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TECHNOLOGY TEACHERS
This seemingly miniaturized but comprehensive documentation extensively covers the key areas of
the e-learning solution process which currently being implemented in Funtaj Nursery/Primary
School Asokoro and also in its High School in Kuje.
It begins by first elucidating pre-requisite e-learning tool – The Mythware TopDomain Class
Collaboration software. This tool is what both the teachers and students require in driving the
project seamlessly.
Section 2 prepares the teacher on the methodologies in creating personal digital curriculum in line
with the school’s existing syllabus while Section 3 takes the teacher into an introductory platform
of using the School’s Web Portal engine which a useful environment for the teachers, students and
parents to collaborate effectively.
In preparing tomorrow’s leaders today, this documentation sees to prepare the Funtaj Teachers who
would in turn prepare the students in managing and driving this awesome e-learning project.
e-Learning is the use of technology to enable people to learn anytime and anywhere. e-Learning
can include training, the delivery of just-in-time information and guidance from experts.
The e-Learning Class software (Mythware TopDomain) enables you to manage your classroom,
communicate with your students, and assist individuals, all without leaving your computer. Using
e-Learning Class Software, you'll be able to:
1. Title Bar
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2. Overall Function Bar
3. View Mode
4. Class Model
5. Remote Message
6. Event Log
7. Microphone and Speaker Setting
8. Function Bar
Title Bar
From the Title Bar, you can view the software name and version, drag and drop
the main window, minimize the software, configure the software, view Help,
and close the software.
The e-Learning Class program can be minimized by clicking the upper right-
hand button . If the program has been minimized, a tray icon will appear
in system tray of your desktop.
To restore the program, double-click the tray icon , or right-click the icon and
select Show Window from the pop-up menu.
If the e-Learning Class program has been minimized, a floating toolbar will
appear at the top of your screen.
This toolbar allows you to perform many common operations, including the
following: Screen Broadcast, Voice Broadcast, Screen Pen, Screen Record,
Monitor, File Distribution, Net Movie, Remote Shutdown, Remote Command,
and System Settings.
This toolbar can be set as hidden. Click and the toolbar will be no longer
The Overall Function Bar provides you with the commonly-used minor
functions, such as class model management. The Overall Function Bar consists
of the following major parts:
You can manage your Class Models by creating new Class Models, editing and
deleting an existing Class Model, exporting a Class Model's member list to
plain txt file, and saving to another file.
1. Click the Manage Class Model icon in the main window to launch
the Manage Class Model dialog.
2. Click the New button in the Manage Class Model dialog to launch the
Edit Class Model dialog.
3. Enter the new Class Model Name, which should be no more than 64
characters.
4. Select students from the "Available Students List" to add to the "Selected
Students List."
5. Press the OK button.
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1. The teacher can then select the information that the student will be
required to complete.
2. Then press the Start button in the Student Register dialog.
3. The Student Register dialog will appear on the student's screen.
Registration Report
Student registration details can be exported to a file. When all students have
registered, do the following:
Register out
At the end of a lesson you can reset the students' names, using the Register
Out option.
You can get the attention of one or more students in your class by:
a) Muting their audio device, locking their mouse devices, keyboards and
desktops
The default message is "Silence." However, you can customize this message.
[Tips]
After logging into the system, your name will be broadcast on the network and
students will be able to find you on their desktops. Sometimes a student may
find multiple teachers on the network. Then the student can select one
teacher. If you want to require the students in the Class Model to join your
class, the Lock feature will help you do this.
Click the Lock button on the Overall Function Area of the main
interface and the button will change into a "pressed" status. After you have set
the lock, all students in the Class Model will automatically connect to you.
Once they are connected, they cannot disconnect again unless you unlock
them.
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When the teacher exits the class, all locked students will
be unlocked automatically.
Re-click the Lock button on the Overall Function Area of the main
interface.
