Academic VoIP Blog for Elementary Schools

Abstract

Computers have played an important role in educating nations in the last two decades. Nevertheless, computers are still not very affordable, especially when compared to phones. Besides, users are usually required to be mature and skilled enough to use a computer. In this paper, we propose a VoIP solution thanks to which students below 10 years of age would be provided with services similar to those provided by a typical forum / blog. Due to their simplicity, blogs enhance collaboration among students. The challenge is to be able to offer a user-friendly solution that can be used by students of grades 4, 5, and 6. Through this audio forum / blog, a student can use an IP phone to post questions related to an academic topic. He/she will also be able to receive answers from a classmate. The goal of the study that we conducted is to check whether such an audio alternative can replace a visual device. This study also aims at checking if this replacement is efficient, easy to use, and productive.