A totally free index of Internet resources for the K-12 Community.
Virtual Schools
Online delivery has been quite popular at the university level. We are now seeing offering at the high school and even grade school levels.
Many offerings augment traditional face-to-face learning and/or provide professional development for teachers. Some are designed to replace traditional classrooms for select student populations.
Online courseware is especially useful in settings where content expertise is not available at all sites. One school district may not be able to offer advanced placement courses via a “real” teacher at all secondary schools because student enrollment numbers would not be high enough to support the cost of a staff member. This limitation occurs in rural areas often or in districts suffering budget losses.
Arizona Virtual Academy is an example of the free-to-students on-line schools now available. With individualized learning approaches, their goal is to provide a quality education, and encourage interaction… learn more
The California Virtual Campus provides complete, timely, and accurate information about online courses and programs in California higher education. They offer a Associate Degree for Transfer that guarantees… learn more
The Concord Consortium has over 35 active projects, covering a wide variety of areas, including free interactive, visual heat transfer simulation software for the classroom, providing an easy-to-use… learn more
The Virtual High School provides a way for schools and school districts to augment their local offerings with additional classes for students and professional development for teachers. learn more
Virtual University is the oldest e-learning community on the Internet, and one of the earliest sites built on the Web, launched in 1994. VU is now transitioning from… learn more
Olin Virtual Academy 's list of questions can give you a idea of why on-line high schools have become an alternative. Do you like to work independently and… learn more
Bob Tinker, founder of the Concord Consortium, has pioneered the use of remote sensing devices, linked to computers, and hands-on physics experiments. (Activities for both these approaches are… learn more
Open School BC designs, develops and distributes educational resources and services to public sector clients and K–12 schools in Canada. It operates on a cost-recovery basis within the… learn more