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The Class Model feature uses computer icons to indicate the students and the
different states of those students. For example, one computer icon indicates
one student, and a black computer icon indicates that the student has not
connected to the teacher. If a computer icon becomes bright, it means the
student has logged in. The following table shows the various icons and the
meanings of each icon.
Before starting each function of the e-Learning Class software, you should
select which students' computers will be connected. You can select one
student, multiple students, or all the students in a class.
To select multiple students, hold down the left ctrl key and click on each
student's icon, one by one.
To select all students in a class, click on the blank space of the Class Model
area. Then press Ctrl+A, or click Select All in the pop-up menu
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If you do not lock the students, then the students are allowed to join and leave
your class freely. Your can disconnect a student on your own. If you do not
want the student to be included in this activated Class Model, you can remove
the student from the currently activated Class Model.
To disconnect a student:
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To remove a student:
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If the students has a question and needs to ask the teacher for help, they may
draw the teacher's attention by using the Raise Hand Function. If the Raise
Hand function is executed, the student's icon on the teacher-side computer will
change into a Raise Hand status , and the teacher can assist the student
to solve the problem remotely.
The Student Property feature can collect students’ summary information for the teacher remotely.
The summary information includes: computer name, IP address, MAC address, operating system
name and version, CPU speed and memory size, and any applications and processes that are
running.
Select Students
Before starting each function of the e-Learning Class software, you should select which students’
computers will be connected. You can select one student, multiple students, or all the students in a
class.
To select multiple students, hold down the left ctrl key and click on each student’s icon one by one.
To select all students in a class, click on the blank space of the Class Model area to deselect
students’ icons.
Tips: If no student’s icons are selected, that indicates that all the students in a class will be
connected to a Class Model.
Remote Message
With Remote Message, you can send text messages to students and receive return messages from
student. Furthermore you can receive notifications when the following events occur: a student logs
in, a student logs out, a student submits files, a student sends messages, a student raises a hand for
help, and so on..
1. Enter the message in the text box below the Class Model area.
2. Click the Send button .
Microphone and Speaker Setting allow you to control the volume of the E-
Learning Class software. With these settings, the teacher can adjust the
recording or playback volume.
Teacher login
To login to the e-Learning Class software, the teacher must provide the correct name and password.
If the password does not match, the teacher will not be allowed to login. The teacher’s name will be
displayed on each student’s desktop so that each student will know which teacher to connect to.
Tips: the initial login password is blank. You can change it after you are logged in to the system.
To login to the system, you must also select a Class Model. A Class Model contains basic
information about a student including his class, ID, name, IP address, etc.
You can maintain multiple Class Models for different classes. The initial Class Model name is
‘default’ and contains no students. You can create your own Class Model after you have logged in
to the system.
After logging in to the system, your name will be broadcast on the network and student will be able
to find you on their desktops. Sometimes a student may find multiple teachers on the network, and
will be able to select one to join the class. If you want to require the students in the Class Model to
join your class, the Lock feature will help you do this.
To lock all students, click the left-hand button on the Title Bar, or right click on the
blank space in the Class Model area and select the Lock all students in the popup menu.
After you have set the lock, all students in the Class Model will connect to you automatically.
Once they are connected, they cannot disconnect again unless you unlock them.
Tips: When the teacher exits the class, all locked students will be unlocked automatically.
Tips: Once a student is unlocked, he can select the student’s icon and select the remove command
form right-hand popup menu. Then the student can be removed from the teacher’s Class Model and
log out.
If a student is connected to the teacher, and the Class Model does not include the student’s
information, the student will be added to a waiting list. Once a new student attempts to connects, a
dialog box will appear indicating to the teacher who is attempting to connect and allowing the
teacher to accept or reject the student. .
If the connecting student is rejected, the student can be informed that he has been rejected by the
teacher.
If a teacher does not lock the students, this means the students are allowed to join and leave his
class freely. The teacher can disconnect a student on his own. If the teacher does not want the
student to ever join his class again, the teacher can remove the student from the Class Model.
