JP2003233297A - Multi functional time schedule system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for using a time schedule as a common communication tool in groupware utilizing the Internet. <P>SOLUTION: A multi-functional time schedule system, constituted of a time schedule server in which a time schedule is registered and a client device, is provided with (1) a means enabling an educator to generate a curriculum as a time schedule chart to be registered in a time schedule server and also enabling browsing of the information with the client device, (2) a means by which a student selects, out of the time schedule chart, a subject on which the student wants to ask a question, etc., and describes the question, etc., to be transmitted to the time schedule server, (3) a means by which a teacher, etc., receives the question, etc., transmitted to the time schedule sever with the client device and transmits an answer to the question, etc., to the time schedule server so as to be transmitted to each questioner, etc., and (4) a means by which a teacher, etc., describes evaluation, etc., on a lesson subject. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for using a timetable that embodies an educational policy as a common communication tool, and to provide a place for communication between a school and a home.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the recent development of information and communication technology, personal computers have been widely used in companies and homes, and the Internet population has been rapidly increasing due to diversification and speeding up of access networks to the Internet. 2000 Internet users
As of December 2012, the number of Internet users exceeded 30 million, and about 60% of the Internet users access the Internet from their home PCs, and about 40% from their PCs at work or school. Has been obtained. In this way, an environment where people can easily access the Internet at work or at home has been established.

[0003]

On the other hand, attention is focused on groupware, which aims to support the efficiency of work by sharing the information and knowledge of each individual on the network with everyone who belongs to the group. I am collecting. By introducing groupware, work schedules, reports, etc., which were previously created on a paper basis, can be digitized and all employees can view the same information, improving work efficiency and speed. Can be realized. As groupware software, groupware software for corporations, educational institutions, etc. has been developed and provided so far, but in this project, groupware software for educational institutions will be particularly focused. The government's IT Strategy Headquarters has decided to switch the school's Internet connection to high-speed lines such as ADSL and optical fiber through the e-Japan2002 program. In addition, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has requested a “high-education network use environment development project” to promote environment development related to high-speed line use with the budget for FY2014, and the network construction for educational institutions has been rapidly improved in the last few years. It is expected that progress will be made, and the development of software with a mechanism that prevents children from being uncomfortable with PCs will be a very important issue. In addition, the number of working women has increased in recent years, making communication between schools and homes more difficult than ever. Therefore, it is necessary to develop software that can provide a place of communication between school and home, or within the home.

As the groupware software provided so far for educational institutions, Brainware Co., Ltd.
"Cyber Gakuen STEP Lite version" is mentioned. This software has functions such as displaying school news and event schedules, sharing schedules, checking attendance of students, and registering. However, this software has only the function that the teacher uses individually, and cannot be said to be an effective system for promoting communication between the teacher and the home. Also, although the concept of groupware is not used, Hitachi Ltd.
s de Net ”is provided. With this service, school events and contact information are published on the school's website. However, since the e-mail is used as a means for communication between the teacher and the home, the teacher cannot centrally manage the information of a plurality of students (homes). As described above, the conventional services for educational institutions are not suitable for communication between the teacher and the family. There are many other groupware for education, but the same problem can be pointed out. In particular, the timetable is a concrete form of the education policy,
It is an important guideline for promoting lessons efficiently. However, the timetables shown in groupware only serve to show the class time to the students. The software that automatically creates timetables is also created with consideration of teachers' time allocations, and only focuses on the fact that teachers do not share classes with other classes at the same time.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a place for communication between a school and a home through a timetable, and a system that uses the timetable as a common communication tool in groupware using the Internet. Is to provide.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, the invention described in claim 1 comprises a timetable server in which a timetable managed by a teacher or the like is registered and a client device such as a teacher or a student. In the multi-functional timetable system, (1) means by which the educator can create a curriculum in accordance with the educational policy as a timetable and register it in the timetable server, and browse it on the client device such as the student, (2) A means for the student etc. to select a subject from the timetable that he / she wants to ask, etc., and write a question etc. for the subject and send it to the timetable server, (3) A student to which the teacher etc. is sent to the timetable server A means for receiving questions such as etc. at the client device, sending answers to the questions etc. to the timetable server, and sending to each questioner, (4) teachers etc. It is a multifunctional schedule system characterized by comprising means describes the reflection or the like to the eye.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the timetable server is provided with a timetable database, the timetable is registered in the database, and the interaction between teachers and students is recorded for each subject of the timetable. Means to save,
The multi-function timetable system according to claim 1, further comprising:

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the timetable server is provided with means for linking yearly events of the school and special changes to the timetable and distributing and communicating to students and the like. The multifunctional timetable system according to claim 1.

