This
Web-based system can be used
as an additional teaching aid
or implemented in computer labs
as a supplemental resource.
Teachers can create lessons
and directly input them into
the program. The system also
provides report cards, a personalized
classroom for each student,
a recess and library area and
an online chat for students
and teachers.
In
search of ways to meet the requirements
of the No Child Left Behind
Act (NCLB), thousands of educators
came to the 23rd annual Florida
Educational Technology Conference
(FETC) Feb. 4-6 in Orlando.
What they found was an evolution
in thinking--from one-size-fits-all
technology solutions to customizable,
online services tailored to
individual student needs.
Linkonlearning’s
program is based on the philosophy
that each child is unique. That
is why Linkonlearning allows
parents to customize their child’s
curriculum by enrolling them
in the appropriate grade and
level for each subject. In addition,
parents can change their child’s
grade or level in any subject,
anytime.
Selon
Education Week, la flexibilité
de l’horaire et la possibilité
de personnaliser davantage le
programme d’enseignement
compteraient parmi les avantages
les plus recherchés par
les familles qui choisissent
l’école virtuelle.
En plus, celles-ci peuvent choisir
différentes écoles
plutôt que de se restreindre
à celle de leur quartier.
It
has a library, lesson plans,
recess, report cards and just
about everything else you'd
expect to find at an elementary
school. Well, everything except
the school itself. LinkonLearning.com
opened its virtual doors Dec.
9 to become Canada's first fully
online elementary school.
«Tous
les jours, mon fils Logan se précipite
pour faire des maths!» On
l'aura deviné: le gamin
de Sue Kowal, une mère
de famille de St. Catharines,
en Ontario, n'est pas inscrit
à n'importe quelle école.
L'élève de neuf
ans fréquente plutôt
LinkonLearning, la première
école primaire virtuelle
reconnue par le ministère
de l'Éducation de l'Ontario.
Canada's
first fully online elementary
school started classes yesterday,
enabling children as young as
four to play a computerized trombone
for a music lesson and participate
in chat rooms during recess.
Instead
of receiving a report card every
few months, Linkonlearning allows
parents to look at specific
information regarding their
child's development on a day-to-day
basis. Being Internet-based,
the school is available around
the clock, offering more than
10,000 lessons, spread over
nine courses and three levels.