To disconnect a student:
Tips: If the teacher has locked all students, the disconnect feature will be disabled.
To remove a student:
Screen Broadcast
1. DirectDraw window
2. Direct3D window (for example, Cool 3D, AutoCAD, Pro-Engineer, and 3D
MAX)
3. OpenGL window (for example, Quake III)
4. Full screen movie window (for example, WinDVD Player, and the
Windows Media Player)
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3. When running this function for the first time, a prompt box will pop up,
notifying the teacher that his screen will be broadcast to the student side. The
teacher can choose to disable this pop-up function when running it the next
time.
4. The e-Learning Class program will be minimized and a floating toolbar
will be displayed at the top of desktop.
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3. Press to open the Screen Pen so that you can annotate the desktop.
6. Press to switch between the Full Screen mode and the Windowed
Mode.
The e-Learning Class software allows you speak to students during the Screen
Broadcast. Your voice can be heard by all students who are receiving the
Screen Broadcast.
To start speaking to students, just click on the icon from the Screen
Broadcast floating bar.
The e-Learning Class software also allows you select one student to speak
during the Screen Broadcast. The selected student's voice can be heard both
by the teacher and other students who are receiving the Screen Broadcast.
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The screen pen is the teacher's assistant during Screen Broadcast or Screen
Recording. The teacher can use the screen pen to highlight items, add notes,
etc. It can also be used in conjunction with a projector for annotating your
screen.
To use the screen pen while running Screen Broadcast, click the Screen pen
• From your desktop, click Start > Programs > Mythware > e-
Learning Class V6.0 > Screen Pen.
The e-Learning Class software allows a teacher to record local operations and
voice as a video file, which may be played back later and used as an electronic
lesson for students.
To start recording during Screen Broadcast, click the Record icon from the
Screen Broadcast toolbar.
To stop recording during Screen Broadcast, click the same icon again.
When true color images change rapidly on your screen, you can use the picture
quality control to decrease network bandwidth and broadcast your screen to
students more quickly and smoothly. Adjusting picture quality is especially
useful in broadcasting 3D games, full screen videos, and courseware.
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In Full Screen mode, your broadcast fills the students' screens, and they
cannot view or use other applications during the broadcast. In this mode, the
students' keyboard and mouse are locked. In Windowed mode, your desktop
appears in a window on the students' desktops and they can switch between
this window and other applications. In this mode, students' keyboard and
mouse are unlocked.
To Broadcast in Full Screen mode, click the "Full Screen" icon on the
Screen Broadcast floating toolbar.
The bounding window allows you to control which part of your screen is shown
to the students. If the teacher's screen resolution is larger than classmate PC
native screen resolution, the bounding window will be displayed at the system
tray of the teacher's desktop during screen broadcast. In the bounding window,
the teacher's desktop screen is in the background and there is a red frame
inside to indicate which part of the desktop will be displayed to the students.
When the bounding window initializes, the red frame default position is at the
center of the window. The teacher can change the area shown by dragging the
red frame. After releasing the mouse, the display area will be updated to
students. If the teacher doesn't care which part of the screen is shown, the
bounding window can be hidden at any time during screen broadcast.
To bring it back, just click the icon in the screen broadcast floating toolbar.
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The broadcast and recording efficiency can be set according to the necessary
performance speed for the screen images being broadcast and recorded. The
e-Learning Class software provides three performance levels of recording. They
are:
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If you want to broadcast a full screen movie window to your students, you
must change a setting to disable the overlay acceleration of your display
adapter. The e-learning Class software provides a tool to change the setting.
To open the tool:
1. From your desktop, click Start > Programs > Mythware> e-Learning
Class V6.0 > Video Accelerate Setting Program.
2. From the pop-up menu, select Disable Video Acceleration.
3. Click OK.
Voice Broadcast
The e-Learning Class software allows you to talk with a student while running
Voice Broadcast. This feature will broadcast to all the other students both
your voice and the voice of that student.
