We'll try this again. I neglected to close the tag the last time, so I had the Admin pull the post.
Posted on 04/25/2006 9:16:28 AM PDT by Dark Skies
BLAIRSVILLE (PA)--A decade ago, computers and the Internet were a rare commodity in schools. Today, they are as commonplace as the textbook. And the role of technology within education is continually growing, reaching into new areas.
Two local businesses have recognized the need for newer forms of educational support and have tapped into the latest technology to make them available.
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Apangea's system, called SmartHelp, uses artificial intelligence with all of its tutoring, but it integrates the use of human tutors, as well.
According to Matt Hausmann, vice president of marketing and business development for Apangea, the artificial intelligence system handles 80 percent to 90 percent of the tutoring. But it will recognize when the student needs more help than it can provide, and flags a live online tutor to "help students through the hurdles," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...
But I guess the Teachers Unions won't allow that.
lost in the noise ping. This one will keep coming back.
The internet will eventually replace textbooks as well as newspapers.
Ping.
We'll try this again. I neglected to close the tag the last time, so I had the Admin pull the post.
Apangea is catering mostly to public school districts, but is looking into marketing its learning programs to the private sector."The business plan was always to start with schools and move to consumers," he said. "We're getting a lot of interest right now from home schools."
A test is being planned for this coming summer, "to get a handle on the difference between home school and school district needs."
I bookmarked the source article; my wife will be interested for more than one reason.
BLAIRSVILLE, Pa., March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Apangea Learning, an educational support company that enables students to dramatically improve achievement, is readying more than 50 Pennsylvania schools and 12,000 Pennsylvania students for this year's Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) test. The PSSAs are being administered from March 21-30, 2006. Gains in math scores of 30 percent have been realized by students using SmartHelp from Apangea. Sixty percent of students (sample: basic/below basic student) improved an average of 14 percent measured against the PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) replication exam - with only 32 hours of tutoring.Source: PRNews
Yeah. Inevitable.
My school district is opening a "cyberschool" starting next year, too. Thanks for the ping!
"The business plan was always to start with schools and move to consumers," he said. "We're getting a lot of interest right now from home schools."
A test is being planned for this coming summer, "to get a handle on the difference between home school and school district needs."
"Where education is moving today is differentiated instruction for all students," Hausmann said.
Ping!
We were just talking about this... Investing in AI education, as opposed to school vouchers.
This could really be an issue with the public schools and homeschooling. What a way for parents who feel unqualified to get help with those courses they have trouble with. This could really tip it for them to make the decision.
I think so, too. I think it's the wave of the future.
Thanks for the ping.
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