Teachers in Neb. District Practicing iPad Skills
All 265 teachers at Columbus Public Schools were surprised Thursday with Apple iPads. … Read More
Diigo: The Online Student’s Cloud-Based Notebook
Call me forgetful, but I read so many things on the web that I often can't remember where I found them. Sure, I could bookmark them all in my browser, but I'd soon have thousands of bookmarks to dig through later - no thanks! The good news is that now I don't have to remember everything I find onilne, Diigo does it for me. Diigo is a free, cloud-based social bookmarking service that enables you to bookmark, tag and annotate any webpage you … Read More
Lessons in Leadership
Summary: The leaders' behavior is crucial to serving students and community. A strong sense of mission and commitment are required to make a difference. Body: I learned two disheartening stories this past week. In one, a turnaround expert was planning to help a district turnaround (reach Adequate Yearly Progress under No Child Left … Read More
Online Learning News
Teachers in Neb. District Practicing iPad Skills
All 265 teachers at Columbus Public Schools were surprised Thursday with Apple iPads. … [Read More...]
SIIA Education Division Announces 2012 Board of Directors
SIIA Education Division Announces 2012 Board of DirectorsBoard members to provide critical leadership, advocacy and market information to ed tech industryWashington, D.C. (December 21, 2011) – The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the … [Read More...]
School choice deadline nears
MANATEE – Manatee County parents have until Feb. 3 to participate in school choice, an option that already is appealing to more than 30 percent of the district’s 45,000 students. With magnet programs at 10 elementary and middle schools, 20 career academies among the county’s six high … [Read More...]
Education Policy: Time to Put Students First
One solution is to create a statewide clearinghouse where students from anywhere could sign up for online classes from multiple providers and taught by certified teachers. The exciting part about this solution is that several of Georgia’s most accomplished school districts, including Gwinnett … [Read More...]
Pasco school district mulls a charter school
State law allows school districts to start a charter school from scratch or convert an existing school into a charter school. Fiorentino said it’s too early in the planning stages for the district to decide which direction it would take. A charter school is just one of the options the district … [Read More...]
Virtual School News Blogs
Diigo: The Online Student’s Cloud-Based Notebook
Call me forgetful, but I read so many things on the web that I often can't remember where I found … [Read More...]
Digital Learning Day 2.1.12
Technology is changing everyone's lives -- the way we shop, buy and listen to music, read … [Read More...]
What’s in your digital backpack?
As students everywhere are heading back to school from the winter break, here’s a list of … [Read More...]
Snapshots of Success: How Sofia Labeko Took Charge of Her Life and Schooling
Welcome to this special series on the thinktanK12 blog, where you can meet students, parents, and … [Read More...]
Online Education Families: A Community Fueled by Passion
People unfamiliar with online schooling often assume that online school students don’t have … [Read More...]
Virtual School News Articles
Colo. Approves Rules for Online Schools
The Colorado board of education has voted unanimously to approve rules establishing new quality … [Read More...]
Is this the year?
Is this the year that you change where and how you go to school? Is this the year that you decide to … [Read More...]
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from Best Online High Schools. Here’s hoping that you find the right school … [Read More...]
