is acceptable. Furthermore, the program for the educational support system of the present invention comprises a setting input determination step in which message data is input into the teacher's terminal and the teacher's terminal or server determines whether or not a setting has been input regarding the timing at which the message display should start on the student's terminal; and a message display step in which, if a setting has been input, the teacher's terminal sends the message data to the student's terminal and the student's terminal displays the message data received from the teacher's terminal based on the setting of the timing at which the message display should start.Therefore, the specific implementation can be any as long as the teacher can convey the message to the student at the scheduled time and continue with the lesson or lecture even if he or she is busy responding to a question or dealing with a problem at the scheduled time.

[0025] For example, the teacher's terminal and the student's terminal may be any terminal that has a display and an operating unit and can send and receive information, such as a desktop personal computer terminal, a notebook personal computer terminal, a smartphone terminal, a tablet terminal, a wristwatch terminal, or an eyeglass terminal, and can be connected to a server via a communication network including a wide area network such as the Internet, a local network, or a telephone line. Furthermore, the server may be a cloud server created in a cloud environment, and the number of physical servers that make up the server may be one or more. [Example]

[0026] An education support system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8(B). 1 is a diagram showing the concept of an education support system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a chart showing an example of the operation of the education support system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3(A) is a diagram showing how a message is sent on the teacher's terminal 110 of the education support system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3(B) is a diagram showing how a received message is displayed on a student's terminal 120, FIG. 4(A) is a diagram showing how the display contents of a plurality of student's terminals 120 are displayed on the teacher's terminal 110 of the education support system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4(B) is a diagram showing how the display contents of a selected student's terminal 120 are displayed on the teacher's terminal 110, and FIG. 5(A) is a diagram showing how an operation is performed to close a tab 122a of the display contents of a selected student's terminal 120 on the teacher's terminal 110 of the education support system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5(B) is a diagram showing a state in which some tabs 122a on the student terminal 120 are closed, FIG. 6(A) is a diagram showing a state in which video data MV1 from the student terminal 120 is displayed on the teacher terminal 110 of the education support system 100, which is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6(B) is a diagram showing a state in which video data MV2 from the teacher terminal 110 is displayed on the student terminal 120, FIG. 7(A) is a diagram showing a state in which URL information AC is sent on the teacher terminal 110 of the education support system 100, which is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7(B) is a diagram showing a state in which URL information AC is received on the student terminal 120, FIG. 8(A) is a diagram showing a state in which a demonstration is being performed on the teacher terminal 110 of the education support system 100, which is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8(B) is a diagram showing a state in which the demonstration is being performed on the student terminal 120.

[0027] As shown in FIG. 1, an education support system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a teacher terminal 110 and a plurality of student terminals 120. The teacher terminal 110 can communicate directly with a plurality of student terminals 120. The education support system 100 may also include a server 130 . The teacher terminal 110 may be able to communicate with a plurality of student terminals 120 via the server 130 .

[0028] Furthermore, the teacher terminal 110 transmits the message data MG inputted at the teacher terminal 110 to the student terminals 120. Then, the student terminal 120 displays the message data MG received from the teacher terminal 110. Furthermore, the teacher terminal 110 can freely input and set the timing for starting to display a message on the student terminal 120. The student terminal 120 is configured to display the message data MG received from the teacher terminal 110 based on the setting of the message display start timing.

[0029] As a result, the message data MG is displayed on the student terminal 120 based on the setting of the message display start timing input by the teacher. As a result, even if a teacher is busy answering questions or dealing with a problem at the scheduled time, they can still send messages to students at the scheduled time and continue with their lesson or lecture.

[0030] Next, an example of the operation of the education support system 100 will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. 2, in step S1, as a message input determination step, the teacher terminal 110 or the server 130 determines whether or not message data MG has been input to the teacher terminal 110. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3(A), a teacher logs in to the education support system 100 using a teacher terminal 110. Then, the browser 112 on the display unit 111 of the teacher terminal 110 displays the teacher screen 113 . The teacher screen 113 is provided with a message sending icon 113a.

