Journal 8

"Virtual Schooling" By Niki Davis and Dale S. Niederhauser

Honestly, the idea and concept of Virtual Schooling brings a new acccessibility to students everywhere, especially in this digital age. NSLB (No Student Left Behind) may have been the program to really get it started, but it's uses are infinate. I'm glad to know it's being used to help those displaced by the hurricane, as well as making scheduling and opportunity more available to students. It's absouletely important that the teachers using this technology are capable of using all it provides, and thus far it sounds like those that have are doing just that. It also provides many chances to use media in the "classroom", and in a generation that is growing with technology, such a move could not be more important. It's no suprise that between 2005-2006 there was 100% growth in the program, making an education easy to access and using technology to do it makes teaching a more unique experience for many students... that said...

Q1: What are the advantages?
A: There's plenty of advantages, from easy scheduling, the use of media, the accessibility, and most likely easier grading for the teacher.

Q2: What are the disadvantages?
Not having that direct student/teacher interface is definately an issues, and while it might be easy to access in a school, if it's an out of school project the accessibility may be significantly harder.