Alabama Connecting Classrooms is connecting statewide community through distance learning for high school students and Oak Grove High School in Jefferson County. The technology plays key role to make interaction through webcams, table laptop computers, and Blackboard.
Some students and educator in rural area were not able to familiar with education incorporating technology such as video conferencing is now actually available with 100courses including AP and electives.
"I actually went to a school in a very rural school system, so I can relate to students having limited resources just because of the community in which they live," said Barry Barnett, who is in charge of ACCESS and academic outreach at the University of Alabama. "But now we're bringing together resources, expertise and common interests in ways we've never seen before."
- Would you be interested in using distance learning for your class? Or Do you already have distance learning at your school or district?
- If you do, or know who have experience with giving video conferencing lessons, can you share it and recommend it to other educators?
In terms of what I do, I do not think I could have my students do distance learning. I wouldn't feel comfortable grading them if I couldn't see them actually being physically active in front of me.
ReplyDeleteI do not have experience giving video conferencing lessons, but I'm sure there are resources to learn more about it. Furthermore, I think that is something that you get better at simply by doing. Just like with regular lesson plans, you find out what works and what doesn't work and make adjustments accordingly. If I had my own class I would be very interested in distance learning. I think the Khan Academy is a perfect example that it can be an effective tool if used correctly.
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