System and method for managing pedagogical content

Abstract

A system and method for managing pedagogical content are provided. A system and method may capture a screenshot of a presentation of educational or pedagogical content and convert the captured screenshot to an image. A system and method may receive comments from a student and include the comments and image in a pedagogical element, which may be stored in the student's account and may be submitted to a teacher for review, evaluation or assessment A system and method may receive an assessment from a teacher and may include the assessment in the pedagogical element to produce a revised pedagogical element, which may be presented to the student. A system and method may provide a snapshot tool as a Flash library included in a source code of educational content.

1 . A method of providing educational content, the method comprising:
 capturing, by a snapshot tool, a screenshot of a presentation of the educational content;   converting, by the snapshot tool, the screenshot to an image;   receiving comments from a student;   including the comments and the image in a pedagogical element and storing the pedagogical element in an account of the student; and   submitting the pedagogical element to a teacher.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising:
 presenting the pedagogical element to a teacher;   receiving an assessment from the teacher and including the assessment in the pedagogical element to produce a revised pedagogical element; and   presenting the revised pedagogical element to the student.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the snapshot tool is provided to the student as a Flash library included in a source code of the educational content. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the assessment is one of: text, a drawing and an image. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising embedding a “TAKE SNAPSHOT” button in a source code of the educational content, the button usable for capturing a screenshot. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising including in a presentation of the pedagogical element at least one of: a “SAVE SNAPSHOT” button, a “SUBMIT” button and a “SEND COMMENTS”. 
     
     
         7 . A system for providing educational content, comprising:
 a unit for:
 capturing a screenshot of a presentation of the educational content and for converting the screenshot to an image, 
 receiving comments from a student; and 
   a unit for:
 including the comments and the image in a pedagogical element and storing the pedagogical element in an account of the student, and 
 submitting the pedagogical element to a teacher 
   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , comprising:
 a unit for:
 presenting the pedagogical element to a teacher; 
 receiving an assessment from the teacher and including the assessment in the pedagogical element to produce a revised pedagogical element; and 
   a unit for presenting the revised pedagogical element to the student.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the unit for capturing a screenshot is provided to a student as a Flash library included in a source code of the educational content 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the assessment is one of: text, a drawing and an image 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein a “TAKE SNAPSHOT” button is embedded in a source code of the educational content, the button usable for capturing a screenshot. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein a presentation of the pedagogical element includes presenting at least one of a “SAVE SNAPSHOT” button, a “SUBMIT” button and a “SEND COMMENTS” button.