[0031] When the message sending icon 113a is operated, a message sending window 114 is displayed. The message sending window 114 is provided with, for example, a message input field, a display start timing setting field, and a display termination timing setting field. Among these, if "Don't forget your homework!" is entered in the message input field as an example of a message, it is determined that an input has been made. If it is determined that there is an input, the process proceeds to step S2, and if it is determined that there is no input, step S1 is repeated.

[0032] In step S2, as a setting input determination step, the teacher terminal 110 or the server 130 determines whether or not a setting has been input in the teacher terminal 110 regarding the timing at which messages will be displayed on the student terminals 120. If it is determined that the message display start timing has been set and input, the process proceeds to step S3, whereas if it is determined that the message display start timing has not yet been set, step S2 is repeated. For example, assume that "30 minutes later" is entered in the display start timing setting field of the message transmission window 114 shown in FIG. 3(A), and the transmission button is operated. In this case, it is determined that the message display start timing has been set and input. Furthermore, the teacher terminal 110 transmits message data MG to the student terminal 120 . The teacher terminal 110 may transmit the message data MG to the server 130. Furthermore, the timing of transmission may be configured to be such that transmission occurs when it is determined in the next step S3 that the set timing has arrived.

[0033] In step S3, as a timing determination step, the student terminal 120 determines whether or not the set timing for starting message display has arrived based on the setting of the timing for starting message display. If it is determined that the timing has come, the process proceeds to step S4, and if it is determined that the timing has not yet come, step S3 is repeated. The determination as to whether the set timing has arrived may be made by any of the teacher terminal 110, the student terminal 120, and the server 130. When the teacher terminal 110 determines that the set timing has arrived, it transmits the message data MG directly to the student terminal 120, or transmits it to the student terminal 120 via the server 130. Furthermore, if the server 130 determines that the set timing has arrived, it transmits the message data MG to the student terminal 120.

[0034] In step S4, as shown in FIG. 3(B), as a message display step, the student terminal 120 displays the message data MG received from the teacher terminal 110 based on the setting of the message display start timing. More specifically, a browser 122 on a display unit 121 of a student terminal 120 displays a student screen 123 . Then, the student terminal 120 displays the received message display window 124 based on the setting of the message display start timing. In the received message display window 124, a message such as "Don't forget your homework!" is displayed as an example of message data MG.

[0035] As a result, as described above, the message data MG is displayed on the student terminal 120 based on the setting of the message display start timing input by the teacher. As a result, even if a teacher is busy answering questions or dealing with a problem at the scheduled time, they can still send messages to students at the scheduled time and continue with their lesson or lecture. As an example, the received message display window 124 may be configured to close when the student operates the "Got it!" button on the received message display window 124.

[0036] Furthermore, in this embodiment, as described above, the message transmission window 114 is provided with a display cancellation timing setting field as shown in FIG. 3(A). That is, the teacher terminal 110 can freely input and set the timing for starting to display a message on the student terminal 120 and the duration for which the message is to be displayed. The student terminal 120 is configured to display and cancel the display of the message data MG received from the teacher terminal 110 based on the settings of the message display start timing and the message display duration time. The determination of whether the release timing has arrived may be made by any of the teacher terminal 110, the student terminal 120, and the server 130, similar to the determination of whether the set timing has arrived.

[0037] As a result, the message data MG is displayed on the student terminal 120 based on the settings of the message display start timing and message display duration time input by the teacher. As a result, even if the teacher is busy answering questions or dealing with problems at the scheduled display and cancellation times, they can still convey messages to students at the scheduled times and continue with their lesson or lecture.

[0038] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4(A), the teacher screen 113 is provided with a monitoring icon 113b as an example. When the monitoring icon 113b is operated, a request for display content data is sent from the teacher terminal 110 to each student terminal 120. Then, display content data is sent from each student terminal 120 to the teacher terminal 110. Then, on the teacher's screen 113, a list of student screens displayed on the display unit 121 of each student terminal 120 is displayed. In addition, a "display" button 113c is provided for each displayed student screen. As an example of a predetermined operation for selecting the terminal of Ichiro Tanaka as an arbitrary student terminal 120 from among the plurality of student terminals 120, it is assumed that the "display" button 113c in the column of Ichiro Tanaka is operated.

