education and technology
The Final Exam – Update Sept 12 2020
Development The Teach Your Children Well digital reading app is now a tested prototype. It is in the final stages of beta testing and is functioning smoothly. We have successfully managed to get our first cadre of 12 testers through the process of using the program. We are now about to launch a second cadre of testers…
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When Software Starts to Look Like a Pandemic – Update Aug 28 2020
Testing the app This week has been dedicated to testing the first 30 lessons of the digital software app. Its a little like fighting a pandemic without a vaccine. Your best defence is to test everything to see that it has not been infected. When you are done, you get to do it all over…
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Quiet Week of Beta Testing – Update on Digital Learning App Aug 21 2020
17 beta testers are squashing bugs if they can find any. There are some issues getting potential clients registered in the system. Most are a function of the customer’s device, not the system. We are tracking and recording their issues and will write directions to correct the problems. The system itself runs like a charm…
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Lift-Off Rescheduled – Update on Digital Learning App Aug 14 2020
We were scheduled for liftoff of the first 30 lessons of our new reading app on Wednesday, August 12th – our first anniversary after the start of fundraising. There were still fixes to be made at the end of that business day, so the launch was scrubbed at 2:00 p.m. and rescheduled for later. This…
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A Long and Winding Road – Update on Digital Learning System Aug 1 2020
Another glitch. Another solution. Now to just go from one to the other… WordPress, the platform from which our website was constructed, uses something called “plug-ins” to maintain the system. Apparently, some of these plug-ins were customized to our original site. When WordPress updates plug-ins, the customizations sometimes get lost or no…
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A Turn In The Right Direction – Update on DRP – May 15, 2020
More good news this week! We are editing and loading ever more lessons into the module. The reward system that awards students with points for diligent work is now heading towards completion. The measurement system for determining progress in how well the student is learning sounds, words and stories is being programmed. This will likely…
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