You can adjust the audio settings within the e-Learning Class software to
match the capabilities of your multimedia workstations or to fine-tune audio
performance. However, you should note that the higher the quality of sound
you select, the greater the volume of data that will be sent. Large amounts of
data may slow down the screen refresh on slower workstations.
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The floating monitor control bar can help you scroll from one screen to the
next, auto scroll to the next screen after a specified time, reset the window
position, and change the display mode in each monitor window.
You can take control of a student's desktop or share control with the student.
You can also talk privately with a student, while controlling his desktop.
Monitor Students
To monitor a student:
The Monitor & Control floating bar is designed to help the teacher open
other tools, while monitoring the students at the same time. With Monitor &
Control floating bar, you can:
Each monitor window displays an image of your student's screen, enabling you
to determine at a glance whether the student is focused on the assigned task.
In most cases, the monitor window cannot show the entire image at one time.
You can view a student's screen image in three different modes:
Auto Focus : The monitor will only show the part of screen image directly
around the student's cursor. When the student moves his cursor to a new
place, the image displayed on the monitor window will change.
Pan : The monitor will show part of a student's screen. The teacher can
manually move the image in the monitor window to display different parts of
the student's desktop.
The e-Learning Class software allows you to control a student's desktop while
monitoring it. You can control a student's desktop in two different modes:
Share: Both the teacher and student are able to enter keystrokes and mouse
movements.
Lock: Only the teacher can enter keystrokes and mouse movements; the
student will be locked out.
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To stop control:
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The e-Learning Class software allows you to record operations from your desktop
into an ASF file, and then playback these operations later. During recording, you
can pause a recording for later resumption. When you continue to record, the
newly recorded data will be appended to the previous file. You can also launch
Screen Pen to annotate the screen and record the annotations as well. During
recording, you can also use a microphone to record your voice.
The e-Learning Class software allows you to use the Net Movie function to
open the recorded file and play it back in the class like the Screen Broadcast.
If you record with audio, your voice can be broadcast to the students as well.
4. At this time the Record button on the top side of the above image will
flash continuously and the recording time is displayed too.
2. Click the Screen Pen button in the Screen Record Toolbar bar on
the top of the screen.
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Tips: if you don’t select any students, all the students will be added into one group.
1. From the “Group Chat” dialog box, select the tab of the group you want to delete.
2. Click Delete.
1. From the “Group Chat” dialog box, select the tab of the group you want to begin or stop.
2. Click Begin or Stop.
3. Students in the group will be displayed or hidden in the “Group Chat dialog”.
Tips: If you want begin or stop all groups, you can click Begin all or Stop all.
To join a group:
1. From the “Group Chat” dialog box, select the tab of the group you want to join.
2. Begin the group’s chat.
3. The teacher can send or receive text to or from the students in the group.
Remote Command
The e-Learning Class software allows you to remotely startup all students' PCs
with only one mouse click. You can also shut down all students' PCs, reboot all
students' PCs, and execute an application on a student's PC remotely, all
without leaving your computer.
Remote Shutdown
Remote Shutdown allows the teacher to shutdown all students' PCs with only
one mouse click. It will help the teacher manage students' PCs.
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Figure 6-10 - Remote Shutdown Dialog
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If you want the students to be prompted before shutdown, you can display a
short message on the students' screens for several seconds. The message can
be customized
Remote Restart
Remote Restart allows the teacher to reboot all students' PCs with only one
mouse click. It will help the teacher manage students' PCs.
If you want the students to be prompted before restart, you can display a
short message on the students' screens for several seconds. The message can
be customized
This function allows the teacher to shutdown all students' applications with
only one mouse click. It will help the teacher manage students' PCs.
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If you want the students to be prompted before closing applications, you can
display a short message on the students' screens for several seconds. The
message can be customized.
Remote Command
Remote command allows the teacher to launch more than one application on
the students' PCs at the same time. You can also manage a remote command
list. You can add, edit or delete commands in the command list.