[0039] Then, the teacher terminal 110 requests the terminal of Ichiro Tanaka as the selected arbitrary student terminal 120 to transmit the browser display content. Then, the terminal of Ichiro Tanaka, which is any selected student terminal 120, transmits the browser display content list data AP to the teacher terminal 110 based on the browser display content transmission request from the teacher terminal 110. Then, as shown in FIG. 4(B), the teacher's terminal 110 is configured to display the browser display content list data AP of the terminal of Ichiro Tanaka as the arbitrarily selected student's terminal 120. Regarding the manner in which the browser display content list data AP on the student terminal 120 is displayed, the tabs 122a may be freely switched by the teacher's operation, the tabs 122a may be displayed side by side, or some of the tabs 122a may be displayed overlapping each other.

[0040] As a result, the browser display content list data AP of the student terminal 120 selected by the teacher is displayed on the teacher terminal 110. As a result, the teacher can easily check what the students are viewing on the browsers 122 of the selected student terminals 120 .

[0041] Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in Figure 5(A), when the teacher's terminal 110 is displaying the browser display content list data AP of Ichiro Tanaka's terminal as any selected student's terminal 120, when an operation is performed on the teacher's terminal 110, operation information is sent from the teacher's terminal 110 to Ichiro Tanaka's terminal. This operation is then reflected on the student terminal 120 of Ichiro Tanaka. For example, when an operation is performed on the teacher's terminal 110 to select the tab 122a that displays fishing information from among the multiple tabs 122a on the browser 122 of Ichiro Tanaka's terminal, the display will switch to that tab 122a on Ichiro Tanaka's terminal and the teacher's terminal 110 as the student's terminal 120.

[0042] Then, it is assumed that the tab 122a displaying fishing information is selected as an example of any tab 122a among the multiple tab displays in the browser display content list data AP, and a close operation is performed. Then, the teacher terminal 110 requests the selected arbitrary student terminal 120 to close the tab 122a that displays the fishing information in the browser display. As shown in FIG. 5(B), the terminal of Ichiro Tanaka, which is any selected student terminal 120, is configured to close any tab 122a based on a request to close any tab from the teacher terminal 110.

[0043] As a result, when the teacher selects any tab 122a from the tab display of the browser 122 of the student terminal 120 and performs an operation to close it, the any tab 122a in the browser 122 of the student terminal 120 is closed based on this. As a result, the teacher can close the tab 122a of the browser 122 that the student does not want to view at that time.

[0044] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6(A), the teacher screen 113 is provided with a video call icon 113d. When the video call icon 113d is operated on the teacher terminal 110, a video call request is sent from the teacher terminal 110 to each student terminal 120. Then, the student terminal 120 transmits to the teacher terminal 110 the audio data and video data MV1 input from the microphone and camera of the student terminal 120. Then, as shown in FIG. 6(A), the teacher terminal 110 outputs the audio data received from the student terminal 120 as audio and displays the video data MV1. Similarly, the teacher terminal 110 transmits to the student terminals 120 audio data and video data MV2 input from the microphone and camera of the teacher terminal 110. Then, as shown in FIG. 6(B), the student terminal 120 is configured to output the audio data received from the teacher terminal 110 as audio and display the video data MV2.

[0045] As a result, communication of video data MV1, MV2 and audio data is carried out between the teacher terminal 110 and the student terminal 120. As a result, teachers and students can make video calls not only in the classroom but also in remote environments in distant locations. Of course, the teacher's terminal 110 can freely switch on and off the audio output of the audio data from the student's terminal 120 as needed.

