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10.5 Million preK-12 Students Will Attend Classes Online by 2014

According to a new study by the research firm Ambient Insight, the number preK-12 students who will take some or all of their courses online will increase from 2 million to 10 million by 2014.

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The Weekly Update: November 23 – November 29

‘My Access’ Helps Students Write– Trent Toone, Standard Net Teacher’s Worries Blossom into District’s Online Program– Eva-Marie Ayala, Star-Telegram Competition Seeks Ways to Transform Learning– eSchool News 10.5M Pre K-12 Students to Take Online Course by 2014– Michael Horn, Disrupting … Continue reading

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Revenge of the Edupunks

In a recent piece on educational technology, Anya Kamenetz discusses a significant trend that is transforming higher education. According to Kamenetz, Web 2.0 technology is transforming higher education from a centralized and highly organized top down distributive model to a … Continue reading

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Blended Learning Boosts Achievement

A recent study conducted by the U.S. Department of Education found that students involved in blended learning programs generally performed better than students who participated in face-to-face instruction. According to the study, “The difference between student outcomes for online and … Continue reading

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TechEd 2009– Day Two

Day two is now finished. I think it was another productive day of presentations, interesting conversations, and networking opportunities. That being said, I have a few observations: After two days of listening to teacher conversations, questions, and input during the … Continue reading

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