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File Distribution
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When distributing files, the teacher can choose whether or not to overwrite the
files and folders which exist in the student-side computers.
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The e-Learning Class software allows you to distribute files to predefined target
paths. Ten default predefined folders are created when you install the e-
Learning Class software. You can also add your own predefined folders
manually and edit or delete added predefined folders.
The File Submission function allows the students to submit their jobs to the
specified directory on the teacher-side computer. The teacher can manage
whether or not to accept all of the files submitted by the students, or choose to
accept one student's files at a time.
1. Right-click the Title Bar area on the main interface of the teacher-side
computer.
2. Select Manage Submitting Files on the pop-up menu.
3. On the second-level menu, select Enable File Submit or Disable File
Submit
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1. Right-click the Title Bar area on the main interface of the teacher-side
computer.
2. Select Manage Submitting Files on the pop-up menu.
3. From the second-level menu, select View Submitted Files.
4. The folder where the student's submitted files are stored will be opened
automatically.
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1. Click the Option button on the Title Bar area of the main interface.
2. On the left side of the pop-up Option dialog, select the Receive File
Options tab.
3. Select the Limit Settings window on the right side.
4. Select Limit file size and enter the file size limit in the input box on the
right side.
5. Select Limit number of files and enter the file number limit in the input
box on the right side.
6. Click the OK button.
Quiz
The e-Learning Class software provides you with powerful quiz functions,
enabling you to quickly and easily perform teaching evaluation activities. This
section includes the following major function components:
1. Quiz Maker: a tool for the teacher to create, edit or save quiz papers.
2. Start Quiz: includes quiz paper distribution, quiz and quiz paper
collection. In special cases, you can also use it to suspend a quiz for later
resumption.
3. Quiz Grader: allows the teacher to evaluate the students' quiz papers,
give appropriate scores, add annotations and send the results to the
corresponding students.
4. Instant Quiz: allows the teacher to launch a quick one-question quiz or
in-class Survey, and give results immediately.
Quiz Maker
The Quiz Maker helps you to create and edit quiz papers.
The quiz paper consists of different question groups which can be created by
the teacher. Each group contains several questions which can be categorized
into 4 types: one-answer questions, multi-answer questions, alternative
questions, and essay questions.
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To add questions
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1. One-answer questions:
questions which have only one
correct answer.
2. Multi-answer questions:
questions which may have one or
more correct answers.
3. Alternative questions: questions with the
answer of True or False.
If you have old versions of quiz papers, you can use Quiz Maker to open and
convert them to latest version of quiz papers.
5. After editing the quiz paper, click the Save button to save it to latest version of the quiz
paper (*.qiz)
[Note]
The quiz can be divided into four processes: Open a quiz paper, Distribute
the quiz paper, Start quiz, and Stop quiz with quiz paper collection.
During the quiz procedure, the teacher can monitor, pause, or suspend a
quiz.
The teacher can choose to resume a suspended quiz when opening the Start
Quiz dialog.
1. Select the students who are going to take the quiz and then click the
Start Quiz button on the Function Bar.
2. From the pop-up dialog, click the Open button .
3. From the pop-up dialog, select Start a new quiz.
4. Click the Browse button on the right side of the dialog.
5. Select the quiz paper you want to use, and then click OK.
6. Enter the appropriate time duration in Quiz Duration.
7. Click OK.
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1. Select the students who are going to receive the quiz, and then click the
Start Quiz button on the Function Bar.
2. Open the quiz paper.
3. Click the Send button .
4. The Monitor bar located at the bottom of the dialog will show each
student's paper-receiving progress.
To start a quiz
Start Quiz:
1. Select the students who want to take the quiz and then click the Start
Quiz button on the Function Bar.