[0046] Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7(A), the teacher screen 113 is provided with a link transmission icon 113e. When the link sending icon 113e is operated on the teacher terminal 110, a URL sending window 115 is displayed on the teacher screen 113. The URL transmission window 115 has an input field for URL information AC, which is information that identifies data on a database on a communication network. It is assumed that URL information AC is entered in the URL sending window 115 of the teacher terminal 110 and the "Send URL" button is operated as an example of a sending operation. Then, the teacher terminal 110 transmits the URL information AC to the multiple student terminals 120. As shown in FIG. 7(B), the student terminal 120 is configured to access the server 130 based on the URL information AC received from the teacher terminal 110 and display the content on the browser 122.

[0047] As a result, the URL information AC is simultaneously transmitted from the teacher terminal 110 to the multiple student terminals 120, and the contents of the URL are displayed, eliminating input errors and variations in input accuracy by students. As a result, it is possible to reduce wasted time during class, and also to synchronize the student terminals 120 so that all students can be in sync regarding the progress of the class. It should be noted that the server 130 that the student terminal 120 accesses based on the URL information AC received from the teacher terminal 110 is not limited to the server 130 of the education support system 100, and may of course be an external server.

[0048] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8(A), the teacher screen 113 is provided with a demonstration icon 113f. As an example of a lock operation, when the demonstration icon 113f is operated, an arbitrary file selected by the teacher is reproduced and displayed on the teacher screen 113 of the display unit 111 of the teacher terminal 110. At the same time, display data of the content displayed on the teacher screen 113 is sent from the teacher terminal 110 to the student terminal 120 .

[0049] Then, as shown in FIG. 8(B), the content displayed on the teacher screen 113 is displayed on the student screen 123 of the student terminal 120. At this time, the teacher terminal 110 transmits a lock request to the multiple student terminals 120. In response to this, the student terminal 120 is configured to temporarily lock inputs from the monitor, keyboard, and mouse based on the lock request received from the teacher terminal 110. As an example, the display unit 121 of the student terminal 120 displays a notice 123a saying "Input operation restricted."

[0050] As shown in FIG. 8(A), the teacher screen 113 is also provided with an operation input lock icon 113g. As an example of a lock operation, when the operation input lock icon 113g is operated, the teacher terminal 110 transmits a lock request to the multiple student terminals 120. In response to this, the student terminal 120 is configured to temporarily lock inputs from the monitor, keyboard, and mouse based on the lock request received from the teacher terminal 110. As an example, the display unit 121 of the student terminal 120 displays a notice 123a saying "Input operation restricted."

[0051] This allows, for example, a teacher to perform a locking operation when giving a demonstration, thereby temporarily locking and disabling operations on the student terminals 120. As a result, the teacher can proceed with the lesson by having the students pay attention and concentrate on something other than operating the student terminal 120.

[0052] The educational support system 100, which is an embodiment of the present invention obtained in this way, comprises a teacher terminal 110 and a plurality of student terminals 120, and the teacher terminal 110 can communicate directly with the plurality of student terminals 120 or can communicate with the plurality of student terminals 120 via a server 130, and is configured so that message data MG input at the teacher terminal 110 is sent to the student terminals 120, and the student terminals 120 display the message data MG received from the teacher terminal 110, and the teacher terminal 110 can freely input and set the timing at which the message display will start on the student terminals 120, and the student terminals 120 display the message data MG received from the teacher terminal 110 based on the setting of the message display start timing.As a result, even if the teacher is busy responding to questions or dealing with problems at the time scheduled in the settings, the teacher can convey the message to the students at the time scheduled in the settings and proceed with the lesson or lecture.

[0053] Furthermore, the teacher's terminal 110 can freely input and set the timing for starting to display a message on the student's terminal 120 and the length of time the message will continue to be displayed, and the student's terminal 120 displays and cancels the display of message data MG received from the teacher's terminal 110 based on the settings for the timing for starting to display the message and the length of time the message will continue to be displayed. This allows the teacher to convey messages to students at the times scheduled in the settings and to proceed with their lesson or lecture, even if they are busy responding to questions or dealing with problems at the time the display and display cancellation times are scheduled in the settings.

