Learning Now v1 is the perfect tool to implement new teaching methodologies taking full advantage of all current multimedia resources available to educators.

Using this software you can:

• Create interactive Training Courses and Presentations of all types and for all ages (5 to 90 years old).
• Build Free Internet or Intranet Training Centers.
• Distribute courses and presentations on the web or on CDs to reach those who need free education worldwide.
• Create Electronic Community Centers (web sites) filled with collections of cultural archives, story books, catalogs and interactive training courses developed and updated with the support of local educators and reflecting your own cultural identity.

The sofware can be used to create any type of courses, for any age, any language. Students using Learning Now v1 interface can be tracked by teachers from anywhere on the Internet. Students are also able to connect to their Training Center from anywhere and resume their training where they left it. Courses can be edited and adjusted when needed without interfering with students' progress.

The software is currently offered [for free] in support to organizations or associations with an education project which goal is to reduce considerably the current rate of illiteracy in their area and/or to develop literacy or language courses for children of all ages or adults within the next 3 to 5 years. [Read here]

Read more about the possibilities. For more detailed information about this new interactive educational tool, its features and its potential, open Learning Now Help Book. Go also to Tech Info and Current Status.

Learning Now v1 is much more than just software for children. Enumerating each type of courses and books that the software can create could take pages! If you have anything in particular in mind, do not hesitate to contact the author and confirm that it could be developed using the Editor. Built on a modular structure, new features can be added to the software according to educators and users' needs. The author is open to all suggestions.

New methodologies need to be implemented to take full advantage of all the resources available to educators. It's not about reinventing the wheel, it's about readjusting the way children and people in general receive education.

So here is a brief outlook of what can de done.

► Pre-School and Kindergarten.

• Anything that one can think of for this age frame can be created in just hours. This is really easy.

► Primary School – Elementary School.

• Same as above. You can easily create courses covering as many subjects and areas as you can find in school books, but with a different perspective.

► 13 to 25 years old.

• Besides initiations courses like Literacy and Numeracy for young adolescents and adults with poor reading skills, you can create and integrate into this same interface the following types.
• Courses on Foreign Languages, Social Studies, Literature.
• Courses on Human Sciences, Technology, Geography and History. The list goes on.
• Computer training courses from hardware to software. The interface supports the integration of computer software lessons on how to use (compatible with Adobe Captivate projects) such as:
• Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Sound Editing and Video Editing packages.
• Web Page Design, Web Servers Management, and so on...
• Training courses on all major professions and crafts.

► 25+ to 100 years old.

• Same as above.

As soon as time allows it, we will present a few samples of all of these options on the Education Center.

The Electronic Help Book includes step-by-step instructions, samples and tips that answer any question a user might have.

The Help Book is written to motivate teachers and instructors to use this new tool. Educators will find a lot of new ideas and suggestions that will help them improve their own creativity and develop new methodologies.

The 100-pages book is formatted as a standard "How to" book and can be printed on black and white or color printer for fast reference. It is written in simple English without any technical jargon. It explains simply, with examples, how the editor works.

View Learning Now Manual (1.5 MB)

Learning Now v1 is designed for teachers with little computer experience, but a lot of creativity and desire to break the rules and bring new material to the students and/or the classroom. The Editor provides all the tools a teacher requires to simply integrate images, videos, animations, voices and sound effects into an interactive lesson or presentation.

For more detailed information about this new interactive educational tool, its features and its potential, open Learning Now Help Book. Go also to Tech Info and Current Status.

Learning Now v1 and the author have been featured on various media outled. Find below a brief list of references.

• Short article (February 2007) about the project - UNESCO portal (software known as "Easy Skanking").
• Short note about Literacy according to EFA.
• About the Literacy Course included here.
• Bluefields goes high tech - JamaicaObserver.com.
• Bluefields Bay residents get 'free' computer classes - JamaicaObserver.com .
• See Asianet News TV short documentary (India - in Malayalam)

For more detailed information about this new interactive educational tool, its features and its potential, open Learning Now Help Book. Go also to Tech Info and Current Status.

The program development has been initially sponsored in Kingston, Jamaica by the JSDN, EFG and the UNESCO for 14 months. Sponsorship stopped in May 2006 when the author left Jamaica. We are currently seeking for new sponsors.

All Music and photos are property of their authors (the usual copyright applies to all the music) and should only be used within this program. We want to thank Dan Glaser for his pictures of Robins Bay - Saint Mary. The 3d character was originally created by Julien Tromeur in 2003, and left "like waiting for us" in a lost Internet open source download area. Julien, please contact me!

Learning Now v1 computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties. Unauthorized use, reproduction or distribution of this program, or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law.

Free License in the West Indies - In May 2006, The people of Jamaica and the West Indies received a perpetual, royalty-free, exclusive license limited to Jamaica and the West Indies and following the terms of the GNU General Public License [see JAMAICA: News Release].

Notices, terms and conditions are located at the Free Software Foundation at the following address: http://www.gnu.org/licences/.

Learning Now v1 was developed - up to May 2006 - with the support of UNESCO, the Jamaica Sustainable Development Network Ltd, and the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica. Since June 2006, the author has continued the research - alone - and has produced a lot of improvements to the software.

For more detailed information about this new interactive educational tool, its features and its potential, open Learning Now Help Book. Go also to Tech Info and Current Status.