QBInternational Creates Interactive QBooks(TM) for Faculty Instruction at San Francisco Unified School District and San Diego City Schools.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- QBInternational, a global provider of custom eLearning services and integrated business skills workshops, has designed a set of instructional materials in QBook form for use by faculty at two of California's largest school districts. QBooks are online content delivery applications that combine the look-and-feel of an actual page-turning book with the functionality of a web page. Each QBook is supported by a variety of QGames, instructionally effective online learning activities designed to maximize retention and understanding of the QBook content. San Diego City Schools San Diego City Schools, also known as the San Diego Unified School District, is the school district of San Diego, California. It was founded in 1854. As of 2005 it represents over 200 institutions and has over 15,800 employees. (SDCS SDCS San Diego City Schools SDCS San Diego Computer Society SDCS Singly Differential Cross Section SDCS SAR Data Catalog System SDCS Simulation Data Conversion System (space flight operations) SDCS Student Dental Care Service ) is the recipient of a QBook designed primarily for Special Education teachers. The online manual, printable for offline reference use, specifically deals with the subject of how to avoid back injuries in the classroom. San Diego City Schools is the second largest district in California, employing 14,500 full-time staff. The QBook created for the San Francisco Unified School District The San Francisco Unified School District is a public school district in San Francisco, California. The district was California's first public school district when it was established in 1851. covers the topic of field trips policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental . Student safety, insurance and risk management issues are all important considerations for teachers conducting off-site trips that include transportation of students. This QBook is still in testing phase by the district and will be distributed online when approved. International insurance brokerage and risk management services firm, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. sponsored the development and deployment of the QBooks and QGames to help both districts reduce injury related costs. About QBooks (http://qube.com/elearning/ebooks.asp) QBooks are interactive, online game-based learning systems. Designed around an innovative "Learn By Play" learning methodology, QBooks are designed to provide learners with the information they are most interested in learning, when they need it, at their own pace, using their own learning style. QBooks combine the look-and-feel of an actual page-turning book with the functionality of a web page. Learners can: --Gain complete control of the QBook's content by using the intuitive Graphic User Interface See GUI. (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ), and the retractable re·tract v. re·tract·ed, re·tract·ing, re·tracts v.tr. 1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement. 2. dashboard --Seamlessly move back and forth between the QBook and other hyperlinked content within the intranet or on the internet --Write notes, refer to dictionary and glossary --Print any pages/chapters --Save the QBook on your computers and read them without being connected to the Internet QBInternational www.qube.com (est. 1996) helps Fortune 500 companies reduce the cost and increase the fun and effectiveness of online training. QBI's innovative Qube Learning System is a hosted platform for customizing QBooks for information delivery, QGames to engrave en·grave tr.v. en·graved, en·grav·ing, en·graves 1. To carve, cut, or etch into a material: engraved the champion's name on the trophy. 2. knowledge in the learner's brain, Challenge Arenas to increase learner motivation and engagement, and Learning Dashboards to measure individual, team and organizational knowledge. *Andrew Kimball is a leading authority in organizational learning and human performance technology. |
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