Abstract: A system and method for applying standards to adapt generic educational materials for use in different states and regions is provided. The system includes the use of an interactive player that includes storage for a series of video, audio and text assets. This storage typically takes the form of a DVD disk. The assets stored on the DVD disk are generic, meaning that they are broadly applicable to a range of different locales. The interactive player determines its operating location by querying its user (typically a teacher). The interactive player uses that location to perform a web search. The web search returns a list of URLs, each corresponding to a web page containing an educational standard relevant to the operating location. The teacher uses these web pages to adapt lesson plans to the particular operating location. The teacher can then use the interactive player to present interactive multimedia and region specific lessons.

Abstract: A system and method for applying standards to adapt generic educational materials for use in different states and regions is provided. The system includes the use of an interactive player that includes storage for a series of video, audio and text assets. This storage typically takes the form of a DVD disk. The assets stored on the DVD disk are generic, meaning that they are broadly applicable to a range of different locales. The interactive player determines its operating location by querying its user (typically a teacher). The interactive player uses that location to perform a web search. The web search returns a list of URLs, each corresponding to a web page containing an educational standard relevant to the operating location. The teacher uses these web pages to adapt lesson plans to the particular operating location. The teacher can then use the interactive player to present interactive multimedia and region specific lessons.