2. Open the quiz paper.
3. Distribute the quiz paper.
4. Click the Start button .
Monitor Quiz:
During the quiz procedure, the teacher can use the Start Quiz dialog to
monitor the students' quiz situations. In each of the student bars, the current
status for that student will be displayed, as described below:
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Pause Quiz:
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Suspend Quiz:
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Resume Quiz:
1. Select the students who want to resume the quiz and then click the
Start Quiz button on the Function Bar.
2. The teacher clicks the Resume button in the Start Quiz dialog.
3. Select the quiz you want to resume in the pop-up dialog.
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4. Click OK.
5. The student-side computers will automatically open the previously
suspended quiz to resume the quiz.
To stop a quiz
[Tips]
Quiz Grader
The teacher can grade the completed quiz papers and then send the grading
results to the students using Quiz Grader.
[Tips]
1. Click the Quiz Grader icon on the Function Bar of the main interface in
the teacher-side computer.
2. From the pop-up dialog, click the Open button .
3. Select a quiz paper you want to grade in the pop-up dialog.
4. Click OK
5. Each student's quiz paper will be displayed in the student list of the
teacher's Quiz Grader dialog.
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The teacher only needs to grade the subjective questions for each student. The
objective questions will be automatically graded by the system. When grading
a quiz paper, the current status for each student will be displayed in the
student list on the left side.
1. Click the Quiz Grader icon on the Function Bar of the main interface in
the teacher-side computer.
2. Open the quiz paper you want to grade.
3. Select a student from the student list on the left side of the Quiz Grader
dialog.
4. The quiz paper for that student will be displayed on the right side of the
Quiz Grader dialog.
5. The objective questions will be graded automatically based on the preset
standard answers.
6. Click the Next button in the Quiz Grader dialog to move to the first
subjective question (essay question).
7. The teacher will grade the question and give a score in the Score bar
located on the top right corner of the question.
8. Repeat steps 6, 7 and 8 until all the subjective questions are graded.
9. Repeat steps 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 until all the student quiz papers are
graded.
10. Click the Save button in the Quiz Grader dialog.
During the grading process, the teacher can add annotations to each
question for each student, as described below:
1. Select a student from the student list in the Quiz Grader dialog.
2. Select a question for that student.
3. Click the Comment button in the Quiz Grader dialog.
4. Enter some annotations in the input box underneath the question.
5. Click the Save button in the Quiz Grader dialog to save the
annotations.
The teacher can use this function to review every student's score in the quiz.
For each question, all student answers are displayed, and the total scores and
average correct rate for each student can also be calculated. In addition, many
other statistics are presented.
1. Click the Quiz Grader icon on the Function Bar of the main interface in
the teacher-side computer.
2. Open the quiz paper you want to grade.
3. Click the Statistics in the toolbar, and Quiz Statistics dialog appears.
4. Select root item of Question list in the Quiz Statistics dialog to see the
overall statistics of the quiz for all students.
5. Select question item of Question list in the Quiz Statistics dialog to see
each question statistics for all students.
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The teacher can send the quiz grading information to students after finishing
the quiz grading process. The student-side computer will display a html page,
showing the teacher's grading results.
1. Click the Quiz Grader icon on the Function Bar of the main interface in
the teacher-side computer.
2. Open the quiz paper and finish the grading for all students.
3. Click the Send button in the Quiz Grader dialog.
4. In the student list of the pop-up Send dialog, select the students for
whom you want to send the grading results.
5. Click the Send button.
6. The student-side computer will automatically open a html page, showing
the grading results sent by the teacher.
This section vividly describes how various subjects could be handled and taught to the pupils
following predefined procedures and the use of available digital content. In addition, it gives a
detail explanation on how digital content could be created. This section leaves the teachers with a
practical experience on how to develop content based on their subject area.
The practical session would entail having the teachers in group of 5 so they can get on the internet
to prepare their contents.
There are quite a number of digital contents available for use. Listed below are some of the key
digital contents teachers can easily utilize in teaching and learning.
1. Skoool Nigeria: this is a powerful digital content/animated curriculum built by Intel in line
with Nigerian national curriculum. In its first phase of development, its primary content
focus is on Mathematics and Science related subjects while the second phase is presently
on-going and would include other subject areas not covered.
