As interest in online learning among U.S. students continues to mount, the Florida Virtual School, one of the nation's largest institutions in support of online learning, has announced the creation of a new web-based forum dedicated to meeting the needs of online instructors. Organizers say monthly discussion sessions featuring some of the brightest minds in online learning will provide educators with an opportunity to collaborate, share ideas, and build stronger online learning environments for K-12 students.
Our reading classes have been studying the novel Turn Homeward, Hannalee by Patricia Beatty. We have created this site to share our learning and to provide a study guide for other teachers and students. We would love to hear thoughts about our wiki project from teachers, students and other visitors.
Concerned that pen-and-paper tests do not offer a realistic assessment of how a soldier will perform in the unpredictable environment of a battlefield, the US army is developing virtual-reality aptitude tests for recruits.
Fantasy Congressâ„¢ offers you the power to "play politics." As in other fantasy sports, you - the Citizen - draft a team of real-life legislators from the U.S. Congress and score points for your team's successes. Join a league and compete against other Citizens, or form a league of your own! Play against your friends, family, bloggers, fellow politicos, or even a sitting U.S. Senator.
The site allows teachers to post lesson plans and ideas for each school day, and allows other teachers to rate how well they thought the lesson plans worked. Students and parents can also access the site and see what is being taught, and even watch video clips of a teacher giving the lesson.
Benefits cited: schools become part of a large community of school newspapers affiliated with the American Society of Newspaper Editors; they can share their writing with a broader audience; the ASNE compiles the best articles into a National Edition; a companion site has lesson plans for teaching journalism; costs are lower than print
Houston is a national leader in online learning for K-12 students, a fast-growing area that proponents say will revolutionize U.S. education over the next generation. About 83,500 U.S. students are online learners, but only about 5 percent of them are in grades K-8. That makes Houston's virtual academy, with its 670 students, one of the nation's largest online schools for the younger crowd.
Only students and teachers from member schools can enter this password-protected learning community. Once inside, members use websites and interactive tools to publish their ideas, collaborate on projects, and build knowledge together.
Many students heading online have college admission firmly in mind. Students attending schools that lack Advanced Placement and other top-flight courses—many of them in poor or rural districts—are looking to Internet programs to meet their needs.
Who is it for? College-level students whose classwork can be extended by utilizing the simulation and creativity tools available within a large, heavily populated digital world. Classes in disciplines such as media studies, design, urban planning, game design and sociology have found Second Life to be a fascinating place to prototype and explore their real world ideas.
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As interest in online learning among U.S. students continues to mount, the Florida Virtual School, one of the nation's largest institutions in support of online learning, has announced the creation of a new web-based forum dedicated to meeting the needs of online instructors. Organizers say monthly discussion sessions featuring some of the brightest minds in online learning will provide educators with an opportunity to collaborate, share ideas, and build stronger online learning environments for K-12 students.
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