Michelle L Robinson

US Patent:

6505031, Jan 7, 2003

Filed:

Feb 25, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/513444

Inventors:

Robert Slider - Longwood FL 32779
Michelle L. Robinson - Longwood FL 32779

International Classification:

G09B 700

US Classification:

434350, 434118, 434353, 434362

Abstract:

A virtual school environment for allowing a plurality of teachers from a plurality of schools to communicate with their students or their students parents over a computer network. The virtual school environment includes a plurality of web pages accessible via the computer network and linked in a hierarchical arrangement. Each of the plural web pages corresponds to one of the teachers. The virtual school environment also includes a computer server system connectable to the computer network and configured to access the plurality of web pages. The server system includes software executable by the server system to receive school assignments from one or more teachers via the computer network, and then add the received assignments to the teachers corresponding web pages. Optionally, the server system may be configured to automatically transmit assignments to one or more parents via the computer network.