[0054] Furthermore, when any one of the multiple student terminals 120 is selected on the teacher terminal 110 and a predetermined operation is performed, the teacher terminal 110 requests the selected student terminal 120 to send browser display content, and the selected student terminal 120 sends browser display content list data AP to the teacher terminal 110 based on the browser display content request from the teacher terminal 110, and the teacher terminal 110 displays the browser display content list data AP of the selected student terminal 120, so that the teacher can easily check what the student is viewing on the browser 122 of the selected student terminal 120.

[0055] Furthermore, the teacher terminal 110 displays the browser display content list data AP of any selected student terminal 120, and when any tab 122a of the multiple tabs displayed in the browser display content list data AP is selected and closed, the teacher terminal 110 requests the selected student terminal 120 to close any tab in the browser display, and the selected student terminal 120 closes the tab 122a based on the request to close the tab from the teacher terminal 110. This allows the teacher to close the tab 122a of the browser 122 that the student does not currently want to view.

[0056] In addition, the teacher's terminal 110 transmits audio data and video data MV2 input from the microphone and camera on the teacher's terminal 110 to the student's terminal 120, the student's terminal 120 outputs the audio data received from the teacher's terminal 110 as audio and displays the video data MV2, the student's terminal 120 transmits audio data and video data MV1 input from the microphone and camera on the student's terminal 120 to the teacher's terminal 110, and the teacher's terminal 110 freely outputs the audio data received from the student's terminal 120 as audio and displays the video data MV1, so that video calls can be made between teachers and students not only in the classroom but also in remote environments in distant locations.

[0057] Furthermore, when URL information AC, which is information that identifies data in a database on a communication network, is entered into teacher terminal 110 and a send operation is performed, teacher terminal 110 sends the URL information AC to multiple student terminals 120, and the student terminals 120 access server 130 based on the URL information AC received from teacher terminal 110 and display the content on browser 122. This configuration makes it possible to reduce wasted time during class and synchronize student terminals 120 so that all students are aware of the progress of the class.

[0058] Furthermore, when a lock operation is performed on the teacher terminal 110, the teacher terminal 110 sends a lock request to the multiple student terminals 120, and the student terminals 120 temporarily lock input from the monitor, keyboard, and mouse based on the lock request received from the teacher terminal 110. This allows the teacher to get the students to focus on something other than operating the student terminals 120 and proceed with the lesson.

[0059] Furthermore, the program of the education support system 100, which is an embodiment of the present invention, includes setting input determination steps S1 and S2 in which message data MG is input into the teacher's terminal 110 and the teacher's terminal 110 or server 130 determines whether or not a setting has been input regarding the timing at which the message display will start on the student's terminal 120; and message display steps S3 and S4 in which, if a setting has been input, the teacher's terminal 110 sends the message data MG to the student's terminal 120 and the student's terminal 120 displays the message data MG received from the teacher's terminal 110 based on the setting of the timing at which the message display will start. This has a tremendous effect, as it allows the teacher to convey the message to the students at the scheduled time, even if they are busy responding to questions or dealing with problems at the scheduled time, and to continue with their lesson or lecture. [Explanation of symbols]

[0060] 100 ··· Educational Support System 110 Teacher's terminal 111... Display section 112 ··· Browser 113...Teacher screen 113a··· Message sending icon 113b··· Monitoring icon 113c··· "View" button 113d··· Video call icon 113e··· Send link icon 113f··· Demonstration icon 113g Operation input lock icon 114 Message sending window 115 ··· URL sending window 120 ··· Student terminals 121...Display section 122 ··· Browser 122a··· Tab 123 ··· Student screen 123a··· Notification that "input operation is restricted" 124 Received message display window 130 Server MG Message data AP Browser display content list data MV1: Video data (from student devices) MV2: Video data (from teacher's terminal) AC...URL information

Claims

1. An educational support system comprising a teacher terminal and a plurality of student terminals, the teacher's terminal is capable of communicating directly with a plurality of student terminals or via a server with a plurality of student terminals, and message data inputted at the teacher's terminal is transmitted to the student terminals; The student terminal is configured to display message data received from the teacher terminal, The teacher's terminal can freely input and set the timing for starting message display on the student's terminal, the student terminal displays the message data received from the teacher terminal based on the setting of the message display start timing; When an arbitrary student terminal is selected from the plurality of student terminals and a predetermined operation is performed on the teacher terminal, the teacher terminal requests the selected arbitrary student terminal to transmit browser display content, The selected arbitrary student terminal transmits the browser display content list data to the teacher terminal in response to a browser display content transmission request from the teacher terminal; An educational support system characterized in that the teacher's terminal is configured to display a list of browser display contents of any selected student terminal.

