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Name ______________ Period______  Virtual
High Schools:The High Schools of the Future? Go to the Web site: http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr119.shtml
Answer the following questions related to this Web site: 1. Had you ever heard of a Virtual
High School before viewing this site? 2. Explain the concept of "distance
education". 3. After exploring this Web site,
explain the meaning of the following quote from the text,
"Distance
education finally brings democracy to education. It gives
the student … an equal opportunity to content
curriculum and to people with many
perspectives." 4. List and describe at least seven
benefits of distance learning. 5. Visit the web site The
Florida High School. Link to Learn
More and then link to About
Online Learning and then to Is
Online Learning for Me?
List the personal criteria and skills required to be a successful online
student. 6. Click on the Welcome
Tour Video and watch the demostration. Click
on Courses and to read about the many
course options. Try the demo. List two courses which interest
you personally. 7. Go back to the first site (http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr119.shtml)
and link to Virtual High
School. Click to Campus Life
and follow the Day
in the Life of the student and teacher at the Virtual High School.
Continue to explore
the Academics area and write a definition
for the Course Room. 8. Would this be a form of education you may consider
for high school? (It could be for just one or two classes). If not, what
about college or graduate school? © 2000 Brenda Green |
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