[0009] According to a fourth aspect of the invention, means for analyzing the timetable database and reflecting it in the educational policy, means for using the timetable as a material to be handed over to a succeeding teacher,
The method according to claim 1, further comprising: a means for posting a question and answer or opinion which the teacher has judged to be meaningful and a means for exchanging opinions between educators (between schools and cram schools). Function timetable system.

Groupware exists as a communication tool between the school and the home, but most of them are communication between the school and the home in the form of questionnaires and tests. Communication between teachers and students, teachers and parents. Is not the focus. The present invention focuses on the lesson itself, focuses on communication between teachers and students, and between teachers and parents throughout the lesson (in this case, the timetable), and provides a multifunctional timetable that enables constant communication through the Internet. It is to be. Specifically, it includes the following contents.

The present invention is groupware that operates under the Internet. The members are educators such as schools, cram schools or prep schools, and families of students, students, cram students or their parents. The school creates and manages the timetable. It is a timetable server that stores and manages it. The timetable server may be located at the school that manages the timetable, or may be installed at a site managed by a management company, which is a special external organization. In any case, the educational person who is the administrator who manages the contents of the timetable,
Home users, such as parents, are also users when viewed from the timetable server and operate from the terminal.

Specifically, the system of the present invention comprises the following means. Educators create a curriculum in accordance with the educational policy as a timetable and register it on the timetable server, as well as a method that can be referenced on each participant's terminal, questions from the timetable for the lessons taught by students and junior college students.・ Select the subject you want to comment on, write a question / comment for that subject and send it to the timetable server, the teacher receives the question or comment of the student or the junior student sent to the timetable server on the terminal, and A method of writing answers to comments and sending comments to the timetable server and sending them to each questioner / commenter, and points that the teacher noticed about the day's lesson subject and lesson content , A means to describe students, comments to students, etc. in units of courses is provided. That is, both the school side and the home side communication via the Internet are possible via the timetable server. For educators, it is also possible to record reflections and opinions regarding education, and evaluations and comments regarding students.

A file for storing the timetable and communication records is a timetable database, which is managed by the timetable server. Specifically, in the timetable database, interactions between teachers and students / students, teachers and parents, and teacher comments are recorded for each subject in the timetable, and saved as a log. In addition, school classes do not proceed according to the timetable, and include matters associated with school events, repair classes, and changes. In other words, there should be a means of linking the school's annual events and special changes to the timetable, and sending them to each student. Such intrusive lesson contents (specifically, events such as athletic meet and excursion) are displayed as a direct message on the timetable when the student / student obtains the timetable.

The communication records, comments, etc. in the log of the timetable database are analyzed regularly or irregularly, and the log of the timetable database is reflected in later instruction and education policy. In addition, based on the timetable, it will be used as a material for handing over to the succeeding teacher, and the question and answer and opinions that the teacher has judged to be meaningful will be posted. It can also be used for exchanging opinions between educators (between schools and cram schools).

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The timetable server in which the multifunctional timetable groupware of the present invention is installed may be installed at an educational site (school, cram school, prep school, etc.) that manages the timetable.
It may also be a specialized internet site that centrally manages the timetable. In the latter case, there is an advantage that educational personnel do not have to perform troublesome management on the system, and it is easy to construct a communication system between different educational institutions.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram in the case where a timetable server is entrusted to a management company and maintenance and management is entrusted.
From the school, write or change the timetable, register the contact items, and write the answers to the questions. On the other hand, from home, students and parents (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as "users") can view not only the timetable through the timetable, but also the contact information written by the teacher and school events. A user ID and password are required to access the timetable server via the Internet. Class leaders issue IDs and passwords to users. The timetables of all schools are registered in the timetable database of the timetable server. The timetable can be viewed by anyone, but private communication contents cannot be viewed by anyone other than the person himself / herself.

