Public School 69 – The New Vision School, an 87-year-old school in the Bronx surrounded by single-family homes and low-rise apartment buildings, has plenty of experience with technology. But this month the school catapulted to the forefront of New York’s educational technology cutting edge as the first public school in the state to introduce its teachers to a new concept emerging in K-12 education: the digital teaching platform.

This June, 12 teachers from P.S. 69 participated in a comprehensive professional development program to introduce the Time To Know digital teaching platform to their fourth and fifth grades classes this fall. Time To Know is a complete, interactive curriculum system designed specifically for today’s one-to-one computing classrooms. The digital teaching platform empowers teachers to easily manage instruction, individualize learning, assess mastery in real time,and provide immediate feedback to students. Designed around guided constructivist principles, Time To Know’s digital comprehensive curriculum helps students build 21st century skills, including problem-solving skills, higher order thinking, and cooperative learning to prepare them for high stakes tests and the future.

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NEW YORK , Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ — An increasing number of schools are turning to online learning solutions to meet student needs: 75 percent of school districts have students currently enrolled in fully online or blended courses. The number of students engaged in online courses has increased by more than 45 percent in the last three years.

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Unemployment is rampant throughout the United States today and it is more difficult right now to find an employer that is hiring, especially for those without a high school diploma. Competition is high and those without High School Diplomas are finding that it is time to to seek out their GED or general equivalency diploma. Many Americans are trying to put themselves in a better position to get a job or even gain post high school education and the first step for many is to get a GED. It is easier than ever before and big news is that GED prep is available online.

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“We are going to be forced into looking at new ways to educate students,” Willis said. “With all the chaos of the economic environment, this could be an opportunity to do things differently, more effectively and more economically.”

Among the ideas he is considering:

* Replacing text books with eBooks and laptops.

* A virtual high school where courses can be taken online.

* Going paperless throughout the district.

And the timing is right for the district, which is beginning its $187.6 million capital project. Part of that includes a district-wide technology and building systems project that would improve electrical power distribution and upgrade data cabling to advance technology in the schools.

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Paulina Waski, 15, learned this first hand when she enrolled last year in the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (JKO) School, a national training program for young dancers at the American Ballet Theater in New York. Not only is Paulina committed to learning all of the skills and dance techniques necessary for a career in dance but she is also willing to sacrifice activities typically associated with teenage life in the suburbs.

For example, Paulina doesn’t attend high school with her local friends. Instead, she participates in a virtual school and takes courses online so that she is able to commute back and forth to classes six days a week at the prestigious New York City ballet company.

“She is technically gifted for her age, and has outstanding potential,” said Franco De Vita, principal of the JKO School. “Paulina has a positive attitude at all times with the staff and other students alike. She has a lovely, easy quality of movement, a joy for dancing, and is a natural performer.”

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Cleveland Hill students studying online this summer might want to look up the proverb “Necessity is the mother of invention,” then take a look around their classroom.

After its partner district in summer school didn’t have money for the program this year, Cleve Hill decided to go it alone by offering an independent computer learning program.

“I’m excited to see if the kids like doing this better than the traditional summer school,” said Mary C. Pauly, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction at Cleve Hill.

Many suburban students will travel to other districts this summer to retake courses they failed as budget cuts have forced elimination of some summer school programs.

Other students will go to their own school to work at their own pace at an online program in a computer lab.

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Erie 1 BOCES was awarded nearly $600,000 from the American Recovering and Reinvesting Act’s Enhancing Education Through Technology Grant for training at area schools.

Grant funds will be allocated to professional development programs for teachers and to the purchase of hardware and software to implement virtual learning for students. Sixteen component school districts of Erie 1 BOCES will be able to purchase hardware and software, and both public and non-public schools will be invited to attend staff development programs.

Implementation of virtual learning will give students the opportunity to complete programs and courses online, which also can be used to make up coursework or earn additional course credits.

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Welcome to yet another state-specific website for online high schools. Brought to you by Best Online High Schools, this gives you information on all that is going on in your state with online high schools.