distance learning creating the best free hybrid distance learning class...
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Who should be a distance learning student?
Everyone
How can we teach every student to be a distance
learner?
Instruction
Practice
Support
Distance learning in every ESL/ ABE Class
Barriers?
Solutions?
Credit where credit is due?
Proxy hours
Levels -- Programs
CASAS 0-220 USA Learns
CASAS 221+ SkillsTutor
TABE 0-4 USA Learns
TABE 4-8 SkillsTutor
TABE 8+ ? EDReady? Plato? MindQuest? Khan Academy?
USA Learns
http://www.usalearns.org/class
Level 1 20 units in order
Level 2 20 units in groups of 4
Level 3 23 units in 11 groups
USA Learns
Advantages
Starts at a low level, Interesting for students, good videos, includes typing answers as well as clicking. FREE
Disadvantages
Two front doors, students can get lost and not finish a lesson. Some discontinuity.
My Skills Tutor
Advantages
Covers grades 3 to 8, interesting for students, has tech support,. FREE because it’s paid by the state.
Disadvantages
No video, older graphics, lots of testing of ability, less teaching and explaining,
Khan Academy
Advantages
Covers beginning math to Algebra 2, interesting for students, has tech support,. FREE.
Disadvantages
Not approved for proxy hours, reports based an activity, too many variables.
EdReady
Advantages
Covers beginning math to Algebra 2, very interesting for students, prescriptive based on goal
Disadvantages
$1 per student, 3000 student minimum, Not approved for proxy hours, Not easy to qauntify
Other programs
http://mnabe-distancelearning.org/
I-pathways
Mindquest
English for All
Fee Based
Minnesota Partnership for Collaborative Curriculum
https://sites.google.com/site/innovativeinstruction/