What is Kineto (axokxi 3／7)

kineto §

kineto is a classroom platform that aims to improve the classroom experience by enhancing “rich communication among students” and “learning at each student’s own pace”.

Background §

Traditional classroom formats can be broadly categorized into two types: real-time classes and on-demand classes, each with their own advantages and disadvantages.

	Environment	“Rich communication among students”	“Learning at each student’s own pace”
Real-time classes	Face-to-face/Zoom	◯ (student conversations/questions)	× (everyone progresses at the same pace)
On-demand classes	YouTube/Recorded lectures	× (lack of “taking the class together” feeling)	◯ (pause/rewind options available)

However, it has been difficult to achieve both “rich communication among students” and “learning at each student’s own pace” with either format.

Therefore, kineto aims to create a richer and new classroom experience by combining the advantages of both real-time and online classes.

	Environment	“Rich communication among students”	“Learning at each student’s own pace”
kineto classes	Online/Face-to-face	◯	◯

kineto achieves this by focusing on the element of “time,” which is a major distinguishing factor between real-time and on-demand classes.

Main Uses of Kineto §

• Teachers can upload videos to kineto or record lectures directly on kineto to deliver their classes.

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• Students can share their thoughts and emotions with each other on the kineto board while taking the class.

  • Various interactive features such as sticky notes, handwriting pens, and voting options are available, allowing students to communicate with their classmates on kineto.
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• While taking the class, students can freely pause, fast forward, rewind, and manipulate the “time” of the lecture.

  • Students can pause when they don’t understand, fast forward through content they already know, and learn at their own pace.
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What can be achieved with Kineto §

“Rich communication among students” 💞 §

• Kineto enables active and proactive classes where students can freely share their opinions and thoughts.
  • Students can share their opinions on sticky notes in response to questions posed by the teacher.
  • Students can write down their questions on sticky notes, and other students can react to them.
  • Students can write and share annotations while watching videos.
  • Students can share information they have researched on sticky notes.
  • Students can vote on their own opinions for A or B questions.
• Furthermore, through shared emotions, kineto allows for casual communication that creates the “atmosphere” of a classroom.
  • Students can use emoji counters to share their emotions.
  • Students can write their impressions and comments with a pen and share them.
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What can be achieved with Kineto §

“Individualized learning at each student’s own pace” ⏯ §

• Kineto enables classes where each student can learn at their own optimal pace.
  • Students can pause, fast forward, and rewind the lecture based on their understanding.- When you want to think carefully about a question, pause and gather your thoughts.
• Use slow playback to take notes at your own pace.
• Take a break by pausing when you want to rest your eyes a bit.
• Fast forward when you’re short on time.
• If it’s content you already know, you can get a head start on the next lesson.
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Why is it difficult to achieve both “rich communication among students” and “students learning at their own pace” in traditional environments? §

• In order to achieve “rich communication among students,” it is necessary for students to be “synchronized” in time.
  • In other words, each student needs to have the same experience at the same time.
  • Details: Synchronization in student communication
• However, “students learning at their own pace” cannot be achieved when students are constantly “synchronized” with each other.
  • This is because if each student performs operations such as pausing, fast forwarding, and rewinding at different times, the class will no longer have the same experience at the same time.

Why can Kineto achieve both? §

• Kineto overcomes this challenge and achieves both “rich communication among students” and “students learning at their own pace” by focusing on the element of “time”.

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• Point 1: Sense of sharing time

  • With Kineto, even in a class where classmates are not actually experiencing the same thing at the same time, you can create a “sense of sharing time” with them.
    • This allows students to participate in the class with a sense of live and tension.
  • When adding comments with sticky notes or handwritten notes, not only the results but also the input process are shared letter by letter.
    • This strongly makes you feel the presence of others who are commenting, allowing you to have a “sense of sharing time”.
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• Point 2: Synchronized communication of context

  • With Kineto, students can know what others thought and felt at “that moment” on the timeline.
    • Therefore, you can have a sense of being in the same timing as others during the class.
  • Also, you can avoid spoilers during communication.
    • In traditional on-demand classes, it was necessary to prepare a separate channel for communication.
      • Example: Collaborative editing notes for discussions
      • However, in such cases, each student progresses at a different pace, so there is a possibility of being spoiled by students who already know the answer.
    • In classes where you learn through the experience of the class, spoilers are not desirable.
      • With Kineto, you can relive the “learning process” designed by the teacher.
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• Point 3: Elastic synchronization

  • With Kineto, you can achieve interactive communication even when each student is watching at different timings.
    • This is done through a unique mechanism called Elastic Synchronization.
  • Elastic synchronization is

    • A system that synchronizes users who are watching asynchronously by automatically changing the playback speed.

    • It eliminates the deviation in the playback position among students by fine-tuning the playback speed.
      • Each student’s playback speed is automatically adjusted within the range of 0.9 to 1.2 times, absorbing the deviation between students.
  • With elastic synchronization, you can achieve both the freedom to manipulate the playback position in on-demand classes and synchronization with others in real-time classes.-

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Other Points §

• Teacher’s record analysis function
  • We have prepared an analytics function as a support function for teachers.
  • In Kineto, the actions of each student, such as pausing, fast-forwarding, and rewinding by 10 seconds, are recorded.
  • You can use this data for purposes such as reviewing the class after it is over.
    • Additionally, we are planning to develop a feature that visualizes the places where the rewind by 10 seconds operation is repeated for easier viewing.

Usage Scenarios §

• In face-to-face classes, each student accesses Kineto from their own iPad/Mac.

  • Wearing headphones, each student participates in the class at their own pace.
  • A classroom experience is created where students feel like they are taking the class together with others.
  • They can connect with others elastically and communicate in both directions.

• In online classes, each student opens Kineto at a predetermined time.

  • Each student participates in the class at their own pace from their own homes.
  • A classroom experience is created where students feel like they are taking the class together with others.
  • They can connect with others elastically and communicate in both directions.
  • If a student has a question for the teacher, they can use Zoom, chat, or other means to have a conversation.

• In online classes, each student opens Kineto at their preferred timing.

  • A classroom experience is created where students feel like they are taking the class together with others.
  • Elastic synchronous connections may not be established unless one is lucky.

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Q&A §

• I can’t imagine what kind of class it would be useful for in practice.

  • 👉We have summarized some ”class examples“.

• I want to try it, what should I do?

  • For teachers, click here 👉 ”implementation method“.
  • For students, click here 👉 ”installation method for student app“.

• Are the comments that teachers can pick up during class only from the person at the top of the timeline?

  • If you use it in live streaming mode, that will be the case.
    • We do see this as a significant disadvantage, but we have accepted it.
  • Even if you use it in the mode where you pre-record the video (which is natural), you cannot change the course of the class based on students’ comments.
    • However, in this case, the teacher’s hands are free during the class, so they can pick up the comments that come up on Kineto or on a separate channel (such as Slack).
    • We have plans to implement a feature that efficiently picks up students’ comments on Kineto.

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• This software was developed with the support of the Independent Administrative Institution Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA) FY2020 Exploratory IT Human Resources Project.
• Development/Operation: Aoyama, 11th grade, Gunma International Academy
  • Self-introduction: /blu3mo-public/about myself