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Web Enrichment Activities

Web Enrichment Activities

This activity contains 3 questions.

	Virtual School Issues – Browse the links below and then choose a topic from the list of virtual school issues. Issues: Curriculum alignment Teacher certification Accreditation Funding Possible negative consequences Sources for information: NCREL virtual schools policy report http://www.ncrel.org/policy/pubs/html/pivol11/apr2002c.htm The Effects of Distance Education on K--12 Student Outcomes http://www.ncrel.org/tech/distance/index.html North American Council for Online Learning Clearinghouse http://www.edgateway.net/cs/nacol/search/nacol_sch Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005010 Education World Virtual High School article http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr119.shtml Present your views and evidence for your views on the issue. State whether you support or oppose virtual schooling, based on your reading.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Join an Education Mailing List (listserv) – Visit the sites of the education mailing lists shown below. Follow the instructions at the list's website to join a list. List of education listservs http://www.cln.org/lists/home.html List of mailing lists for teachers http://www.theteachersguide.com/listservs.html Which list did you join? Why did you choose the list? After receiving messages from the list, what appears to be the purpose of the list? Who is the primary audience of the list?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Read an Education Blog – Search at the site below for a blog with an education theme. You may search for a content area, such as physical education, or an area of education such as gifted or middle school. Search for a blog on your topic at http://www.blogwise.com/ or http://educational.blogs.com/edbloggerpraxis/ Which blog did you read? What are the qualifications or credentials of the blogger? What is one thing you learned from the blog?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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