Interactive Classroom Pods

Media stations ("pods") operated by students, asynchronously

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If teachers will create/maintain a SL group for every class, then the simplest way to assign media might be for teachers to distribute a notecard in group announcement, and then students can drag/drop the notecard on the pod. The notecard would also serve as a permanent record of URLs for the student.

Possible Features

Teacher can assign media URLs, and accompanying text, by dropping a properly-formatted notecard. Alternatively, the teacher could distribute this notecard to students (via group announcement) who then drag the notecard onto the platform themselves.
Student sits on a pod, and is presented with instructions for proceeding.
Once seat is occupied, pod responds only to that user.
A Parcel Media display prim is rezzed once the platform is occupied. This prim is slightly angled upward, allowing a clear view with camera; display prim is removed when student departs.
The student's camera position can be set automatically on sitting to an optimal view angle view of media display objects.
Notecard format should be explained in the notecard itself can be explained in a web page (with URL of that page provided in each notecard); that way, students could create their own media notecards, or elect to view assigned media outside of SL.