The present invention is basically based on communication via the Internet, but a local method is also possible. Fig. 2 shows that the multifunctional timetable groupware of the present invention is installed on a personal computer in a computer room at a school.
It is a conceptual diagram when a teacher writes a timetable, an event, a contact item, etc., and a student views it. In this case, the students go to the PC classroom and log in as if they were using the Internet (the user ID and password are input) in order to directly browse the timetable with a PC (standalone) connected to the LAN. Does not need. However, the ID and password are required for the teacher to write.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the structure of the timetable database. In the root segment, data describing the history and characteristics of the school is recorded (segment: also called a table). The schedule table common to all schools is for registering school events for one year. Opening ceremony, closing ceremony, summer vacation, winter vacation,
School events such as athletic meet are registered. Items common to each grade are registered in common with each grade, and annual events such as excursions, school excursions, and visits to society are registered. In the class timetable table segment, timetables for each semester are registered for each class. The teacher communication column segment is a segment in which the teacher in charge of each class or subject writes the matters to contact the students. The student communication column segment is a column for students to communicate with their class teachers, and can be used to write inquiries from the students regarding the content of the lessons, consultations on daily life, and the like. Write the answer from the teacher in the answer segment below. Similarly, the parent's communication column segment is a column in which the parent writes a question or question or a request to the school, and the answer from the teacher is written in the answer column segment. Because we need to protect the privacy of individuals in this correspondence segment,
Be sure to record in the segment "the date of writing, the user ID and password of the person who made the communication, and the signed answer". If browsing the communication column, the timetable server checks the user ID and password, and if it is different from the one written in the segment, rejects the browsing. However,
The user ID and password for the teacher (basically the class teacher) can be viewed. When there is a communication from a student or a guardian, the timetable server looks at the answered signatures, and if any of the signatures is off, it displays that there was communication when the teacher logged on. Since communication in the communication column does not necessarily require an answer, the communication column segment is basically turned on (answered) automatically when viewed. Of course, it may not be possible to write the answer immediately, so in such a case, a route (means) for suspending the answered signature is also provided. In this case, the answered signature and the browsed signature may be separated. The schedule table segment for each class and the schedule table segment for each subject are schedules set up for each class.
The former describes a common schedule for the entire class, and the latter describes a schedule for each subject. In particular, the schedule table for each subject shows a rough course content for each semester (for example, in April, learn what textbook
Classes such as what to learn in the month) and the contents of the lesson designated by the month and day (what day: frog dissection, what day: field training, etc.) are described.

The teacher writing column segment is a column for writing what the teacher felt in the lesson. This is a comment that will be useful for later education, and basically it should be viewed only by the person who wrote it. The contents to be written here describe, for example, what is felt in the class, such as that the contents of the lesson are too difficult, the basics are not established, or the attitude to take the lesson is bad. This is a matter for the teachers to contact, as well as a material for discussions and hand-overs on how to proceed with the lessons later.

FIG. 4 shows the structure of the personal information database. Basically, information about teachers such as principal, teacher, class teacher, teacher etc. is registered in the teacher information segment. Personal information of students is registered in the student information segment, and the student segment of the class teacher is arranged under the class teacher segment. Further, a parent information segment is arranged below the student information segment. Items common to each segment are name, user ID, password, accessible segment of timetable database, and personal information. User I not only for students but also for their parents
The reason why D and the password are given is because there are consultations that the student does not want to see. The “accessible segments of the timetable database” describes the accessible segments of the timetable database, and the segments not permitted here cannot be accessed. For example, if users (students and parents) can only access the class timetable table segment of the timetable database, the school-wide schedule table segment, the teacher communication column segment, and the class schedule table segment, other segments will not be accessible. . Of course, regarding the student communication column segment and the parent communication column segment, the user's own segment can be accessed. This point is addressed by software. The above are means for protecting the privacy of individuals. Therefore, when writing to the timetable database, the user ID and password of the person who has written are automatically recorded in the written segment.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the top screen of the timetable of the present invention. The timetable can be read from the class timetable segment and is usually fixed for each semester. However, when browsing, one week including the date when the user accessed the multifunctional timetable groupware is displayed with the date added. For example, in the example of the screen, Monday is January 7th and Saturday is January 12th, but the accessed date is from January 6th (Sunday) to January 12th (Saturday).
In this way, when the timetable is browsed during, the date is automatically displayed in association with the day of the week.

In the timetable shown in FIG. 5, similarly to the timetable normally used in schools, time is taken in the vertical direction and days of the week are taken in the horizontal direction, and the subject name is entered at the intersection of the elements. . If there is a message from the teacher for the subject, the user can browse the message by clicking the column of the relevant subject. In the example of the figure, an example is shown in which the 1st time period on January 10th (Thursday) is clicked, and the letters "Social Studies" are displayed in the frame on the right side of the screen. This is read out from the schedule table segment according to the subject located under Thursday one-time social studies in the class timetable segment, and the segment is registered as a visit to social studies on Thursday, January 10.

