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Friday, 13 July 2007, 14:37 GMT 15:37 UK

Pupils sit online exams at home

Teacher demonstrates interactive white board Pupils faced with missing exams this summer because of sickness, exclusion, pregnancy or motherhood were able to sit them online at home.

Norfolk County Council has been using e-education techniques to ensure these pupils did not miss out.

The young people were able to learn the curriculum and sit their exams at home.

The Norfolk e-learning scheme supports 100 children through online lessons, one-on-one sessions with teachers and in interactive classrooms.

The scheme is delivering about 750 hours of education per week to children on a range of subjects from maths, science and English, to art and small animal care.

A county council spokeswoman said: "The interactive classroom allows youngsters to raise a virtual hand in class, speak to their peers and listen to what the teacher and other members of the class are saying via a headset.

"The teacher in turn can keep an eye on the progress of the student and assess how much they are doing through an in-class monitor.

"The class cannot see the e-learner's image but can see a symbol representing the child and can work in groups with the e-learner via the computer."



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