Online Learning News
Six tips for guiding the learning of students with autism
There isn’t just one way to teach students with autism. Classrooms come with their own unique characters, props, and soundtracks. To the average student, these things meld into the background, setting the scene for learning. However, for children affected by autism, simple disruptions—from the … [Read More...]
Genetic Science Learning Center teaches the A-B-Cs of DNA
The Genetic Science Learning Center, a science and health education program from the University of Utah, aims to make science easy for everyone to understand. To achieve this mission, the program offers two educational websites that are available to internet users free of charge: Learn.Genetics … [Read More...]
Students impress president with bicycle-powered invention
President Barack Obama tries a bicycle-powered emergency water-sanitation station, created by high school students from Oakland Park, Fla., during the White House Science Fair. (Pool photo Aude Guerrucci via Abaca Press/MCT) What started out as a science assignment turned into a political science … [Read More...]
On School Choice
Something remarkable is occurring in the arena of schools: shopping. Not late summer back-to-school specials or runs on novelty lunch-boxes, but shopping for schools themselves. As a father of three who are rapidly entering school age, I’ve been presented with the time-consuming but enviable … [Read More...]
The Virtual Alabama School Safety Summit will cover several topics, including new technologies
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Gov. Robert Bentley is expected to address participants at a school safety summit. The Virtual Alabama School Safety Summit will kick off Monday morning in Montgomery. A number of topics will be covered, including new technologies that are now available. For the rest of the … [Read More...]
Grapevine-Colleyville’s ‘virtual academy’ won’t be easy
The Grapevine-Colleyville school district’s decision to offer a full-time, open-enrollment virtual academy puts it at the forefront of the merger between education and technology, offering students across Texas the chance of significant learning advantages. But, as with all cutting-edge … [Read More...]
Virtual School News Blogs
Upcoming: Alliance Book Club & Webinars on PISA for Schools; Professional Dev.; & Connected Learning
As the day comes to a close, some news from the neo-liberals… RSVP for Upcoming Alliance … [Read More...]
British Journal of Educational Technology – Content Alert (New Articles)
Another item from yesterday’s inbox… No K-12 online learning items, but some … [Read More...]
Reminder: Designing Blended Learning Webinar – Thursday May 16 at 3PM ET
A reminder of this event on Thursday from yesterday’s inbox… Trouble viewing this … [Read More...]
Sloan-C Blended Conference Preview Webinar: Virtual Attendee Option
From yesterday’s inbox… If you have trouble reading this e-mail, please click here FREE … [Read More...]
Health & PE Webinar
This came through my inbox yesterday… Need Health & PE Alternatives? Learn more about our … [Read More...]
Virtual School News Articles
rumor watch | More Skydiving? Here’s What to Expect From This Year’s Google I/O
Google I/O, Google’s yearly developer conference, kicks off tomorrow. Last year brought us, among … [Read More...]
Day in and day out for 13 years, but rarely inspiring
Perhaps some of the issues seen in schools these days comes from young people being a part of … [Read More...]
The numbers are clear: Mobile is taking over the world
Take a moment to think about it, ReadWriteWeb reports. The mobile market – hardware, software, … [Read More...]
Top 10 Google Now Cards We Need From I/O
Google Now Cards are amazing. The location-based search service can tell you whether the commute … [Read More...]
BBM Hitting iPhone and Android This Summer
Today CEO Thorsten Heins announced that BBM would be a multi-platform messaging service. The BBM … [Read More...]