Further, in the remarks column of each date, contact items such as school events are displayed. For example, when a user accesses the timetable, the multi-functional timetable groupware will show the school-wide schedule, school-level common items, class-based schedule, subject-based schedule,
By searching each segment in the teacher communication column, picking out the item of the accessed date (usually the item of the next day), and displaying the items that require urgency automatically in the timetable, special search can be performed. Users can view important events of the next day without having to do it. Of course, the user can also search the information written in the timetable. As described above, the timetable of the present invention can display the message for each subject and the message for the date in the same screen by using the display system based on the timetable.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a multi-function timetable editing screen. The teacher needs to edit the information on the timetable database in order to write common contact information to the user in the timetable and remarks column. The teacher of each class is assigned a user ID and a password, and can write new information in the timetable database or edit already written information. In the example of FIG. 6, when the teacher clicks on the pencil mark in the subject column in the timetable, an edit screen for writing the contact information for the corresponding date / time period is displayed. Then, click the "Update" button, and the contents written by the teacher will be reflected in the corresponding subject column (date-based schedule table segment). This information will be available to students and their parents. In addition, the teacher needs to change the timetable for each grade and semester. By clicking "Set timetable" in Fig. 6, the teacher can change the subject name displayed in the timetable. FIG. 7 is a timetable setting screen. When the timetable is set, it is registered in the class-based timetable segment. At this time, an effective period is attached to the class timetable segment. The old class timetable table segment is left in the timetable database as it is like other segments, and used for later analysis.

Further, in the "environment setting", it is possible to change the background color and character color of the timetable display screen, and change the password. This preference can only be set by the teacher.

Thus, in the multifunctional timetable of the present invention,
It is based on the timetable, which is a display format familiar to students, and has the advantage that teachers can provide contact information as common information for each home and student. Therefore, the multifunctional timetable is effective as a communication tool between the teacher and students or the teacher and home.

[0027]

[Example] Here, an example in which the student asks a question about the lesson content will be described. Suppose there was a haiku story during the first Japanese language time on Wednesday, January 9th. When the students went home and read a book, they saw Basho Matsuo's haiku, "Kana Yanagi, who will plant one rice field and leave." Students may write it down and ask questions at the next language, but they often forget the questions at a later date,
Asking a face-to-face question to a teacher is difficult. So, I thought about it, but on Yoshiday, I decided to ask a question in the timetable.

The student connects to the Internet and first opens the timetable from the timetable server to obtain the timetable shown in FIG.
Click on the language you learned today (January 9, 1st) and select a question. Since the communication column is displayed, write the following questions in the communication column and send. Q: I read Basho Matsuo's haiku, "Kanayanagi who will plant one rice field and leave." I think it would be strange for Yanagi to plant seedlings in rice fields and leave. Is it a haunted willow?

This student question is written to the student communication field segment of the timetable database. The data items of the student communication column segment at this time are as shown in FIG. The user ID and password can be set automatically at the time of logon, but the student must re-enter the password for reconfirmation. The name can also be set automatically if you record the name at the time of installing the multifunctional timetable groupware, but since parents may use the same PC at home, it is basically an individual input . Of course, even if the name is not described, the user ID and password do not have to be described because the name can be retrieved. The date of creation is the date when the segment was created, and basically the date of communication is automatically set. The above question Q is described in the communication column. In the case of elementary school, most of the classes are in charge of class teachers, but in junior high school, high school, or prep schools, the class teachers are different, so the class timetable segment contains the names of the teachers in charge as shown in the figure. Therefore, when the student selects (clicks) a subject from the timetable, the teacher name in charge can be retrieved and the question destination can be automatically set.

The answer column is the answer of the teacher in charge, which may be "I will answer in class" or may describe the answer. For example,
You can also answer: A: Until "plant one rice plant", the farmer is the main subject, "leave" is a traveler or Basho, and "yanagi kana" willow has no relation to planting or leaving. Therefore, this haiku means, "Because Basho, who was resting under the willow while the farmers were planting rice, looked at it and saw that one rice field had been planted, he left the willow."I'm sure you were taking a long break.