2. The teacher's terminal can freely input and set the message display start timing and message display duration on the student's terminal, The educational support system described in claim 1, characterized in that the student terminal is configured to display and cancel the display of message data received from the teacher terminal based on settings for the message display start timing and message display duration time.

3. The teacher terminal displays a list of browser display contents of the selected arbitrary student terminal, When an arbitrary tab among the plurality of tab displays of the browser display content list data is selected and a close operation is performed, the teacher terminal requests the selected arbitrary student terminal to close the arbitrary tab among the browser displays, 3. The education support system according to claim 1, wherein the selected arbitrary student terminal closes an arbitrary tab in response to a request to close the arbitrary tab from the teacher terminal.

4. the teacher terminal transmits audio data and video data input from a microphone and a camera of the teacher terminal to the student terminals; the student terminal outputs the audio data received from the teacher terminal and displays the video data; the student terminal transmits audio data and video data input from a microphone and a camera of the student terminal to a teacher terminal; 4. The education support system according to claim 1, wherein the teacher's terminal is configured to freely output audio data received from the student's terminal and to display video data.

5. When uniform resource locator information, which is information for identifying data in a database on a communication network, is input into the teacher's terminal and a transmission operation is performed, the teacher's terminal transmits the uniform resource locator information to multiple student terminals, An educational support system as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the student terminal is configured to access a server based on uniform resource locator information received from the teacher terminal and display content in a browser.

6. When a lock operation is performed on the teacher terminal, the teacher terminal transmits a lock request to the plurality of student terminals, An educational support system as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the student terminal is configured to temporarily lock input via the monitor, keyboard, and mouse based on a lock request received from the teacher terminal.

7. A program for an education support system having a teacher terminal and a plurality of student terminals, a setting input determination step in which message data is input to the teacher terminal and the teacher terminal determines whether or not a setting has been input regarding the timing at which the message display will start on the student terminal; a message sending / display step in which, when the setting is input, the teacher terminal sends message data to the student terminal, and the student terminal displays the message data received from the teacher terminal based on the setting of the message display start timing; a browser display content transmission request step in which, when an arbitrary student terminal is selected from among the plurality of student terminals and a predetermined operation is performed on the teacher terminal, the teacher terminal requests the arbitrary selected student terminal to transmit browser display content; a browser display content list data receiving step in which the teacher terminal receives the browser display content list data transmitted from the selected arbitrary student terminal based on a browser display content transmission request from the teacher terminal; and a browser display content list data display step in which the teacher terminal displays browser display content list data of any selected student terminal.

8. A program for an education support system including a teacher terminal, a plurality of student terminals, and a server, a setting input determination step in which message data is input into the browser of the teacher terminal and the server determines whether or not a setting has been input regarding the timing at which the message display will start on the student terminal; a message display step of transmitting message data from the teacher's terminal to the student's terminal via the server when the setting has been input, and displaying the message data received from the teacher's terminal on the browser of the student's terminal based on the setting of the message display start timing; a browser display content transmission request step of making the browser of the teacher terminal request the browser of the selected student terminal to transmit browser display content via a server when the student terminal is selected from among the plurality of student terminals and a predetermined operation is performed on the browser of the teacher terminal; a browser display content list data transmission step of transmitting browser display content list data to the teacher's terminal via a server to the browser of the selected arbitrary student terminal based on a browser display content transmission request from the teacher's terminal; and a browser display content list data display step for displaying browser display content list data of any selected student terminal on the browser of the teacher terminal.

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