Monday, January 31, 2011

Facebook Marketing for Virtual Schools

I wanted to share this interesting Facebook marketing article for virtual schools. Looks like event pictures, student spotlights, relevant news stories, school information, newsletter signup, and calendar of events appeal to a large audience.

Article link:
http://lighthouse.nndsonline.org/2011/01/facebook-marketing-for-virtual-schools/

Online Learning Explosive Growth Predicted While Traditional Classrooms Decline

This Campus Technology article references Ambient Insight's report, which predicts that by 2015, 25 million post-secondary students in the United States will be taking classes online. And as that happens, the number of students who take classes exclusively on physical campuses will plummet, from 14.4 million in 2010 to just 4.1 million five years later. Do you think this prediction will happen? If so, how do you think K-12 environment will be impacted?

Article link:
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2011/01/26/online-learning-set-for-explosive-growth-as-traditional-classrooms-decline.aspx#

Monday, January 3, 2011

Tennessee HS Students Required to Take 1 Online Course to Graduate

I know Michigan and Alabama have online learning graduation requirements since last year, but I wasn't aware that Tennessee also had this requirement until I read this article.
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2010/dec/27/mcs-students-to-take-online-courses/

Any more states besides Michigan, Alabama and Tennessee you're aware of that also has an online learning graduation requirement?
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