JRL Enterprises, Inc. developed and distributes I CAN Learn®. Address: 912 Constantinople St., New Orleans, LA 70115. Email: info@icanlearn.com. Web: http://www.icanlearn.com. Telephone: (504) 263-1380.
Between 1995 (when it was first implemented) and 2008, the I CAN Learn® system has been used by almost one million students in elementary, middle, junior high, and senior high schools, and community colleges across the United States.
The I CAN Learn® Fundamentals of Math curriculum contains 121 lessons with more than 40 hours of instructional video, and the Pre-Algebra, Algebra and Geometry curricula contain 424 lessons with more than 120 hours of instructional video. Custom curriculum alignment to state, district, and school standards is accomplished by selecting appropriate lessons from the I CAN Learn® Lesson Database, which contains over 500 multimedia lessons. The curricula can be used online via the Internet or through school LANs or WANs, provided that the courseware is installed on a local server.
Teachers can manage their classrooms through the I CAN Learn® Classroom Explorer Class Management System, which keeps track of student attendance, homework, and test grades. It can also help in developing individual learning plans to meet diverse student needs. A one-to-one student-to-computer ratio and one-on-one interaction with the classroom teacher lets each student progress at his or her own pace.
The cost of an I CAN Learn® system depends on its configuration and terms of support. Using a school’s existing hardware, individual subscriptions allowing access to more than 500 lessons cost $43.48 per student. Varying support plans including training, professional development, curriculum alignments, implementation planning, and other pedagogical support are available and encouraged with a cost range from $400 to $20,000 per year. A complete traditional classroom installation of hardware and software is available, which includes 30 workstations with all curriculum and class management software, computer hardware, network wiring, furniture, and three years of comprehensive onsite educational support. The cost for this traditional classroom installation is $200,000; the cost for a laptop cart configuration is $170,000.
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