Much of our world is moving online and as our technologies grow and change, our practice must follow. Six years ago, under the Project Enrich grant, I developed online courses based on instructional strategies that would work for all students. Over the years, I have pushed some tools to the limit to develop and offer [...]

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I was introduced to a new blog today Teach Paperless: Seeking Social Solutions to the Mysteries of 21st Century Teaching and Learning by Shelly Blake-Plock. She is challenging teachers to commit now to going paperless on Earth Day, April 22nd and so far she has over 825 teachers committed to not using any paper for [...]

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With Thomas Friedman declaring that the “World is Flat” again there is always talk about foreign languages in school. Some districts have even opened up language immersion schools so that students truly learn a language. But for many schools foreign language is a still taught in a block of time and may be hard for [...]

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California has begun using open source, electronic, textbooks for math and science this school year. Some of the books reviewed were simply scanned textbooks but others make the jump into the 21st century with embedded links to movies, recent news articles, music files and more to enhance lessons and reading. Either the textbook company can [...]

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If you are a teacher who uses Google Sites as a way to assist in teaching and learning then Google wants you to enter their current competition.
Google is looking for teachers who use Google for Group projects/project organization, online publishing or administrative tasks. If you fit in one of these categories Google wants your submission [...]

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By 2019 50% of high school courses will be delivered online. 
Differences between traditional and online learning and teaching:

distance education is convenient, rigorous and challenging, eats up time
we make visual judgements by the way our students look; students make the same judgments about teachers
students and teachers have different roles; the traditional learning used to be content [...]

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High school students who are participating in AP courses offered through Learning Power share the success and challenges of learning online.  Mary Cundy, E-learning Center Principal, NSU told the audience 15% of the students in a school district should have the capability to take AP courses and exams.  AP is internationally recognized and the curriculum [...]

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Students have begun to register to take Advanced Placement courses online through the Learning Power program.  Learning Power is in the second year as the provider for math, science and English AP courses.  Students are able to register at the South Dakota Virtual School website, www.sdvs.k12.sd.us with the aide of a school official.  Highly qualified South [...]

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