Funding For Online Schools

I understand the state department has provided funding for an online school. The classes will take place on the internet, using email, online chat the worldwide web. The students taking classes at this new online school will never meet each other face to face. They will only interact online with each other and their teachers. The state is hoping this program will provide fairer educational access to students in outlying, rural areas. Opponents of the programs argue that because of their lack of interaction with other students in a traditional classroom, the students who attend this online school will not develop the social skills that should be a component of their education. It is believed that students in online schools are continuing

Kids still read books, fill out worksheets, write papers, complete science experiments and take quizzes and tests. Students submit work to teachers in number of ways, depending on the assignment. Some of the assignments and assessments are printed, scanned and uploaded via an online "drop box". Other work is done completely online. Many schools ship text books and other materials to students. parents called learning coaches are required to work closely with their child making sure the child is completing the work. As students become older, more responsibility rests on them.

Online learning has the potential to transform higher education. Students will be able to learn at their own pace and problems such as finding a place to park on campus will be eliminated. Also online classes seem to be less expensive than classroom learning. Online learning also offers immediate feedback. Also with clever use of design, user experience and multimedia, online instruction can prove to be a richer and more effective learning

Some online schools are based in local districts, but some statewide virual schools have students that could be hundreds of miles apart from other students and teachers. So do virtual school students miss out socially or lack opportunities to work together in groups and students their age? Studies do not see this as an issue, citing real time online lessons and numerous in person school-sponsored activities and field trips as ways for the students to bond. The software programs available with most online school integrate social media, making it possible to create online communities that are course specific. Blogs tweets, pod casts, webcasts, online chats, discussion boards and virtual study boards are all part of the online mix. Also online schooling eliminates the peer pressure students encounter in the traditional classroom, the fighting, and the bullying that all leads to suspensions and removal from the