This answer A is added to the answer column segment below the student communication column segment. As the date of reply, the date sent to the timetable server is automatically set. The answer column segment can be sent in the form of an email, or can be viewed by the student who is the questioner from the timetable database. However, it cannot be viewed by other students or parents (including student parents).

If the homeroom teacher finds this column very meaningful and wants to inform other students, copy this column to the Teacher segment and make it available to anyone in the class. become.

[0033]

[Effects of the Invention] Schools will also start a two-day work week. Due to the two-day work weekly system, there is concern that academic ability will deteriorate, communication between teachers and students will deteriorate, and students' lives will be disturbed. On the other hand, as mentioned in the problem to be solved by the invention, personal computers have spread widely to businesses and homes, and the number of Internet users has exceeded 30 million as of December 2000,
Statistics show that about 60% of Internet users access their computers from their home computers, and about 40% access their computers from their school or work place. Thus, in view of the situation, the multifunctional timetable of the present invention aims to provide a place for more efficient education by communicating between the school and students, the school and parents through the Internet. That purpose was achieved.

Unlike conventional educational groupware, the present invention enables bidirectional communication between a teacher and a student and a teacher and a parent through a timetable. Also, the timetable, schedule table, and communication records are left in the timetable database as logs, so by analyzing the logs,
You can analyze what kind of problems you have in education and use it for later education. For example, if there is a lot of communication in the student communication column saying "I can't understand trigonometric functions", you can take a lot of time for trigonometric functions in future classes. Although it is difficult for students to give questions and opinions to teachers face-to-face, we can expect to receive many opinions through indirect means of communication. Also, since the opinions of parents (parents) can be obtained frequently, it is possible to use them not only in classes but also in life guidance.

Since the multifunctional timetable of the present invention retains the opinions of the teacher and the ideas of students and parents as a log, it can be used as a material for handing over when the class teacher changes.

At the present time, it is certain that some homes do not own a personal computer, and some homes are not connected to the Internet. In such cases, there is an undeniable risk that the students may feel unfair. In this case, open the computer classroom of the school to the students and their parents and allow them to use it freely, which can alleviate the feeling of injustice. Of course, the multi-function timetable groupware of the present invention can be installed as a stand-alone or LAN connection in a school, so it can be installed and used immediately in a school with a personal computer.

The timetable is also a schedule. Moreover, since the multifunctional timetable of the present invention has a bidirectional communication function, a contact function, and a bulletin board function (when the teacher communication column segment is expanded and used), the employee's shift table and hospital reservations can be made. It can also be applied to systems.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a multifunctional timetable according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram when the multi-function timetable of the present invention is used on a personal computer base (standalone or school LAN connection).

FIG. 3 is a database structure diagram of a timetable database that stores and manages a multifunctional timetable according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a structural diagram of a personal information database that manages users (teachers, students, parents) who use the multifunctional timetable of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed immediately after logging in to the multifunctional timetable according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for a teacher to write using the multifunctional timetable of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for setting a timetable of the multifunctional timetable of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a data format diagram showing an example of items of a student communication column segment created when a student asks a question in the embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A multi-functional timetable system comprising a timetable server in which a timetable managed by a teacher, etc. is registered, and a client device for teachers, students, etc., (1) A curriculum in which said educators are in accordance with an educational policy. As a timetable and register it on the timetable server,
Means that can be viewed on the client device of the student, etc., (2) A means for the student, etc. to select a subject from the timetable for which he / she wants to ask questions, describe the question etc. for that subject, and send it to the timetable server, 3) A means for receiving the question etc. of the students etc. transmitted by the teacher etc. to the timetable server at the client device, transmitting the answer to the question etc. to the timetable server and transmitting it to each questioner etc., (4) A multi-functional timetable system, which is equipped with means for teachers to describe their reflections on lessons. 2. A timetable database is provided in the timetable server, a timetable is registered in the database, and means for recording and storing the interaction between teachers and students for each subject of the timetable is provided. The multi-function timetable system according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The multifunctional timetable according to claim 1, wherein the timetable server is provided with a means for associating school yearly events and special changes with a timetable and distributing and communicating to students and the like. system. 4. A means for analyzing the timetable database and reflecting it in an educational policy, a means for handing over to a succeeding teacher based on a timetable, a means for posting a question and answer and an opinion that the teacher has determined to be meaningful. The multifunctional timetable system according to claim 1, further comprising: a means for exchanging opinions between educators (between schools or cram schools).