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Ireland students and Wellsville fifth-graders have plenty of questions; Distance learning lab allows Wellsville teacher visiting Ireland to see her son here

During the one-hour feed that had students in each of the schools watching each other on multiple televisions sets, lots of laughter and waving occurred. Through miscommunications concerning ice cream and house teams, the students managed to translate each other’s questions with their shared knowledge of the Harry Potter books. Read the Full Story

Online High delivers courses to rural classrooms miles away

After a semester and a half, none of them have ever seen their teacher and probably never will. Read the Full Story

Suspended kids log on to Web class

Miss. — Cameras record every minute of Beverly Pearson’s day as a high school English teacher. When Pearson strides to the blackboard, a lens swivels to track her movements. Read the Full Story

Online learning issues grab attention of school board

According to state law, districts are required to assist students in online “distance learning” should they request to do so. The board’s curriculum committee and school administrators had looked at the issue and a resolution was brought to the board Tuesday night, backing the notion that the district would provide assistance. Read the Full Story

Three state virtual schools get more than 2,000 applicants

The Wisconsin Virtual Academy, Wisconsin Connections Academy and iQ Academies at Wisconsin used paid advertisements, billboards and direct mail to help woo students during the state’s three-week annual open enrollment period, which ended Friday. Waukesha’s iQ Academies budgeted $300,000 to market its school this year. Read the Full Story

School district plans technology campus

“We want to incorporate everything into a single facility so that we can maximize the resources,” Dale Scheideman, director of planning and engineering for the district, said. Read the Full Story

Hoover seeking status: High school trying to attract high-tech magnet program

“This will not be a magnet school of fluff,” Jones said. “This will be a magnet school for all students.” Read the Full Story

Teachers leery of online education certification program

The State Board of Education, with only State Superintendent Marilyn Howard dissenting, approved the federal Passport to Teaching certification process in November, which bypasses requirements of state education colleges. Read the Full Story

Wired schools help keep parents in the know

And while she’s at it, she can peek at her current grades, check the date of her next science quiz, or download the middle-school dance schedule. Read the Full Story

Preserving Principles of Public Education in an Online World

Largely unknown a decade ago, the phenomenon of online education for secondary, middle, and even elementary school students has been fueled by the growth of computers with Internet access in schools and homes. Read the Full Publication

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