Patent Document ID: 4820167
Application ID: 07003076
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. An electronic school teaching system comprising: a data collection computer, a teacher's computer, and a plurality of read and test (R&T) devices; The data collection computer for location at an administrative office and having information input/output means connected to the teacher's computer for issuing command signals for collecting school related data including attendance and grade data; the teacher's computer for location at a classroom remote to the administration office and outputting the requested school related information responsive to the command of the data collection computer, the teacher computer having a grading means, and an input/output means for inputting teacher generated information including homework assignments, and test questions for computer distribution to students and inputting student identification and responses to teacher generated information for grading by the grading means, and outputting information including class attendance information, and homework and test grades for the teacher; and the plurality of read and test (R&T) devices being portable electronic read and test (R&T) devices each having: a connector, a plurality of modules including a textbook module and a data storage module, a keyboard, a display, an input/output means, and a control means including a control storage means, said connector for selectively connecting the input/output means to the teacher's computer for inputting identification information or attendance reporting and receiving and storing the teacher information in the data storage module and disconnecting the R&T device from the second computer for removal of the device from the classroom for doing this homework; said modules, keyboard, display, and control storage means connected to the control means wherein the control means responsive to keyboard command selectively displays the homework assignment, the pages of text, the test questions, and answers to the questions for selection, and stores the homework and test question answers in the control memory for subsequent entry into the teacher's computer when again connected by the connector to the teacher's computer for grading and for receipt of any answer correction and grades.