2. Learnthings.co.za: is a content repository of various subjects as used in South Africa and
includes subjects and contents which are closely related to Nigerian syllabus. Teachers are
to use contents in this site that are related to school curriculum.
3. Local Digital Content: includes offline bundles of related digital curriculum as prepared by
the teacher. The students can make use of it for quick revision and better understanding of a
particular subject topic. Every teacher is expected to continue to build and develop his/her
own content repository which would in turn be stored in a central school server for other
teachers and students to share.
4. Wikipedia: is an online robust encyclopedia which is another handy tool for research
purposes.
5. Learning About Living: is an electronic version of Family Life and Health Education
which is targeted for upper primary and secondary schools students. It gives ready solution
to questions teenagers usually ask and shows how children grow up to be social,
knowledgeable and well behaved.
6. Entertainment Packages: There are several educational entertainment applications such as
Scrabble, Chess, IQ and Brain test, ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’, and lots more. In this
case the students see learning as fun.
When teaching any subject, there’s always a pool of rich content material online to source digital
material from. Knowing where and how to get the contents matters a lot for any teacher. Briefly
described below are some subject methodologies in sourcing for content and teaching the students.
Mathematics is a major subject worldwide and a core subject in Nigeria; a ‘must-pass subject’
before moving ahead to any tertiary institution. There are some effective ways to convey this
subject to students some of which include:
Listed below are some powerful online resource centres for teachers and students:
Teachers are expected to explore the sites and add more interesting links as related to existing
curriculum. A detailed example of what the content should look like is given below:
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
English Language also has a vast number of resources online. However, teachers do more when
they source out the best sites themselves and relate them to existing curriculum.
• http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/
• http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/
• http://www.anglomaniacy.pl/ (excellent for nursery/primary)
•
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
Topic/Content
1 Definition of soil and its physical composition http://library.thinkquest.org/J003195F/definiti.ht
m
http://library.thinkquest.org/J003195F/soil1.htm
2 Soil formation http://library.thinkquest.org/J003195F/soil.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/J003195F/newpage5.
htm
3 Major soil types http://library.thinkquest.org/J003195F/newpage4.
htm
4 Physical properties of the soil – Texture & http://nesoil.com/properties/texture/sld001.htm
structure
5 Soil fertility and management – crop rotation, http://library.thinkquest.org/J003195F/conserva.h
principles, advantages & disadvantages tm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_rotation
http://www.oisat.org/control_methods/cultural__
practices/crop_rotation.html
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Topic/Content
1 Revision of last term’s work
2 EBCDIC (Extended Binary Coded http://www.dynamoo.com/technical/ascii-ebcdic.htm
Decimal Interchange Code)
3 ASCII (American standard code for http://www.dynamoo.com/technical/ascii-ebcdic.htm
information interchange
4 Table of EBCDIC (Extended Binary http://www.legacyj.com/cobol/ebcdic.html
Coded Decimal Interchange Code)
5 Bits and Bytes http://www.cknow.com/tutorcom/term06_bitsbytes.htm
- Conversion from one base to another
6 Computer motherboard http://computer.howstuffworks.com/motherboard.htm
- Motherboard for IBM or
Compatible PC http://computer.howstuffworks.com/computer-
- The processor memory.htm
- Memory
7 Typical PC Motherboard diagram http://images.google.com.ng/images?hl=en&q=typical
- PCI Bus Slots %20pc%20motherboard&btnG=Search&ie=UTF-
- Peripheral device connector 8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi
- Voltage converter
8 Processor Structure http://images.google.com.ng/images?
- Arithmetic and Logic Unit svnum=10&hl=en&q=cpu+processor
- Control Unit http://www.build-your-own-cheap-
- Register computer.com/images/cpu%20diagram%20(latest3).jpg
9 Types of Processors and their http://www.interfacebus.com/Controllers.html
manufacturers
- Cyrix Cooperation of U.S.A.
