Week 9 - Virtual Schooling

Your discussion entry this week is a two part task. The first part MUST be done before you do the reading for this week.

For part one, I want you to write an entry that describes what you currently know about K-12 online learning, virtual schooling, or cyber schooling (all three are the same thing, it is just called different things). Here are some questions which can guide you (although note that you do not have to address each of these questions, they are just to get the juices flowing so to speak). What does it look like? How is it done? Where it is done? What kind of students take it? What kind of courses are offered?

For part two, you will post a second blog entry. After you have read the Clark (2000) report, visit and read the Top 10 Myths about Virtual Schools. Based upon the Clark and this online reading, what did you learn that surprised you? Where there things you posted in part one that were false (were any of them listed in the top 10 myths)? Where there things you posted in part one that were accurate?

In addition to the two entries that you post on your own blog this week, make sure that you comment on at least THREE other students' blogs. Note that you can comment on either the part one or part two entries of your colleagues.

In addition to your own response to this prompt, please reply to at least three other students.