What is a "Virtual School"?
Virtual schools are a growing technology in which students can be in school, just not physically in the classroom. It is growing huge popularity.
Educators can take part in this form of school. Teachers can teach physically in class, and then teach on-line at the same time or at different time periods.
Students benefit from the flexiblity of taking classes virtually. If a student is disabled, on a vacation, or moved they can be part of the school that they attend.
The most popular Virtual HIGH School: http://www.govhs.org/ Take a peek to learn about Virutal High Schools and what it can do for educators and students.
Schools are also using many types of technology to implement virtual schools. Few of these technologies are BlackBoard, or Second Life.
There are many positives, as well as negative affects to this type of schooling. It depends on the person and if it is the right type of environment for him/her.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Virtual schools are a great idea. It allows students who might not be able to attend the brick and mortar school an opportunity to have a normal school experience.
ReplyDeleteIts hard for me to imagine a virtual high school. I feel like I learned so much about myself by being in the school with my peers that I can't imagine who I would be today without it. I do understand the benefit of such virtual schools though. If a student is sick it can help them keep up to date on their work. If a student is distracted by the day to day of a school or just not working well in the environment a virtual high school can allow them to flourish.
ReplyDeleteI think one of the exciting possibilities of the virtual school concept is to expand the course offerings available at smaller or less well resourced schools. For example, a school or district might not have the resources to hire a Latin or Mandarin Chinese teacher, or might not have enough students to fill one a class in those subjects. However, with a virutal class, students at the school could still study those topics as an elective, and attend "brick and morter" classes for all of their other courses.
ReplyDeleteAll of you are making great points. Virtual Schools might be better for some students, more than others. Electives are great for virutal classes, thanks, Rob. Whitney, I myself as well have learned a lot about myself going to school. Virtual education could take away for this piece of vital learning about ourselves that we obtained in school. Nice point on the otherside..it can help students who are sick, have a disabitiy (thanks,Jen), and just struggle in school. Expressing ourselves has turned into a more digital concept then a face-to-face interaction concept, "like the old days".
ReplyDelete