Teachers will be expected to build links with existing curriculum and learn how to create digital
content for themselves in line with the school’s existing curriculum and then share content among
themselves.
6. Back End Processes – this allows for article, news, media and other feature
administration by assigned personnel. Here, articles are published, latest news
uploaded, photos and advertorials are uploaded and Voting Polls are designed for
research purposes.
Teachers Corner
Prior to when a teacher can log into their section, he must be registered as a member of the school
and then he uses his Username and Password to gain entrance into his profile and then update his
personal information and his students academic records. Depicted below is a sample login page of
the portal.
Each teacher is expected to provide his/her Username and Password to be able to log in
successfully. All teachers MUST NOTE THAT once they are done, they are STRONGLY advised
to log out of their session as this is best practice to avoid unauthorized access to your confidential
data and records.
Once authenticated and successfully logged in, a teacher is redirected to his/her profile for updating
and uploading of his pupils records. Some basic key features or modules a teacher finds in his/her
portal section includes:
1. Profile Update – this allows the teacher to make changes to his profile data such as biodata,
contact detail, portfolio, medical history, etc. The use of this module is quite seamless.
2. Result Assessment – this module is further sub-divided into two categories viz:
a. Updating Score – allows the teacher to upload the score of each of his students
which is in turn automatically transferred to the student continuous assessment
sheet. See Figure 3.4 below;
b. Summary Sheet – gives the teacher full access to the academic records of any
student;
3. Evaluation Form
4. Feedbacks
The Feedback module in an engine which automates transporting of teachers’ inquiries, suggestions
and complaints down to the appropriate personnel’s desk in the admin office of the school.
Once again, it is advisable for teachers to always click on the Log Out link when they are
done as this would ensure more security.
Teachers Section
Username = Registered Username
Password = Associated Password
Pupils Section
Username = Auto-generated School ID for the Pupil
Password = Associated Password (Default = ‘funtaj’)
N/B: Pupils are advised to change their password afterwards.
Parents/Guardian Section
Username = Auto-generated School ID for the Child/Ward
Password = Associated Password (Default = ‘parent’)
N/B: Parents/Guardians are advised to change their password afterwards.
The Funtaj Forum is a communication platform where questions are raised by users (teachers) and
they opinions, suggestions and solutions are posted by other teacher fellow teachers. It’s different
and independent community where knowledge is shared all is empowered.
To get started, a teacher must first click on the Teachers Forum link under Resources Panel in the
Funtaj Portal home page. This opens up the forum platform in a new web environment of
interactions. All first time users MUST REGISTER to obtain a participation authority.
Registration is quite easy. The user clicks on the Register link on the top section and gets going.
Students and Parents equally join the forum in a complete similar fashion. However, it’s very
important users know which group they belong as the discussions and interests in that group are
solely centred on each particular group.
All users are hereby enjoined to keep the wheel of knowledge sharing spinning endlessly.
As extensively presented in Section 1 on e-learning technology, it entails the use of ICT in teaching
the students and in lesson preparations. It fully captured a very versatile e-learning tool – The
Mythware TopDomain Class Collaboration software.
Section 2 vividly elucidated the strategies involved in developing personal digital contents
materials in line with the school’s curriculum which becomes very useful to the students, other
fellow teachers and to the school in general. As a way of community development, such materials
would in time become a repository of knowledge where different users outside the school could
come in and benefit from.
Section 3 explains fundamentally how the teacher could get started with using the School’s Web
Portal in administering some of her school work and also collaborating with other teachers on the
forum board.
Conclusively, the e-learning solution being implemented by Funtaj International Schools Ltd. will
thrive and expand globally when it is fully managed by its efficient and hard working teachers and
school administrators, carefully and fully utilized by students and parents of the school.
Preparing tomorrow’s leaders today actually begins with the teachers on the new trend of
technological innovation as a giant stride already instituted by Funtaj.