Title :
Mapping Large Educational Websites to Interactive DVDs
Author :
Ittan, Swati ; Paruthi, Gaurav ; Thies, William
Author_Institution :
Microsoft Res. India, Bangalore, India
Abstract :
In areas lacking computers and Internet connectivity, one promising strategy for delivering electronic educational content is to utilize common household technologies such as TVs and DVD players. Recent work has demonstrated that it is possible to leverage the interactive features of DVD players to provide an (offline) Internet browsing experience, using the remote control for search and navigation. However, until now it has not been documented how to overcome the engineering challenges in mapping large numbers of interactive menus to a single DVD. This paper offers the first description of such a tool. We have applied this tool to burn over 257,000 screens of Wikipedia content to an interactive DVD, for use by low-income communities.
Keywords :
Internet; Web sites; computer aided instruction; digital versatile discs; interactive systems; online front-ends; DVD player; Internet connectivity; TV player; Wikipedia content; educational Web sites; electronic educational content; engineering challenges; household technology; interactive DVD; interactive menus; low-income community; offline Internet browsing experience; remote control; DVD; Electronic publishing; Encyclopedias; Internet; Media; Registers;
Conference_Titel :
Technology for Education (T4E), 2012 IEEE Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hyderabad
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2173-0
DOI :
10.1109/T4E.2012.46
